Transnational Sufism and Islamic Change in Contemporary Sri Lanka by Dennis B. McGilvray In the context of spectacular Sinhalese and Tamil forms of religious austerity and mortifying vow-fulfillment — such as the hook-swinging, kavadi dancing, and firewalking so prominently displayed at Kataragama — the so-called “cutting and stabbing work” of the Bawas is the only […]
Category Archives: Islam
…the picture you didn’t
…the picture you didn’t see from Pres. Bush’s meeting with Prince Faisal several months ago. “I’ve got you now, my pretty!”
Wahhabi Mawlids Who says wahhabis
Wahhabi Mawlids Who says wahhabis don’t celebrate Mawlid?
‘THANK YOU FOR FINANCING GLOBAL
‘THANK YOU FOR FINANCING GLOBAL TERROR’ Oh, this is funny. Far more clever than the “I helped a terrorist buy guns” anti-drug spots the government was running. Here in Detroit, though, all the gas stations are owned by muslims. I can just see somebody missing the joke, flying off the handle and hurting an attendant, […]
Islamic Philosophy Online A truly
Islamic Philosophy Online A truly massive collection of Islamic Philosophy in English. I won’t even pretend that I’ve read or will read any of this. Far too highbrow for me; I’m more a bhakti kind of guy. But if kalam is your thing, this is the place for you.
Wahhabis in Kurdish Iraq Wahhabism
Wahhabis in Kurdish Iraq Wahhabism is so strong in the US because there’s very little shared memory of what traditional Islam should be. So we’re happy to hold hands with everybody in the interests of Muslim unity. But the article above shows how Wahhabism stands out in stark contrast to the lived Islam of the […]
PittsburghLIVE.com – A call for
PittsburghLIVE.com – A call for jihad — special reports from the Pittsburgh Trib The Pittsburgh Tribune published more than a half-dozen articles on jihadi activity in the Pittsburgh area. Each one is enough to be deeply troubling on its own. Read together, they are damning. I won’t quote from the pieces at length, but one […]
Dr. Jihad and the Intellectual
Dr. Jihad and the Intellectual Muslim Guerillas Jeremiah McAuliffe had the coolest name in all of Rock Music, hands down. I’d learn to play an instrument if I could be an Intellectual Muslim Guerilla. Sadly, after September 11, McAuliffe retired the band. But he’s still making music, and his IMG collection is still available. Check […]