Getting the Muslim perspective on the Base shootings

I always like to understand, to learn about why people think the way they do and especially with our nation at war, what other Muslims have thought about this shooting.
The ones I spoke with, the majority, are against what happened in Texas.  They are sick and tired of their religion being used as a scapegoat [...]

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Finding God…

Sometimes I wonder if He is hiding…..                             

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Lessons learned in life and religion

I went into buying my first home alone….and I mean GREEN behind the ears and Friday (come what may) will be a hard knocks learning experience for me if things don’t go the way I want them to.
But the testament to one’s character…and what made me survive being a single mom with an absentee “father” [...]

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Sarkozy’s latest controversy

Mr. Tickle brought up the latest issue regarding veiling and Islam on the English sabla:

Sarkozy: burqa is ‘not welcome’ in France

President Nicolas Sarkozy has used a major policy speech to declare the burqa was “not welcome” in France and should be banned.
In comments which will reignite the debate about religious clothing in the country, he said [...]

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Embrace faith

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Ghosts in the machine

Sometimes I repost if I feel the issue speaks to me…….blame the eternal oberver deep inside my heart also posed this question on my facebook account:
 
“There have always been ghosts in the machine. Random segments of code, that have grouped together to form unexpected protocols. Unanticipated, these free radicals engender questions of free will, creativity, and even [...]

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وَفِي الْأَرْضِ آيَاتٌ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ * وَفِي أَنفُسِكُمْ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ

Posed by El Rey:  Let’s contemplate

20. On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith,
21. As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see?
Let’s contemplate in Allah’s creation in this life. Among all of God’s creations what amazes you more and why?
For me the creation of the human kind is amazing me [...]

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Finding God

Is it simply human suffering which brings us closer to God?
Do we thank Him when things are going well in our lives?
Or do we pull out the prayers as a “last resort” and He becomes an after thought through all other times????
Do we have to attend church in order to “find God?”
Or is God everywhere [...]

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The Song of Bernadette

When my brother was in France he bought mother a bottle of the infamous water of Lourdes.
Watching the Song of Bernadette was inspiring, shows faith in its true form and how such faith can be misconstrued as mental illness due to distrust, fear, and misunderstanding.  I also wish to visit Lourdes one day, as a Roman [...]

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The Hijab Debate

The issue of covering has always been a hot topic on this Omani forum I frequent on a daily basis.  I always find it interesting to read the comments left by Muslims and non-Muslims alike.  There are those (Muslims) who do believe in the hijab and those who do not.  Either case, I try to [...]

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