Mubarak Out; Is Caliphate In? (AOL News)
Posted in Op-Eds on Feb 18th, 2011
Original Article.
This is what we know about Egypt: Military is engaged. Parliament is dissolved. Constitution is suspended. Mubarak is out.
And this is what we would love to know: Is caliphate in?
For those who don’t know, caliphate is an institution of successorship in Islam. After the demise of the Prophet Muhammad, (the rightly guided, as it was called) caliphate — spiritual and political successorship — was established in 632. But from 661 to 1924, it deteriorated into a dynasty, largely providing for political unity of Muslims.
Since Turkish President Ataturk abolished the...
Muslims act to dispel myths (The Star Press)
Posted in Op-Eds on Feb 14th, 2011
Original Article.
Bruce Ippel knows how to inspire.
As a secretary of education for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, I am inspired to respond to his article (Response from Muslim community desired, Jan 29, The Star Press).
The crux of Mr. Ippel’s argument revolves around the need for Muslim outreach efforts. So let me share with you the efforts of just one Muslim group.
We know that in August 2010, 52 percent of 1,029 Americans surveyed by Newsweek said they were worried about “radicals within the U.S. Muslim community.” To dispel this myth, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the oldest...
Not Mental. Not Muslim. Just a Killer (AOL News)
Posted in Op-Eds on Feb 4th, 2011
Original Article.
Over a hundred years ago, President Theodore Roosevelt launched a profound concept of social justice by stating: “I shall see to it that every man has a square deal, no more and no less.”
And now with the release Thursday of a Senate report on Maj. Nidal Hasan and the Fort Hood shooting, and the tragic shootings in Tucson, Ariz., a month ago, it’s time to address a deeper question: Why do we label one killer as “mental” and the other a “Muslim”?
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U.S. Maj. Nidal Hasan, left, is accused of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in November...
The U.S. Constitution Promotes Equality, the Bible Doesn’t (Huffington Post)
Posted in Op-Eds on Feb 4th, 2011
Original article at Huffington Post
Mr. Crosson: Just replace the word “Bible” with “US Constitution” in your recent article — “With Liberty and Justice For All: Why the Bible Promotes Equality” — and we have a deal.
Finer details aside, when we Americans talk about “liberty and justice for all” we are alluding to equal rights for all human beings regardless of their race, gender or religion. As a naturalized American of Asian descent, I firmly attest to the fact that our constitution lives by these values. But the Bible?
Last year while I...
How a storm can break the ice (Washington Post)
Posted in Letters to Editors on Feb 1st, 2011
Original Article.
Despite all the traffic, power outages and inconveniences, last Wednesday’s snow broke the ice between many people.
On Thursday morning, I was able to make rounds in the hospital where I’m a doctor, thanks to the help of three children, two shovels and one neighbor with a snow blower. My co-workers shared similar stories of neighbors pitching in, volunteers driving medical personnel to hospitals and heightened civility on the road.
On Thursday night, after we delivered a hand-made thank you card to our lovely neighbor, we lost power. Our family paused to feel the pain of...
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