Archive for February, 2008
Friday, February 29th, 2008
The Secret Dictionary
Ever wonder what the media means when they use certain words to describe what’s going on with Islam and Muslims? Well here’s the secret dictionary to help you sort things out:
6 Comments » - Posted in Current Events by themanoffewwords
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Michael Sheuer on Kosova and the Candidates
Here is what Michael Sheuer, former CIA analyst and expert on Al-Qaida and Osama bin Laden had to say about what’s going on in the Balkans and what is likely to happen in the future.
Again, McCain, Obama, and Clinton joined Bush in gleefully applauding Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia. And what has […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Uncategorized by themanoffewwords
Sunday, February 24th, 2008
Conformity
This was really interesting … It would be cool if someone would make their own experiments on Muslims. Da’wah anyone?
Elevator Candid, Must See… - video powered by Metacafe
10 Comments » - Posted in Social Criticism by themanoffewwords
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
10 things I wish I knew at 14.
Looking back there are a whole lot of things that may have made a big difference in my life had I known them at the time. Or maybe not. If someone gave me good advice at 14 my smarty-pants-self would have probably ignored them. Well here they are, ten things I […]
21 Comments » - Posted in Reflections by themanoffewwords
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
tMoFW gets a Makeover
So I thought the old banner up top was a bit sloppy so I redesigned it and viola! Let me know what you guys think. If there is some great public outcry for the old one then I’ll be sure to ignore it. However, if you guys have some suggestions that I like, I will […]
24 Comments » - Posted in Update by themanoffewwords
Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Should Muslims Rejoice at an Independent Kosovo?
The Balkans are serious about remaining true to the word they inspired “balkanization” with yet another state seceding from the former Yugoslavia. This new state however is a rather tiny one with an overwhelming Muslim majority and is the third Muslim state in Europe joining Albania and Turkey. Should Muslims be happy for our fellow […]
9 Comments » - Posted in Current Events by themanoffewwords
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Surprise! Enter Islamify.com
Sorry about the long departure but I was working on a new site. It’s Islamify.com. What’s that you ask. Well, Islamify is designed so that Muslims can submit links to articles, videos or whatever about what they are interested in while also voting (aka islamifying) stuff that has been submitted by others. […]
16 Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized by themanoffewwords
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Surprise: T-minus soon!
I have a special project that I have been working on which I am about to unveil which is why I haven’t posted any new articles recently. I am planning on revealing it either this weekend or early next week so stay tuned.
1 Comment » - Posted in Update by themanoffewwords
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
Raising a Child with a Love for Poetry
I read an entry on MrEspy’s blog where he asked “How does one introduce oneself [to] or acclimate oneself with poetry? Also, how does one teach their children this lost art form?” to which one of his blogo-riffic buddies posted the response of his poetry professor. Her wisdom was thus expressed: “I think […]
10 Comments » - Posted in Education, Poetry by themanoffewwords
Monday, February 4th, 2008
Understanding Islamic Education: a linguistic approach
Studying the meaning of the Arabic word for education gives us a linguistic cue as to how we should begin to approach Islamic Education for a more sophisticated understanding. Fortunately, the richness of the Arabic language offers us three different words which are used relatively interchangeably for education, and convey the complexity of the […]
