America, Imagine This!

"Iraq, after colonizing New England and ethnically cleansing its native inhabitants, has converted it into an exclusive, racist, colonial-settler state for Arabs brought in from Sudan who were dying from a severe drought, the worst in a thousand years."

My Vote

"While President Bush has repeatedly affirmed his respect for Islam and the Arab world, he has failed to act in the face of repeated bigoted statements made by members of his Administration and his leading supporters."

Two Weeks to Go – and One President to Oust

"The thousands of African-American women and men lining up at early-voting sites in Florida are sending a profound message across this country."

A Draft or Merely Hot Air?

"The current tar baby in Iraq has bogged down 140,000 U.S. troops and may ensnare more after November if the worsening violence and freedom from electoral constraints cause the next administration—whether headed by Bush or Kerry—to escalate U.S. involvement. So the government may be tempted to enlarge the military “on the cheap” by using conscription."

A Few Comments on Tafsir of the Qur’an

"Recently, people have appeared who, without the slightest qualification for interpreting the Qur'an, try to impose their own objectives and ideas upon both the Qur'an and the Sunnah."