Travel
A Chinese Muslim in the U.S.: Religion and Nationality
A Chinese Muslim finds her way in an American university.
Islam in Haiti
Haiti is a benighted country that your author knows well having made working journeys there, and serving on a Committee in my home State of California to support that nation in her struggles (the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere) for over a decade now.
A Crisis of Health and Minds
Ever since the H1N1 virus reared its ugly head this past summer it has jumped to the top of the list of diseases most deadly to humans. However, an older and wiser disease is still infecting many people across the world with the same deadly consequences.
The Story of ‘Skateistan’
Skateparks in the Middle East
Quboor of Prophets and Sahaba
The family and quboor of the Holy Seal of Prophets (s), and many holy prophets, and others as well from the holy time of Prophet (s).
Funerals Burden Omani Families
No place is this reality more vivid than in Oman, where it is a tradition to have grand feasts fit for a king and his army following the departure of a loved one.
Exploring China’s Wild West
Xinjiang is China’s Wild West, a state of deserts and mountains peopled by Muslim Uighurs, and leaning more to Bokhara than Beijing. It has long had a troubled relationship with the rest of the country, slipping in and out of effective Chinese control as imperial power waxed and waned over the centuries.
Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
Stolen glances, quiet giggles and flushed faces are just a few of the hallmarks of mingling with the opposite sex in the Middle East.
Paan—Red-Stained Scourge of the Middle East
Commonly known as “Paan”, which is a concoction of natural and chemical substances bundled into a Betel leaf, this chewing-tobacco like substance creates dark red tinged saliva, which the person chewing it usually spits out at any available target.
Dubai Babylon: The glitz, the Glamour – and Now the Gloom
The Gulf state’s dash for intense economic growth at breakneck speed was a project that was bound to fail. Karen Attwood and Mark Leftly report on an extraordinary tale of success leading to excess
Ramadan in Russia
Islam on the Path of Resurgence… He declared: “I decided to bring my social status into line with my convictions, and to testify publicly that I consider myself an adherent of the great tradition of the true faith of the Prophets of Monotheism, beginning with Abraham. And thus I do not consider myself a priest or a member of any Orthodox church.”
An American Mother
An American woman speaks about her move to the Middle East.
The Frozen Faloodeh
Faloodeh is one of the earliest known frozen desserts, with historians dating its creation prior to 400 BC in Persia.
View a 360 Degree Virtual Tour of Masjidul Aqsa
Masjidul Aqsa, virtual tour
The Terminal
For many Southeast Asian immigrants that descend upon the Middle East each year to work as laborers in some of the richest countries in the entire world, living in an airport terminal is often a reality that they have no choice but to accept as they embark upon a new phase in their lives to serve others as chauffeurs, office boys, janitors and housemaids.
Community News (V11-I17)
Brooklyn Musuem of Sufism / Carnegie Scholars announced / Duke opens center for Muslim community
“You American Dog”
Those are the words that a new student in my son’s class launched off a razor sharp tongue this week, much to the amusement of the other students who joined in the racial taunts. While the other students were just seeking an opportunity to humiliate my son, the boy who said it did so with a glare of anger in his eyes.
The Fitness Factor
The abundance of wealth often translates into an overabundance of food, which is often just as greasy and artery clogging as it can be. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in the State of Kuwait.
The Crimson Tide
Typically, the red tide rears its’ ugly head in the spring. However, this year the red tide arrived as early as this past October off the coast of the UAE where it still lingers and is spreading to other GCC States including Oman.
