URL – http://worldmuslimcongress.blogspot.com/2013/07/pakistans-first-sect-free-mosque-calls.html This is indeed a good step in the right direction. We do have a great model to look up to; Kaaba. The first house of worship, where… Read more »

Muslims are struggling to open up to the realities of the society with new knowledge being unearthed. The Quran is a perfect book, but has been misintepreted on several fronts,… Read more »

GHOUSE ON CHICAGO RADIO ISLAM WCEV 1450 AMJuly 15, 2013. 6-7 pm (CT). I’ll be speaking for free speech, particularly the British ban on Islamophobe Pamela Geller. The Quran says… Read more »

The wisdom expressed in Qur’an, Al-Hujurat, Surah 49:13 focuses on building societies where we learn about each other and know each other, so we have fewer conflicts and greater harmony. … Read more »

THANK GOD, I AM ALIVE TODAY – ITS NEW LEASE ON MY LIFE  On Tuesday morning, the Farmers Branch paramedics team responded to my 911 call, and within 30 minutes… Read more »

My fasting and my prayers are my business, and I am accountable for my own actions and not others’, none whatsoever.  Here is my schedule for Ramadan this year, the… Read more »

Welcome to Ramadan, this column is about the politics, traditions and the spirit of Ramadan. Today is the first day of Ramadan, the 9th month in the Muslim Hijri (Migration)… Read more »

The Muslims say, ”Bismillah” – to start any activity, meaning start in the name of God who is merciful…. .and the Hindus invariably invoke and bow to Ganesh aspect of… Read more »

 I just completed a poem for the Urdu-Hindi poetry session on Pluralism. Here are a few couplets: Lagana Ilzaam to mujh pe lagao, mujh ko do sazaA gunah to mera… Read more »

Muslims Celebrate Shab-e-Baraat, a night of Marathon self- reflectionShaban 15, 1434 | June 24, 2013Every one of us is laden with guilt from time to time, doing something or the… Read more »