Category Archives: Opinion

ZCommunications | The Massive Palestinian Hunger Strike: Traveling below the Western Radar by Richard Falk | ZNet Article

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Imam Salim Chishti

Intro by Imam Salim: It is shameful that the plight of the Palestinian people is consistently overlooked by western press. The political agendas of the west operate to make these people invisible to most of the public. And the majority … Continue reading →

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Who was behind the Delhi bombing? – Opinion – Al Jazeera English

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Imam Salim Chishti

Who was behind the Delhi bombing? The bombing of an Israeli diplomat’s car in India isn’t consistent with Iranian or Hezbollah involvement. Opinion by Gareth Porter (Dr Gareth Porter is an investigative journalist and historian specializing in US national security … Continue reading →

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Saving Khader Adnan's life and legacy – Opinion – Al Jazeera English

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Imam Salim Chishti

I highly recommend reading this opinion piece from Richard Falk in Al Jazeera English. Saving Khader Adnan’s life and legacy – Opinion – Al Jazeera English. Some of the article… Santa Barbara, CA – It is a great relief to … Continue reading →

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William C. Chittick, Ph.D.: Sufism and the Path of Love

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Imam Salim Chishti

This is an interesting article by one of the pre-eminent western scholars of Sufism today. He deals with a subject that is, in my opinion, far too ineffable to really do justice to it in this kind of venue. But … Continue reading →

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Omid Safi: Is Islamic Mysticism Really Islam?

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Imam Salim Chishti

This is a wonderfully clear and concise article on the subject. Omid has captured the essential points in this ongoing debate and presents them here in a way that is easy to understand. Perhaps not the last word on the … Continue reading →

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