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In the Name of God: The Eternally and Extremely Loving and Caring  In the aftermath of the horrific attack in Nice, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich made a truly outrageous statement: Western civilization is in a war. We should frankly test every person here who is of a Muslim background and if they believe in…

In the Name of God: The Eternally and Extremely Loving and Caring “You know they hate you, right?” That’s what was repeatedly told to me as I cheered the French national team in their doomed bid to win the 2016 Euro Cup final against Portugal on July 10, 2016. They were referring to the generalized…

In the Name of God: The Extremely and Eternally Loving and Caring The headline of the article caused me a double-take: “A Saudi Morals Enforcer Called for a More Liberal Islam. Then the Death Threats Began.” Then I began to read about this cleric in Saudi Arabia who has caused shockwaves in the ultra-conservative Arabian…

In the Name of God: The Eternally and Everlastingly Loving and Caring While it really doesn’t make it any better, knowing something about why the monster Omar Mateen did what he did is still important. And as investigators continue their search for answers, one thing seems to be becoming increasingly clear:  …intelligence officials and investigators…

In the Name of God: The Extremely and Eternally Loving and Caring In my column reacting to the horrific Orlando shooting, I wrote: It is not important that the site of the massacre, Pulse, was a “gay nightclub.” What I meant was that all life is sacred, and that the sexual orientation of the victims…

In the Name of God: The Extremely and Eternally Loving and Caring I wanted to – and planned on – writing about the fast of Ramadan, and how it brings freedom to the soul. I wanted to write about the discipline the fast inspires, and the spiritual renewal that Ramadan brings each year we are…

In the Name of God: The Extremely and Eternally Loving and Caring  Our world is just a little bit darker today. Our world is just a little bit dimmer. Our world has lost a true Hero. Our world has lost Muhammed Ali. He was so much more than just an accomplished boxer. He was so…

In the Name of God: The Extremely and Eternally Loving and Caring I first learned of this news while reading a tweet from writer and activist Mona Eltahawy. A private hospital in Egypt has been shut down after a 17-year-old girl died from complications of female genital mutilation: Suez governor Ahmed Al-Hitamy shut down a…

In the Name of God: The Extremely and Eternally Loving and Caring  During our vacation in Paris last summer, there were some things about French life and culture that I found refreshing: the slower pace of life, the insistence on taking time out to enjoy a simple meal, the lack of cell phones when people…

In the Name of God: The Extremely and Eternally Loving and Caring My friend and former Al Jazeera America co-host Wajahat Ali penned a hilarious piece in the New York Times explaining the Arabic word “Inshallah,” or “God-willing,” in the wake of the news that a college student was escorted off a Southwest Airlines plane for…
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