online rihla

There is almost nothing quite as satisfying as a great find at a used book store.  Ok, perhaps that betrays what a boring and uneventful life I lead, but if that’s how it is, so be it.
Usually the Islam section at used bookstores are skewed heavily towards the “omg islam is evil11!!1!” genre and books […]

Several new books coming out that look absolutely fabulous.  On the wishlist they go, and hints are being dropped to the husband re: birthday and eid presents.  *poke poke poke*
Treatise For The Seekers Of Guidance
The translation, notes, and commentary of Imam al-Harith al-Muhasibi’s Risala al-Mustarshidin (Treatise For The Seekers Of Guidance) by Zaid Shakir is […]

I have a one and a half hour commute in the morning and evening, giving me three hours of time to fill.  Usually I’ll be listening to NPR podcasts, but alas, I’ve misplaced my ipod cord.  Thus, I can’t update or charge my ipod.  So, I’ve started to read again.  It’s mainly been fluffy novels […]

From the BBC:
In fact Abbas, a weapons expert with close links to the regional Islamic militant organisation Jemaah Islamiah, was on his way to visit a group of old colleagues - militants serving time for a range of terrorism offences.
“These are my friends, my students,” he said. “I trained some of them… I’ve visited almost […]

Here’s my next stab at a book review:  Ok, so um yeah, Gotham Tragic. I picked this book up because it was tagged with “muslim-convert” in the library database.  I probably should have known from the cover picture of a tipping martini glass that it was definitely not “muslim literature,” as in literature written for […]

If there’s one thing you can say about me, it’s that I’m a voracious and quick reader.  I started Do Me Twice on my bus ride home and finished it before 7:30 pm.  However, I’m not much on writing formal reviews.  Although I loved to read as a child and teenager, I really didn’t like […]

Why didn’t I become a librarian?  The library is one of my favorite places to be.  I loaded up my wimpy little $1 Target greenbag to near bursting today.  I browsed the islam section until my arms were full, and then looked for muslim related fiction.  I like reading fiction that has muslim themes, and is relatively muslim friendly, although it’s […]