Engage Minnesota's blog

Points to consider before being suspicious of the next random Muslim you meet

By Hani Hamdan, Engage Minnesota

You’ve probably seen a Muslim in a public place at some point in time. Given the rising anti-Muslim sentiment in the US, you probably went through the brief discomfort associated with the questions: “Is it wrong to feel suspicious about this guy?” and “How do I know he/she isn’t plotting something?”

MORE »
Engage Minnesota

The NRA is MIA where liberty is truly at stake

By Hani Hamdan, Engage Minnesota

Arms and liberty. There is an accepted connection between the two, a connection perpetually repeated by pro-gun pundits. Soon after the Sandy Hook tragedy, pro-gun activists took to the airwaves and the internet in a frenetic frenzy, warning the populace that their freedom is at stake and that they should stock up on all kinds of weapons before it’s too late, especially borderline-illegal heavy duty artillery that is just waiting to be outlawed by nature.

MORE »
Engage Minnesota

Day of Dignity to be held Sunday at Masjid An-Nur

By Fedwa Wazwaz, Engage Minnesota

On Sunday, October 7th in North Minneapolis, Masjid An-Nur will host the 2nd annual Twin Cities Day of Dignity, a day to celebrate dignity and well being i

MORE »
Engage Minnesota

In response to the recent anti-Islam film controversy

By Fedwa Wazwaz, Engage Minnesota

In various parts of the Muslim world, protests erupted over an anti-Islam film produced in the United States. In addition, protests turned deadly at U.S.

MORE »
Engage Minnesota

1948, the Nakbah: The Palestinian perspective

By Hani Hamdan, Engage Minnesota

This article is to present the Palestinian point of view mainly for reference purposes. Americans deserve to know all perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian matter.

MORE »
Engage Minnesota

Nonie or Mahmoud Darwish? Minnesota's libraries need more, better Arabic literature

By Marcia Lynx Qualey, Engage Minnesota

During a recent visit to Minnesota from my adopted home in Cairo, I went to my mother’s public library in search of a translation of superstar-poet Mahmoud Darwish.

MORE »
Engage Minnesota

Islamic art: Mirror of the invisible world

By Onder Uluyol, Engage Minnesota

I believe beauty is that which communicates the familiar and the unfamiliar together in a uniquely inspiring form.

MORE »
Engage Minnesota

Capturing the Minnesota Muslim experience through oral histories

By Onder Uluyol, Engage Minnesota

“Really?” was the first question Kathy Wurzer of the Almanac asked me when she featured the Muslim Experience in Minnesota oral history project on her popular TV show on TPT. Does the Muslim experience in Minnesota really go back to 1880s?

MORE »
Engage Minnesota

We need to take a long hard look at interest

By Hani Hamdan, Engage Minnesota

With the Occupy Wall Street movement gaining momentum and showing some promise of reform, there is a need to identify the issues that need fixing within our financial system. The phenomena that OWS protesters are decrying, such as the growing socioeconomic inequality, are not simply an act of wealthy bankers.

MORE »
Engage Minnesota

My 9/11 experience

By Rihab Naheel, Engage Minnesota

I rarely think of 9/11. I know that almost every one has been affected by this day in one way or another. It was 10 years ago and yet it feels like yesterday. I had to remember that day against my will the other day, long before the actual date came, while teaching a grammar lesson. Yes, this day creeps up in unexpected places, unexpected times.  

MORE »
Engage Minnesota
Syndicate content