Tag: American politics

  • Islamic Spirituality – A Khutbah By Imam Marc Manley

    Spirituality is often conveyed as an abstract notion. We don’t know what it is and thus we tend to make it all about ourselves; our feelings. Spirituality in the Islamic context can be thought of as being concerned with what Allah thinks about you on a daily basis. Spirituality is a daily practice. A discipline.… Continue reading

  • The Sherman Jackson Reader – Literalism Part 1

    In this episode of the Middle Ground Podcast, I discuss our new class (Saturday mornings after Fajr!), The Sherman Jackson Reader. You may download the PDF here. [Direct download] Continue reading

  • American Muslims As A Political Hockey Puck

    Welcome to the first episode of the Middle Ground Podcast. In this maiden voyage episode, we’ll discuss Muslims as part of the political process and if/how we might be manipulated and used. “There were virtually no Muslims in America before Teddy Kennedy’s 1965 immigration act.” — Ann Coulter. Read the article here. Continue reading