Tamer’s ‘Rihla’: Journey of Enlightenment and Love

06.10.2018 ________________________________________ “How was your flight?” “Great. I flew from Amman to Newark where I went through customs, then caught Continue reading →

The Triumph of Osama bin Laden’s Will

02.05.2017 ________________________________________ It took 16 years, five months, three presidents, thousands of lives and trillions of dollars to get to Continue reading →

The Other has begun to push back

10.30.2016 ________________________________________ We live in a prosperous country, a nation built in part by slave labor on land stolen from Continue reading →

Islam and the American tapestry

10.16.2016 ________________________________________ As Americans struggle to make sense of political tensions currently roiling our nation, I think it’d be helpful Continue reading →

Sovereign immunity and JASTA: We all deserve better

10.08.2016 ________________________________________ Driven by a parochial world-view that believes that America hasn’t yet extracted its full measure of satisfaction – or Continue reading →

Reflecting on 9/11: Renewing the right spirit within us

09.11.2016 _________________________________________ Today, fifteen years after 9/11 and less than two months from one of the most significant elections in Continue reading →

Please Don’t Let Boston Bombers be Muslim

04.23.2013 _____________________ Please, God, don’t let it be a Muslim: That’s been my prayer, my mantra, recited, sadly, far too Continue reading →

Afghanistan: Reaping What We Have Sown

03.04.2012 _____________________ ” …; Our attempts to democratize those corrupt savages are rewarded by the “honor killing” of several innocent Continue reading →