Gabriel Gatehouse meets Arthur Wagner, a member of the nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, who has surprised many by converting to Islam. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j0svidpC3M
Sunnis, Shias, and Caliphate
This is an interesting email I received from one of my students a few years ago. I am sharing this with you because I felt you may find it beneficial and thoughtful. . . “I have some questions from last Monday’s Islam 101 class. 1) What is a caliph, exactly? I wrote down that it […]
Sex and Marriage in Islam
I wanted to share with you an excerpt from my debut book, What Would a Muslim Say. . . I am explaining the Articles of Faith over email to one of my students. After a couple of exchanges about beliefs and worship, he sends me this. . . “Can you tell me about sex and marriage please? Thank you.” In […]
A Mathematician’s Journey to Islam
An amazing journey of Dr Jeffrey Lang who was born into a Roman Catholic family but by 18 he was an Atheist. He converted to Islam in the early 1980’s and lives with his wife and children. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H_C0BMyGCA
Why is the Qur’an written in Arabic?
Hi Ahmed, Please let me know if you could assist me with this. If Islam is the true religion of God, why did he cater the religion toward Arabs? Why is the Qur’an written in Arabic? It makes it extremely difficult not being Arab to understand how to pray in Arabic. I’ve been contemplating to […]
The Dangers of Islamophobia
A good friend of mine shared this with me so I’m passing this along: Dangers of Islamophobia: Dr. Marc Scarcelli is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Cal Poly Pomona. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZASGOWgTYrk Thanks, Kashif!
