“I invite all Muslims over the globe to consecrate the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan as ‘Quds Day’ and to proclaim the international solidarity of Muslims in support of the legitimate rights of the Muslim people of Palestine.”
Ayatullah Ruhullah al-Musawi al-Khomeini
Ramadan 1399 AH (August 1979)

My heart and prayers go out to the family of Rosa Parks. She was an inspiration for all who learned from her. If you do not have dignity, honor, and rights, you have nothing. You are an empty shell of a being. Rosa recognized that and fought, not only for her […]

We’re finally back from vacation. I have a lot of tasks to get accomplished over the next month.
1. I’m ready to get this student-blog (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog)ging thing underway. I have permission slips for students under 13, even though I’m not sure if that’s necessary (you can never be too careful).
2. RIF (http://www.rif.org/) is coming […]

Here are some Ramadan lectures (in English) from some of my favorite intellectuals:
Professor Hassanain Rajabali, Dr. Murtaza Alidina, etc.
Enjoy!

Today, I spent two hours trying to get the garbage disposal to regurgitate some beads that my daughter had dropped into a bottle of juice. It was quite an experience that involved an allen wrench, the dishwasher, a tupperware container, and a plunger. I’ll just leave it at that. It finally spat […]

I’ve been hearing strange things about Islamic “fundamentalists” lately. I’ve been told repeatedly that anyone who is an “extremist” apparently wants to take Islam back “to the 7th century.” Every time I’ve read this, I paused, but I guess I never really knew what to think about it, until now.
The assumption on the […]

There is a serious problem with the ideology of George W. Bush, and in his “historic” speech on Oct. 6th, he revealed some of his true feelings about the supposed “war on terror.” Much of what he said was accurate, that terrorists do not represent Islam, that Islam is a religion of peace, that […]

In preparation for Ramadan, I thought I’d start by posting some prophetic wisdom. I’ve been reading “A Bundle of Flowers” and found this gem:
Amir-ul-Mu`mineen Ali (peace be upon him) said: “A man came to the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him and his family peace) and asked him to teach him an action […]