Khan Academy

Salman Khan, an MIT grad started up a wonderful project called “Khan Academy”. It supplies an organized library of youtube videos covering maths to history. The Khan Academy is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) with the mission of providing a world-class education to anyone, anywhere. Despite being the work of one man, Salman Khan, this 1600+ video [...]

Ridiculous Anti-Muslim Game

Wow Europe… just wow, you take the creme and cherry on Islamophobia. A right-wing Austrian political party’s published a flash game in which the countryside is overrun with minarets and mosques and players must stop their construction. Because nationalism and xenophobia’s so much more fun when it’s in the German language! Moschee Baba (“Bye-Bye Mosque”) [...]

Boxer Amir Khan goes to Pakistan

Earlier I wrote about Amir Khan, British boxer, winning the WBA title and breaking stereotypes. 23 year old Amir has recently flow to Pakistan to help with disaster relief. [Which one in Pakistan you ask? The floods affecting over 20 million.] The 23-year-old Khan (23-1, 17 knockouts), a former Olympic silver medalist of Pakistani descent, left [...]

Buddhism and Islam in America

Here’s a great article drawing parallels between the USA’s recent bout of Islamophobia and the xenophobia concerning [American] Japanese during World War II. It’s worth a look.

China’s female Muslim Imams

NPR” /> AN interesting article by ILLUME caught my eye: China’s Female Imams I have heard of Morocco also training female Imams. And Turkey and China having female only masjids but this is a first. I’ve heard rumors that someone is making a movie about female Imams.

The “30 mosques” during Ramadan Project

These guys are all over the media and you should def check out their blog which is tastefully written and very interesting. 30 Mosques in 30 States is Aman Ali and Bassam Tariq’s Ramadan road trip across the United States. Beginning August 11 in New York City, the two will spend each night of Ramadan [...]

News: America is Islamophobic? WHHHHAATTTT …NO WAY

Seems like the news is being overwhelmed with Islam in America. Here are few links: Public Remains Conflicted Over Islam – Pew Research Center Muslim cab driver slashed by upstate New York man because of his religion, police say Muslim Americans Are Also Dying for America – The Daily Beast So disturbing: Rent-This-Missile Ad Agency [...]

Famous Muslim Photographer Peter Sanders

Peter Sanders speaks to CNN about his faith and photography. CNN: What made you decide to start taking pictures of Muslims instead of rock stars? Peter Sanders: I didn’t just become a completely different person. I’m still that same person that did all that stuff in the ’60s, it’s just that my point of reference [...]

“Fordson” Movie

“Fordson” is a feature length documentary film that follows four talented high school football players from Dearborn Michigan as they gear up for their big senior year rivalry game during the last ten days of Ramadan, a month when Muslims traditionally fast every day from sunrise to sundown. The story is set against the backdrop [...]