SpearIt, Author at The Islamic Monthly

SpearIt

The execution on February 7 of a Muslim on Alabama’s death row raises a number of legal and cultural questions abo

SpearIt | February 28th, 2019

Prior to winning the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump campaigned as a tough-on-immigration candidate who vowed t

SpearIt | November 29th, 2018

Take a Knee Sunday represented a major rejection of President Donald Trump’s attacks on players in the NFL. In a r

SpearIt | October 1st, 2017

Reliance on mass incarceration as a response to crime has reached critical heights in recent decades. The numbers need n

SpearIt | August 23rd, 2017

Although Donald Trump managed to vilify the Muslim religion throughout his campaign for president, one of his first exec

SpearIt | February 13th, 2017

GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump is busy building a case that the media are rigging the election. The cacophony r

SpearIt | October 31st, 2016

In the first 2016 presidential debate, moderator Lester Holt focused on an issue that has never before enjoyed such time

SpearIt | October 7th, 2016

The passing of Muhammad Ali brought the briefest of repose for American Muslims. For a moment, the world stood still to

SpearIt | October 7th, 2016

Khizr Khan’s speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention shook up the evening perhaps like no other.

SpearIt | August 4th, 2016

The death of boxing legend Muhammad Ali is a major blessing for American Muslims. Not only does his momentous pass

SpearIt | June 10th, 2016