i’m still not sure how to react to this. cnn put together a video on hezbollah suicide bombers. it’s like stepping into another world: a young boy tells the cnn interviewer that he wants to be like his father, who was a suicide bomber; posters of these martyrs line the streets of hezbolla-controlled portions of […]

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i thought i would share a few links that have helped me to better understand our current crisis. the topics range from racial-profiling (is this a fancy word for discrimination?), a multi-faceted afghanistan, words of wisdom from the dalai lama, palestine and israel, and more.
an african-american reflects on the racial profiling of arab-americans. (from the […]

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i’ve started this piece several times in the past few days and have been unable to complete it or post it. let’s see if i do better this time.
have you changed as a result of the attacks on the pentagon and the world trade center?
i’m not sure if i have.
i can say this in part […]

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i have relationships with christianity, mormonism, buddhism and secular humanism. sometimes things get rocky. i’ve drifted away from some and grown closer to others. i trust some more than others, but in general, they are all my friends. i learn from each. they comfort me and give me hope when i am down.
i’ve run into […]

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just returned from a candlelight vigil in aldritch park. a number of people spoke, but i was most impressed with the representative from the muslim student union who spoke of the fear she felt wearing her head scarf in public, but how she continued to wear it anyway. she also said that the terrorists were […]

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in my dream last night, i ran to pick up the phone. the voice on the other end breathed the name, “mohammed,” and then there was a long silence. i stumbled around the house locking, securing, searching, lost…
i cried yesterday for the first time since the whole thing began. i came close as i watched […]

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this is an excerpt from an email that rose forwarded to me. i thought it was worth posting:
i am a muslim and i live in the us. i was born and raised in canada with indian background. i feel i need to help clear up what is true and what is […]

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i’m probably going to lose half of you with this post, but i’ve been thinking a lot about this subject.
i love the solidarity being displayed in america. but i feel like we’re not going far enough. if our highest feelings are for america, we will never end the mad cycle that fosters the environment in […]

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i am joining my sister-in-law in fasting for the victims and their families and loved ones today. i pray that every pang of hunger will be a distant reminder of the pain and terror that many suffered before their untimely deaths, and which many are still experiencing as they battle for their lives. may the […]

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terrorism’s number one goal is to instill fear. targets are chosen for their symbolic value–the perpetrators of yesterday’s violence chose well. the international financial/trade center and the heart of the world’s most powerful military establishment were not immune to the desperate acts of a small group of fanatics. if the world trade center and the […]

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