Feb
07
Tolstoy on Islam
Tolstoy on 23 May 1908 at Yasnaya Polyana
4 min read
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Nov
23
Gratitude to God: A Thanksgiving Reflection
‘Saying Grace’ by Norman Rockwell
7 min read
Nov
21
“Thou Art Preferred Among Women”: The Virgin Mary in the Temple in Islam
A friend of mine this evening — an Orthodox Christian convert to Islam like myself — messaged me and reminded me that tonight is the eve…
3 min read
Nov
12
Palestine, Islam, and the West
New anti-US mural on the walls of the former US embassy in Tehran
6 min read
Nov
07
The ‘Muslim Priest’: An Introduction (Part 4)
Christmas-time reading in Texas. December of 2021.
12 min read
Jul
19
Our Loss of Silence
“Your Old Life was a Frantic Running from Silence…”
6 min read
May
17
Moving Forward
When I was a teenager, I was a fan of Radiohead. As a kid of a divorce living in the later years of the 20th century, their sounds and…
8 min read
Apr
23
Eid Mubarak!
“Prepare yourself for Eid
Wear new clothes of kindness, and never wear off
Scent yourself with the perfume of love, and spread it…
1 min read
Apr
05
The Convert Mindset in the West
The last photo of me before I left California in November of 2022. With some beautiful Muslim friends.
3 min read
Mar
23
A Blessed Ramadan to All!
“O you who believe, fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may develop God-consciousness.”…
3 min read