tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1705230 2012-01-06T08:40:51-06:00 An American Muslim's opinions and perspectives on everything from politics to sports to family. It is an opportunity to gain insight into one person's unique take on the world. Welcome! TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553e526cd88340162ff1da0d7970d 2012-01-06T08:40:51-06:00 2012-01-06T08:40:51-06:00

At the end of the day, there clearly is no Middle East-wide Arab Spring. Indeed, there may not be an Arab Spring at all. Not a single Arab state is being led by the kind of secular liberals that Washington...

Junaid Afeef tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553e526cd88340162ff106157970d 2012-01-05T10:30:48-06:00 2012-01-05T10:30:48-06:00

"All the people who live in the West Bank are Israelis. There are no Palestinians. This is Israeli land," the former Pennsylvania senator said. "The West Bank is part of Israel," which won it as "part of an aggressive attack...

Junaid Afeef tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553e526cd88340168e4ff2528970c 2012-01-04T22:20:18-06:00 2012-01-04T22:20:18-06:00

I had lunch today with a colleague who is from Ghana. He shared a very interesting recollection of his life in Ghana vis-a-vis interfaith relations. My colleague is Muslim. He told me that when he was growing up in Ghana...

Junaid Afeef tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553e526cd88340168e4e1bdc1970c 2012-01-02T22:01:00-06:00 2012-01-03T19:34:04-06:00

Some Christians feel compelled to malign Islam in order to bolster their own faith. Shame on them. At first I thought about ignoring these people, but then I decided that their hate messages need to be shared with others so...

Junaid Afeef tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553e526cd88340168e49a444f970c 2011-12-29T10:46:00-06:00 2012-01-02T21:29:29-06:00

Over the last month or more I've been watching the unfolding of the Lowe's debacle, the passage of the NDAA legislation in Congress and similar issues impacting American Muslims. I haven't written about them because I've been busy doing other...

Junaid Afeef tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553e526cd8834015438c36b6c970c 2011-12-23T08:54:07-06:00 2011-12-23T08:53:39-06:00

Hearing Bing Crosby singing “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing” soothes me. Jose Feliciano’s “Feliz Navidad” puts me a festive mood. Some co-workers decorated my office door with Christmas-themed wrapping paper and I think it looks very pretty. Last Saturday we...

Junaid Afeef tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553e526cd8834015392f5d3ce970b 2011-11-10T21:06:08-06:00 2011-11-10T21:06:08-06:00

I believe it is irresponsible for social justice organizations to organize a trip that focuses on “diversity, poverty and social integration” without meaningfully, and publicly, addressing Israel’s military occupation of Palestinian land, systematic oppression of Palestinians across “Israel proper” and...

Junaid Afeef tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553e526cd88340162fc26199e970d 2011-11-04T20:55:27-05:00 2011-11-04T20:55:27-05:00

Referring to Karzai's recent assertion that Afghanistan would side with Pakistan if Pakistan got into a war with the U.S., Fuller was quoted as calling the comments "erratic," adding, "Why don't you just poke me in the eye with a...

Junaid Afeef tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553e526cd88340162fc204af5970d 2011-11-03T21:18:09-05:00 2011-11-03T21:18:09-05:00

MOBILE, Ala (Reuters) - The owner of a large southwest Alabama car dealership derided as "Taliban Toyota" by a competitor has been awarded $7.5 million in damages after a jury trial for his slander claim. via news.yahoo.com Bob Tyler of...

Junaid Afeef tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553e526cd88340162fc05672f970d 2011-10-30T11:03:47-05:00 2011-10-30T11:00:54-05:00

The fall and winter provide lots of opportunities for American Muslims to fight amongst themselves. The fights are about whether or not we (American Muslims) can partake of holidays like Halloween, Thanksgiving and Valentine's Day. Some are getting better at...

Junaid Afeef