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Commercializing House of God

by on 15. Jan, 2011 in Islam, Issues, Middle East, Politics

New York Times published an interesting article in December that didn’t really surprise me but it was interesting to see how the author, Nicolai Ouroussof, portrayed the issue of the Saudi Arabian Clock Tower overlooking the Ka’aba. The first sentence of the article is astounding as well as telling. It is an architectural absurdity. Indeed, [...]

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Sunni Perspective on Muharram Boils Down to “Push and Pull”

by on 15. Dec, 2010 in Bay Area, Islam, Issues, Politics, U.S

Abrar Qadir, a friend of mine, wrote an interesting article for Al Bayan Magazine. For those who don’t know, it is a Muslim student publication of U.C. Berkeley. The article talks about Abrar’s visit to SABA, a Shia’a Imambargah/Mosque in San Jose, CA. More or less, article is a fair representation of the strife between [...]

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Homelessness vs. Happy Meals

by on 24. Nov, 2010 in Bay Area, Issues, Politics, San Francisco

When it comes to solving problems in San Francisco, it’s inconceivable that the city would not have Homelessness as a # 1 priority on their list. San Francisco’s board of supervisors recently voted to ban McDonald’s Happy Meals because of the toys. The same measure also makes it illegal for restaurants to offer a free [...]

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