Tag: Islam

  • Are ISIS Muslims?

    Are ISIS Muslims?

    I get this question a lot from my friends back in America. My time there was split between pre and post 9’11, which means that I have spent some time where people didn’t care about the stuff going on in this part of the world, and then time where people wanted to know every detail.…

  • Is Life Fair?

      Have you ever been to a very poor country? I recently have been to India for the first time in my life and saw firsthand what can easily be seen online, poor people, very poor people. More than that, I did get the sense that they were not heading the right direction. It didn’t…

  • Western Rain in Middle Eastern Deserts

      Walking around the streets in London, seeing colorful people, the long Muslim beard, the mini skirt, the rainbow gay, the tightest clothes below a headscarf, the tattoo, the Cross, and the fully covered face just makes me wonder if all of these human beings are faking living in harmony or not. As a Muslim…

  • The Religious Middle East vs The Political West

    Have you ever tried balancing a pencil on its head? That’s where I stand, and believe it or not, I believe that’s where my leadership here in Bahrain stand as well. It is almost an impossible thing to do, but it is not unfeasible. Everyone on every side want you to fall for them, everyone…

  • You’re More Islamic Than You Think

    By Dr. Saqer Al Khalifa One thing the West does not, and perhaps will never, understand about the Middle East is how much Islam plays a role in societies’, as well as individuals’ lives. For the years that I have spent in America, I can see clearly that there are many Arabs and Muslims who…