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We have become a nation of fear. Fear of Muslims. Fear of black men. Fear of police. Fear of white men with a middle name. “When people are frightened, intelligent parts of the brain cease to dominate”, Dr. Bruce Perry…
Read moreThis election cycle has put Muslims and their faith, Islam, in the spotlight. Presidential candidate Donald Trump says Islam hates America. Muslims are not a monolithic group and do not operate with a Borg like collective mind. While someone who…
Read moreOriginally printed in The Intercept IN AN EARLY SCENE from the HBO documentary Homegrown, an FBI agent describes his angst while tracking a teenager’s engagement in the online jihadi world. “You almost want to pick up the phone and say, ‘Son, don’t do this,’” the…
Read moreOriginally printed in Miami Herald Jan 31, 2015 The struggle for identity is common to teenagers regardless of where they live. But these struggles take on an entirely different layer in Israel, especially if you are what is commonly referred to…
Read moreOriginally printed in D Magazine, Oct 2011 Rais Bhuiyan is blind in one eye. His left eye is strong, intense, with perfect vision. It will follow you through a conversation, registering even a subtle change in posture or facial expression. But…
Read moreThomas Allison | Daily Texan Staff A man convicted of killing two people in Dallas in 2001 died by lethal injection Wednesday evening, despite pleas to stay the execution from a man who survived an attack by the murderer. U.S….
Read moreIt is said by many that a Muslim man cannot get a fair trial in the United States in this post 9-11 environment. While some trials have proven that to be an incorrect statement it may be fair to say…
Read moreOriginally Published in New York Times ROSEMONT, Ill., Sept 3 — It is time for the United States to stop treating every American Muslim as somehow suspect, leaders of the faith said at their largest annual convention, which ended…
Read moreNew Times: Best Lawyer 2006 Khurrum Wahid has the most unpopular important job in the country. An attorney with offices in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and New York, Wahid represents Muslims in federal court against terrorism charges. Wahid was a federal…
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