NYT: Chechen Zhikr Video

SubhanAllah! Just today some friends and I were discussing Chechnya's Sufi tradition and boom! NTY has a video and article (previous link) on this..

Go to: http://video.on.nytimes.com and then click on the link for "Religion Comes to Chechnya" (as if it was never there - dumb title!).

It was Bound to Happen...

Afghanistan's first Dari gangsta-rapper

Though I wanted to reserve comment, I will say this much: Ahmad Zahir can rest soundly in his grave...I don't see Afghans burning their copies of 'Sultani-i-qalban' anytime soon.

Mixed Blessings

My apologies for this huge gap in posting. After a few years of dying for an active Muslim community and activities I am now inundated with activities. I had to actually TAKE OFF work on Monday to get some work done in my non-work life. Yes, 7.5 hours of vacation time for that!

It's true what they say...be careful what you wish for. You might just get it! Alhamdulillah for everything though. Lots of stuff to update on insha'Allah though...hopefully a little later this week!