We must always remember we are not invincible
It is truly amazing what humanity has achieved. We have been to the moon. We have sequenced the human genome. We can even design babies. In my field of critical care medicine, diseases that uniformly killed not that long ago are now survivable. …
She was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was an unusually aggressive form of breast cancer. She needed multiple surgeries. She needed several months of very harsh chemotherapy. It weakened her to the core. She lost all of her hair, and she had a lot of very debilitating side effects. She…
Today, my maternal grandmother Zainab passed away. She had been sick for quite a while, and she finally returned to her Lord this morning. Thank God, she was not in pain, not in distress, and she was not in an ICU with tubes and lines running in and out of…
Those who constantly demonize immigrants can not get a free pass
Take a look at this picture. Take a long, hard look. This is what happens when anti-immigrant hate speech goes un-condemned and unopposed.
In the wake of the Christchurch massacres, I spoke out against those who constantly demonized Muslims as “terrorists” and the “other,” and I wrote:
This is an issue that affects all communities of faith
Almost 100 investigators are working to determine who is behind a series of black church fires in Louisiana:
About 100 investigators are working to find who is behind a series of church fires that have struck rural areas of Louisiana in recent weeks.
The fires, which have prompted calls for…
Was she saying that my not eating pork or drinking alcohol makes me un-American?
“Think about this,” she said.
“She’s not getting this anti-Israel sentiment doctrine from the Democrat Party. So if it’s not rooted in the Party, where is she getting it from? Think about it. Omar wears a hijab. Which, according to the Quran 33:59, tells women to cover so they ‘won’t…
Love will always trump hate
I was blessed to attend an interfaith vigil in solidarity for the victims of the New Zealand massacre. It was held at one of the mosques at which I regularly attend prayers. They originally had space set up for 500 people. …
I ask the Precious Lord God, as well as all you here, to bear witness
Time and and time again, I am contacted by people wondering why I — and the “silent majority” of Muslims — have not condemned the violence perpetrated against innocent people by Muslims in the name of Islam. …
The claim by some is a distraction from the real issue of incitement
I am beginning to see a trend — in the wake of the savage massacre of Muslim worshippers in New Zealand — among some pundits and commentators. They are claiming some are using the barbaric murder of Muslims in New Zealand as a pretext to “curb free speech.” …
Those who have demonized Islam and Muslims will not get a free pass
Take a look at this picture. Take a long, hard look.
This is the reality that is Islamophobia. This is the result of the endless and incessant demonization and attack on Islam and Muslims. …
