Archive for December, 2009

  • Islam and the Problem of Black Suffering

    Islam & The Problem of Black Suffering – A Lamppost Productions Lecture

    Posted on December 29, 2009 | No Comments
    The following is information on an upcoming webinar/lecture by Dr. Sherman Jackson regarding his latest book, Islam & The Problem of Black Suffering [amazon link]. It’s an excellent opportunity to engage Dr. Jackson and have him break down some of the intricate and complex arguments...

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  • Taking Our Rightful Place of Leadership In the Muslim World

    Taking Our Rightful Place of Leadership In the Muslim World

    Posted on December 13, 2009 | 2 Comments
    In the last several years, I have had conversations with a number of leading Muslim scholars—American and foreign—who recognize and advocate the ascension of American Muslims to the role of leadership in the Muslim world. I concur with this observation, not out of heedless pride or nationalism, but...

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  • Does America Have A Muslim Problem?

    Does America Have A Muslim Problem?

    Posted on December 10, 2009 | 5 Comments
    In a recent article featured in The New York Review of Books, Malise Ruthven postulates on the phenomenon of Islam in Europe.  He interrogates the question by examining Christopher Caldwell’s Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam, and the West, in tandem with Tariq...

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  • Islamic Education – Not Just For Muslims Anymore [?]

    Islamic Education – Not Just For Muslims Anymore [?]

    Posted on December 7, 2009 | 7 Comments
    I greatly enjoyed Dr. Sherman Jackson’s keynote address at the 2009 fundraiser for the Quba Institute. In it, he touched on some key, if not entirely new, points about the nature of education as it relates to Muslims. To a greater extent, his talk was...

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