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a Republican, Muslim Mayor of St Louis?
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Aziz Poonawalla
Umar Lee is many things – a native son of Saint Louis, a veteran of the Ferguson street protests, a white man who embraces populist politics, and a convert to Islam with a penchant for political activism. His memoir on The Rise and Fall of the Salafi Dawah in America is a must-read. His eponymous…
Abrahamic Convergence – inspiration, forgiveness, and tragedy
By
Aziz Poonawalla
This week is a truly portentous one for Muslims, Jews, and Catholics. In one week, we have Yom Kippur, the Day of Arafat and Eid ul Adha, and Pope Francis’ first visit to the United States. I like the term “Abrahamic Convergence” for this sort of thing – it emphasizes the commonality of themes in…
Anticipating Ashara: Reflections on Grief and the Remembrance of Imam Husain SA
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Aziz Poonawalla
This is a guest post by Durriya Badani. “Ek Husain na gam si va, koi gam na dikhave.” (“May you know no other grief than the grief of Husain.”) An exquisitely simple, yet deeply profound prayer for mumineen by Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin TUS, the same wish uttered by his father, Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA and…
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