These are tough times.  Our values, outlooks, beliefs, lifestyle, and even our clothing are being attacked and ridiculed.  Each headline in the news, from about a mass murderer to a taxi driver, is being innacurately blamed on Islam, rather than a faulty human being.  There is no doubt that these are tough times for Muslims to be living in the United States.
To the families and friends of those who suffered in the attacks on November 5, 2009, in Fort Hood, Texas:  Please accept our deepest condolences and prayers.  We are with you in your loss and pray that you will [...]

When Palestinian children make the news, it’s often–let’s face it–because they’ve died. A combination of “no news is good news” reporting and the simple sadness of everyday life in Israel and Palestine create a bleak portrait for those of us trying to follow the everyday lives of relatives, friends, or even strangers. So what are children from Gaza doing on the news, if they’ve escaped unharmed?
They’ve broken a world record–the most kites flown in the air simultaneously in the same location, to be exact. Thousands of children from the Gaza strip gathered along a beach in the north of the [...]