http://www.manrilla.net/shermanjackson An online journal of Dr. Jackson's work Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:29:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Lamppost Productions is featuring a special lecture on Dr. Jackson's Islam & The Problem of Black Suffering [amazon link], taught by Dr. Sherman Jackson himself. The date is Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 9:00 am - 10:30 am PST/12:00 pm EST (USA). The cost of the lecture if $20. Registration ... http://www.manrilla.net/shermanjackson/2009/12/21/islam-the-problem-of-black-suffering-a-lamppost-productions-lecture/ Dr. Jackson's new book, Islam and the Problem of Black Suffering, is out. A follow up to his successful Islam and the Blackamerican: Looking toward the Third Resurrection, Black Suffering seeks to shed light on the dilemma of Islam in the Blackamerican community, especially as it relates to tackling the ... http://www.manrilla.net/shermanjackson/2009/07/12/new-book-islam-and-the-problem-of-black-suffering/ American-Muslim Political Identity, Participation, and Alliances The most recent national presidential election elicited – for obvious reasons – the highest level of political participation, interest, and media coverage in recent history, not only amongst the general public but also the American-Muslim community in particular. The election of President Obama to the ... http://www.manrilla.net/shermanjackson/2009/07/12/alim-2009-summer-day-program/ Dr. Jackson will be one of many guest speakers at this year's 3rd-annual CAMP Summit in Princeton, NJ, on May 2nd, 2009. Click here for registration and info. http://www.manrilla.net/shermanjackson/2009/04/21/camp-3rd-leadership-summit-2009/ Dr. Jackson's seerah talk [A Perfect Message For Imperfect Times] at the ADAMS Center, in Herdon, Virginia, was quite a success. The attendence was decent and after speaking with a number of people who attended, they felt it was a highly productive and infomative two-day event. If you attended the talk ... http://www.manrilla.net/shermanjackson/2009/04/21/a-perfect-message-for-imperfect-times/ The following was a khutbah via Halal Tube that Dr. Jackson gave at the Islamic Center of Long Island, New York, on Friday, April 3, 2009. Hat tip to MR. http://www.manrilla.net/shermanjackson/2009/04/06/khutbah-islamic-center-of-long-island/ You may read Jihad and the Modern Word, part 2 of 2, in this month's Ascent Magazine, the magazine published by the Harvard and MIT Students on Islam and Society. B. Jihad in the Classical Juristic Tradition Turning to the post-Prophetic era, classical jurists unanimously divided jihad into two main modalities. The ... http://www.manrilla.net/shermanjackson/2009/03/16/jihad-and-the-modern-world-ascent-magazine/ Dr. Jackson will be delivering a talk at Ursinus College, Monday, March 23, 2009 at 7pm. The talk will be held in Musser Auditorium - Pfahler Hall. For more information, please email the contact person here. http://www.manrilla.net/shermanjackson/2009/03/14/blackamerican-islam-challenges-prospects-and-lessons/ Beyond Obsession How Should We Respond to the Assault on Islam? Before the 2008 Presidential election, 28 million copies of the DVD Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West were distributed in major newspapers to voters in swing states. As certain groups fan the flames of prejudice against Islam in America, Muslims ... http://www.manrilla.net/shermanjackson/2008/12/04/beyond-obsession-an-evening-of-conversation-with-sherman-jackson-zaid-shakir/ In the wake of Imam W. D. Mohammed's death [may God have mercy on his soul and grant him peace and Paradise], Dr. Jackson presents to us a most erudite article regarding not only the imam's passing but a clarion call to entire America Muslim community as to the milestone ... http://www.manrilla.net/shermanjackson/2008/09/16/imam-w-d-mohammed-and-the-third-resurrection-by-dr-sherman-jackson/