Posts tagged ‘Islam’
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5 10.16.10How I Became MuslimMany people ask me how I converted to Islam. To be honest, if someone told me in 1998 (The year I graduated from Syracuse University) that “Hey Dwayne, you are going to be Muslim one day”, I probably would have replied “Yes, and the moon is made out of cheese and I lift up the [...] -
2 8.11.1013 Things About Muslims You ‘Prolly Didn’t KnowI’ve been Muslim since April 2007, and I get a lot of questions about what it’s like to be a Muslim. Some of the questions are thoughtful, while others are more accusatory and xenophobic. However, with the all the media bias and misinformation taking precedence over the haqq (truth), I wanted to put this short [...]
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0 7.22.10Why Hijab Conjecture is PointlessWhat Not to Write: More on Bad Veil Headlines http://muslimahmediawatch.org/2010/07/what-not-to-write-more-on-bad-veil-headlines/ The above article from Muslimah Mediawatch is by far one of the most accurate descriptions of the often misunderstood purpose of the hijab (known to many as “the veil”). Never have I seen such a piece of fabric become such a point of political bias, [...]
To be honest, I'm a whole bunch of things, but mostly I'm an individual who seeks for truth in a world that has become a caricature of honesty. With so much information at our fingertips, the line between truth and conjecture has been blurred. I created this blog to offer ideas and thoughts that assist people in truth seeking. Often, what we find might challenge our personal sensibilities, but nevertheless give us a torch to pave through the darkness of information obscurity. 