Originally Published in The State Journal-Register As an Ahmadi Muslim, I condemn the bus bombing near Tel Aviv last Sunday. Islam categorically rejects violence and...
Speaking out against violence
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Islam teaches that all races are equal
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Originally published in The Cap Times During Black History Month, we remembered the efforts that have been and are still being made toward racial harmony. One of the greatest civil...
West Virginia
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Newspaper Contact Circulation Coverage – – – The Journal on site 15,809 daily; 16,851 Sunday Eastern Panhandle The Register-Herald on site 19,237 Beckley The Herald-Dispatch lessmith@heralddispatch.com 25,684 daily; 27,828 Sunday...
Islam Advocates Peace
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Originally Published on The Miami Herald Prior to 1954, many schools were segregated because of fear and a lack of understanding. Nearly 60 years after the Supreme Court’s Brown v....
Stop Ripping Pages and Start Reading
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Originally Published on The Orlando Sentinel Regarding the article “Lake man’s effort against textbook with ‘Muslim civilizations’ chapter raises security concerns,” OrlandoSentinel.com, Nov. 6: The hue and cry of the...
A Muslim Comic Book Hero
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Originally Published in The New York Times As a Muslim American and an avid comic book guy, I applaud Marvel for creating a Muslim heroine, code name Ms. Marvel. In...
Muslims honor veterans
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Originally published in the Courier Journal and kentucky.com One of the most respected jobs, serving in the United States military, is paradoxically one of the most underappreciated. These people and...
Thanks, veterans, for protecting our freedom
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Originally published in the Macomb Daily, Oakland Press, and the Daily Tribune As an American, I take many things for granted — freedom being the most important. As an...
American Muslim honors vets
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Originally published in the Chicago Sun Times One might think that being American and being a Muslim are diverging paths that never cross. The reality is that...
Remembering Veterans
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Originally published in the Columbus Dispatch Freedom is a wonderful concept; one that is taken for granted but rarely reflected upon in our society. As Veteran’s Day approaches, we as...