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On being a patriotic and faithful Muslim American
Hasan's alleged actions have made it loud and clear to me that the Muslim American community needs to stand up and take responsibility for extremist views within its midst. Even if individuals like Hasan represent a fringe minority, we need credible religious scholars to unequivocally denounce such acts and demonstrate how and why such acts are a violation of God's law.
By Hadia Mubarak | November 13, 2009; 10:40 AM ET | Comments (194)
Teaching Our Children the Value of Others
Teaching children at a young age that one can respect and accommodate a minority's needs - even when incongruent with one's own - adds far more to a student's learning experience than it takes away.
By Hadia Mubarak | July 9, 2009; 09:29 PM ET | Comments (9)
Freedom is Never Out of Fashion
There is an important difference between women who choose to wear the hijab or the niqab in countries that give women the freedom to dress however they please and between those women who live in countries that give them no choice in the matter.
By Hadia Mubarak | June 25, 2009; 02:50 PM ET | Comments (27)
Time to Embrace the Muslim World as a Partner, not an Enemy
A shift in U.S. foreign policy that embraces the Muslim world as a partner rather than an enemy is not only possible, but is necessary for the future interests of humanity. Anti-Americanism in the Muslim world is not driven by hatred of U.S. values, but U.S. policies in the region.
By Hadia Mubarak | February 3, 2009; 05:47 AM ET | Comments (21)
Israeli Violence Makes Peace a Practical Impossibility
Israel's military occupation of the West Bank in defiance of international law and its continuous bombardment and blockade of the Gaza Strip have been the greatest obstacle to a two-state solution and a peaceful resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Israel has made the creation of an independent Palestinian state not only a "theoretical impossibility," but a practical impossibility.
By Hadia Mubarak | January 9, 2009; 04:48 PM ET | Comments (64)
Spitzer Symptomatic of Culture's Affliction
If we’re going to pay so much attention to one man’s illicit sexual behavior, let’s look at our society’s encouragement of deviant practices by how women’s bodies are exploited, commodified and objectified in film, music and the marketing industry.
By Hadia Mubarak | March 14, 2008; 08:20 AM ET | Comments (78)
Put "Christ" Back in Christmas
The essence of religious pluralism is to want others to enjoy the freedoms that you wish for yourself.
By Hadia Mubarak | December 21, 2007; 04:39 AM ET | Comments (20)
Politics Fuels Despair, Resentment
People in the Middle East want to live a life of dignity, away from the security checkpoints, curfews and daily humiliations that comprise their everyday existence.
By Hadia Mubarak | September 18, 2007; 08:23 AM ET | Comments (166)
Meeting God with a Sound Heart
The Quranic verse that best defines my faith is the one where God rhetorically asks, “Did you really think that we created you in vain and that you would not return to Us?” (23:115). "أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ عَبَثًا وَأَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْنَا...
By Hadia Mubarak | August 21, 2007; 07:11 AM ET | Comments (55)
My Hijab is for Me and for God
For Muslim women, the hijab is a form of modesty, security and protection.
By Hadia Mubarak | July 27, 2007; 07:44 AM ET | Comments (180)
No One is Guaranteed a Free Pass into Heaven
My unwavering belief in humanity’s ultimate accountability before God is the driving force of my everyday existence. The importance of believing in an afterlife, for me, is not about assuming – rather foolishly – that one group of people have...
By Hadia Mubarak | July 2, 2007; 12:43 PM ET | Comments (144)
Persistence in Error is Reckless
Of course the Iraqi people want us out. Not only because we’ve unjustly invaded their sovereign country, but because they don’t trust us.
By Hadia Mubarak | June 25, 2007; 02:46 PM ET | Comments (60)
