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Praying to the West

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About the Book

Journalist Omar Mouallem travels to thirteen remarkable mosques and discovers the surprising history of their communities. But what he finds also challenges his own long-held personal beliefs, and even his sense of identity. “Until recently, Muslim identity was imposed on me. But I feel different about my religious heritage in the era of ISIS and Trumpism, Rohingya and Uyghur genocides, ethnonationalism and misinformation. I’m compelled to reclaim the thing that makes me a target. I’ve begun to examine Islam closely with an eye…

Islam

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About the Book
About the Book
Islam

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Published in

Praying to the West

·May 15, 2021

Postcard from Inuvik

THE MIDNIGHT SUN MOSQUE, est. 2010 🇨🇦 If the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem means “the furthest,” then does that mean that the Midnight Sun Mosque on the literal edge of the Arctic Circle is the new Al-Aqsa? Maybe not by exact distance from Mecca (that distinction belongs to Southland Muslim Association in Invercargill, New Zealand). Nor is…

Inuvik

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Postcard from Inuvik
Postcard from Inuvik
Inuvik

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Praying to the West

·May 13, 2021

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If this is a book you’ll buy, I’d be grateful if you ordered a presale today. Preorders are one of the best ways you can support an author. Because they’re counted as first-week sales, they can make or break a book.

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Published in

Praying to the West

·May 12, 2021

About the Author

Omar Mouallem is an award-winning writer and filmmaker. He’s reported on Muslim and Middle Eastern issues for The Guardian, The Ringer, and WIRED, coauthored the national bestseller Inside the Inferno: A Firefighter’s Story of the Brotherhood that Saved Fort McMurray, and dIrected two documentaries. …

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About the Author
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Published in

Praying to the West

·May 12, 2021

Postcard from Jerusalem

DOME OF THE ROCK/AL-AQSA PLAZA, est. 691 🇵🇸 The Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem is charged with symbolism and contention. Often overlooked is the significance of its location on Temple Mount (Harem al-Sharif) to Prophet Muhammad’s first followers, who prostrated toward Jerusalem years before making Mecca the Muslim capital. Islam is, as it was conceived, an offshoot of the Abrahamic faith, and fundamentally as “western” a religion as Judaism and Christianity.

Jerusalem

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Postcard from Jerusalem
Postcard from Jerusalem
Jerusalem

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Dec 3, 2020

Letter of support: Kahlil Gibran Park in Edmonton, Alberta

Earlier this year, Edmonton City Councillor Jon Dziadyk (Ward 3) proposed naming a green space in the north side neighbourhood Beaumaris after Kahlil Gibran. You can read about the plan and community group with whom Coun. Dziadyk has partnered in this blog. The Councilor’s office is preparing a package to…

Kahlil Gibran

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Letter of support: Kahlil Gibran Park
Letter of support: Kahlil Gibran Park
Kahlil Gibran

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Sep 23, 2020

Every Freelance Writer Needs a “Pitch Bank.” You Can Steal Mine.

In 2012, I made the leap into full-time freelance writing. It was six years in the making. I eased toward the career shift after gaining enough experience and connections as a magazine editor. Still, I worried that I might not have the self-discipline and self-motivation to sustain a freelance career…

Freelance

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Every Freelance Writer Needs a “Pitch Bank.” Feel Free to Steal Mine.
Every Freelance Writer Needs a “Pitch Bank.” Feel Free to Steal Mine.
Freelance

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May 31, 2020

The Secret Ingredient of Narrative Journalism? Asking Stupid Questions with Authority.

This blog was originally published by Third Verb in October 2016. I took on an interesting assignment for Reader’s Digest this summer. It was not a career-changing story and few readers outside of the magazine industry would even notice my byline, let alone remember me for it. It was a…

Interviewing

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The Secret Ingredient of Narrative Journalism? Asking Stupid Questions with Authority.
The Secret Ingredient of Narrative Journalism? Asking Stupid Questions with Authority.
Interviewing

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Apr 6, 2020

Frank Lackteen Speaks!

A letter from a perennial villain is discovered. A tragedy transpires. Who said LinkedIn was useless? Me — I did! — up until a few weeks ago when I found an unread months-old message from Jennifer Chan Yih, a data scientist who discovered an old letter inside an antique typewriter…

Frank Lackteen

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Frank Lackteen Speaks!
Frank Lackteen Speaks!
Frank Lackteen

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Mar 4, 2020

Inside the Double-life of an Elusive Porn Producer

The article was originally published as “The Man Behind the Camera” in the June 2015 issue of Alberta Venture. Copyright belongs to the author. The smell of leather and sweat filling the Beverly Bronx Boxing Club is quickly ­forgotten when Kris “The Raven” Blackwell arrives. Tall and busty, with a…

Porn

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Porn

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