My Struggle: A Child’s Death ‘A Great Test of Faith’
OMID SAFI, TABSIR: There are no greater tests to the faithful than the death of a child. 'Why?' is more than a question, it's a challenge…
‘Creeping Sharia’?: The New Twitter Craze
DAVID ROBERTS: 'Ignorance is bliss' particularly when it generates such wonderful wit from the Twittersphere. …
Sectarianism: Syria’s ‘Elephant in the Room’
NEWS FROM SYRIA: It's time that Syrians properly addressed the issue of sectarianism instead of pushing it to one side. …
Easter: You’ll Find it Beneath the Chocolate
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Bunnies are cute, chocolate tasty. It’s true there’s a gap for a Chocoholic Sunday - but not on Easter Sunday.…
The ‘Alien Spiritual Claims’ Heaped on Jews
PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS: I will not allow meaning to be defined by fantasies about someone else's olive trees thousands of miles away…
Challenging Fatwas: Interpreting The Quran
CROSSROADS ARABIA: Certain interpretations of the Quran go unchallenged which causes immense problems …
‘Destroy All Churches’: Will The Edict Be Followed?
AMERICAN BEDU: The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia has made a startling call. What will King Abdullah do? …
Muslims – No Joke, We’re Funny
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Such developments are the hidden gems of Muslim cultures today. The most powerful thing is its universality...…
UPDATE: Dubai Silence on the Call to Prayer
UPDATE, SHAAHIMA FAHIM: Residential communities in Dubai have taken to calling for the silencing of the call to prayer...…
Challenging Thinking: What is the Kaba?
ABU MUHAMED: I ask one question; having little to do with their world view they seem so dead set on believing. The question I ask is: “What is the Kaba?”…
