Ibn Arabi, who is considered to be the greatest sheikh in Sufism, was traveling to Mecca, and he passed through Tunisia. In Tunisia he was told that there was a holy man living there who he must visit. This holy man was a fisherman who lived in a mud hut on the beach and caught […]

Allah says in the Qur’an:
Do they not reflect within themselves? (30:8)
The Messenger of Allah reportedly saids, “Whoever knows himself knows his Lord.”
A man came to the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him and his family peace) and said, “O Messenger of Allah, how does one arrive at knowledge of the Real?”
The Prophet replied, “By […]

I very rarely promote video games, but I just found a great free one. It’s called World of Padman. It was originally a Quake 3 add-on map that eventually became its own stand-alone game. And boy is it ever fun. The premise is that you are apparently small blue smurf-like creatures […]

I really don’t like MMORPGs. That is all.

I’ve been ordering shirts from Shukr. My goal is to eventually replace my entire wardrobe (won’t take as long as you might think) with these stylish Islamesque (patent pending) shirts.
I love the store, but there is one problem. Their size charts assume that everyone is a lanky beanpole. Maybe it’s a […]

Recently, Iran has begun to “crack down” on violators of hijab.  Specifically, women who are not covered properly must deal with the legal authorities and whatever that entails (fines, jail time, etc.)
I’ve been wondering lately what precedence there is for enforcing hijab.  By precedence, I mean the historical legal framework under which a law can […]

The problem for the Palestinians, as it has always been, is not directly Israel or America. It is not the influence of Syria or Iran. It is not the lack of support from neighboring arab countries or their treatment as second-class citizens when they flee to those countries for support.
All of those issues […]

KDE 3.5.7 has been released. There are many fixes and features, but this is the feature that caught my eye:
A new and interesting usability feature in KHTML makes the mouse pointer indicate if a link wants to open a new browser window or not.
Official announcement

So, we have a dead bird in our yard, and before you comment and say, “Why don’t you just pick it up and throw it in the trash?” you should learn a few things about infectious diseases.
Anyway, the Department of Public Works (i.e. waste management) said that they were no longer picking up dead birds […]

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on the Zionist occupation of Palestine:
You can’t find peace, unless you address the existing issues, honestly, and frankly. …
There’s no doubt, now, that a minority of Israelis are perpetrating apartheid on the people in Palestine. The Palestinian people.
It’s not based on race, as I make very clear in my book. […]