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Dave Eggers’ The Monk of Mokha: A Portal Into America’s Love Affair With Qahwa

Dave Eggers’ The Monk of Mokha: A Portal Into America’s Love Affair With Qahwa

Oh coffee, Oh story of lovers, You help me repel my sleep, You help me stay awake and worship my lord while people fell ...
2017 Oscars: A Win for an Egalitarian America

2017 Oscars: A Win for an Egalitarian America

It was clear early on that this year’s Oscars would offer more than pomp, vanity and fodder for the fashion police...
Islamophobes and Their Safe-Spaces

Islamophobes and Their Safe-Spaces

Muslim “no-go zones” came up as a topic of conversation in my recent lecture to the Good Shepherd Episcopali...
Not One or the Other: Class and Identity Politics

Not One or the Other: Class and Identity Politics

After taking a trip to Cuba, Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates had this to say about pervasive racism there: “I ...
First They Came for The Muslims

First They Came for The Muslims

We all know that “First they came for the Socialists” were Pastor Martin Niemoller’s famous ...
Islamophobia and the Empty Promise of White Outreach

Islamophobia and the Empty Promise of White Outreach

I’m all for reaching out to White people. To act as an ambassador for your people comes as second-nature to immigr...
The smearing of Linda Sarsour and the silver lining

The smearing of Linda Sarsour and the silver lining

Linda Sarsour has become the face of resistance and persistence on social justice issues and the most prominent female M...
The World of Islamic Fiction

The World of Islamic Fiction

Ever heard of Na’ima B. Robert or Randa Abdel-Fattah? Most people have not, but these women, along with a few othe...



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