Monthly Archives: November 2009
Volunteer or Voluntold?
by Ahmed Khalil Do we as Muslims volunteer? Or are we voluntold? Urban Dictionary defines voluntold as, “When someone ‘volunteers’ someone else for something so that the other person really doesn’t have a choice.” If you’re interested in the question, or perhaps have other questions such as, “Who would voluntell me?” then read on! I promise you an answer.
Big responsibilities, small acts of faith
by Lena Hassan I’ve never been one for sound bites. These little excerpts, intended to widen our worldview in a matter of seconds, actually narrow our outlooks and frames of reference. As a Muslim, I feel inundated by sound bites from both sides of the fence. Islam is “the fastest growing religion” and a “religion [...]
Whither the fight