Posts by: Ahmed Darwish
Athletes like Hakeem Olajuwon and Husain Abdullah have impressed us with their ability to keep up with fasting while playing sports during Ramadan. But professional athletes have nutritionists to help them maintain their performance during the holy month. So how about the rest of us who still need to be sharp and deliver results at the office while fasting? Here are some pointers from nutritional experts to help you finish Ramadan strong.
A New York Times piece by Bill George talks about providing incentives for businesses to invest in America.
IN THE NEWS: Businesses are increasingly catering their marketing messages to Muslim consumers, according to the New York Times. The “global halal market” is estimated at $2.1 trillion annually. It appears that the marketing is mostly geared towards Muslims abroad, though. Would it make sense for these same global corporations to cater to Muslims in the United States, too?
The recent uproar about the construction of a mosque and cultural center near the Ground Zero site is a vivid reminder that the answer to the question of whose side we are on, let alone how disparate we really are from extremists, remains nebulous for many Americans. The most important takeaway is that we have failed as a community to distinguish ourselves from deranged, foreign belligerents misleadingly calling themselves Mujahideen
IN THE NEWS: The New York Times reported this week that General David Petraeus signed a secret directive authorizing American Special Operations Troops to expand clandestine military operations in both friendly and hostile Middle East countries for the purposes of gathering intelligence and forging ties with local forces. Regardless of the reason, the meddling in foreign affairs by the military without oversight or accountability should be scary to any Democratic nation.
IN THE BLOGOSPHERE: A recent blog post took on what the writer perceived to be the five worst brand flops in the last decade. Islam came in No. 3 on the list.
IN THE NEWS: The Obama administration is taking on Wall Street in its latest push for reform. Coincidentally, the Securities and Exchange Commission recently filed fraud charges against Goldman Sachs, one of the most prominent of Wall Street banks. Oddly enough, Fox News feels that Obama is “biting the hand that fed him” because Goldman Sachs was his top Wall Street contributor, with employees donating nearly $1 million.
Spurred by recent comments from actor Tom Hanks, a Wall Street Journal opinion writer last week criticized journalists for paying too close attention to anti-Muslim discrimination and argued that Muslims face less discrimination in America than they might in other countries. But dismissing anti-Muslim sentiments and marginalizing aggrieved Muslims are backward and dangerous steps.
IN THE NEWS: Nine members of the Hutaree militia were charged with conspiring to kill a police officer and then kill more officers at his funeral. The group has labeled law enforcement agents as their enemies, but what have we labeled them?
IN THE NEWS: In this article, Dr. Dean Ornish, a clinical professor at the prestigious University of California, San Francisco, and co-founder and president of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute is interviewed by Kathy Freston about long-term health, high protein diets and weight control. The two main takeaways are, interestingly enough, staples of [...]
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