PUBLISHED AT NASEEB VIBES http://www.naseeb.com/naseebvibes/prose-detail.php?aid=5683&pg=1 In Defense of Islam: To Advocate or Abdicate by Aishah Schwartz
Just Say 'No' to Forced Divorce - 'Yes' to Reforms The global Muslim community does recognize that all is not right with the world. And we are trying to present a united front in an effort to make a difference; one member, one voice, one signature at a time. I received an email this week from a friend who writes for a mainstream media publication in Miami, Florida. She was writing to tell me that sometime mid-March she would be interviewing the infamous Ayaan Hirsan Ali, and asked me what I 'thought' of the interview candidate. I had to admit the necessity of Googling the interviewee's name before offering my reply; and so I did. (MORE) http://www.naseeb.com/naseebvibes/prose-detail.php?aid=5683&pg=1 Also by Aishah Schwartz at Naseeb Vibes Awista Ayub; Afghan heroine As a result of Awista's visionary Afghan Youth Sports Exchange program, a new generation of girls has learned the simple joy of kicking around a soccer ball, after decades of war and struggle in their ... Times read: 534 TalkBacks: 1 Jan 15, 2007 http://www5.naseeb.com/naseebvibes/prose-detail.php?aid=5543 Pondering the Best Deeds in the First 10 Days of Dhul-Hijjah As most of you may well be aware, we have entered the end of the first 10 days of Dhul-Hijjah, and you've probably already read your share of articles about the virtues of these special days, but trust me ... Times read: 475 TalkBacks: 1 Jan 11, 2007 http://www5.naseeb.com/naseebvibes/prose-detail.php?aid=5497 Eradicate Complacency - (Co-Authored) Times have changed in areas like Rochester, NY, where in the 1970s and '80s Chris Turek remembers there being one Mexican boy and one African American girl in her parochial grammar school. It was big news ... Times read: 3040 TalkBacks: 73 Apr 19, 2006 http://www5.naseeb.com/naseebvibes/prose-detail.php?aid=4882 LA Muslim Woman Murder Case Hard hitting, no holds barred prime-time crime fighting advocate, Nancy Grace, resurrected December 17, 2004's unsolved cold case murder of Iman Muhanna Mohammed this past Friday night on CNN. Times read: 2613 TalkBacks: 5 Apr 5, 2006 http://www5.naseeb.com/naseebvibes/prose-detail.php?aid=4848 Al-Jamarat: The Rest of the Story Yes, it is true, on January 12, 2006, many Hajj pilgrims died in a stampede at Mina, Saudi Arabia. But what will it take for the truth of Islam to prevail? It's as easy as the click of a mouse button ... Times read: 1815 TalkBacks: 2 Jan 16, 2006 http://www5.naseeb.com/naseebvibes/prose-detail.php?aid=4614 Aishah Schwartz is a Muslim American revert and freelance writer. She is also Founder and Director of Muslimah Writers Alliance, a member of the National Association of Women Writers and the Muslim American Journalists Association. Ms. Schwartz has catalogued her journeys through Islam in a series of articles found at http://www.sisteraishah.com.