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Here are all my relevant articles going back to the beginning; I’ll need to make efforts to get my old articles reestablished. Patience please.

2008, April 28: For Meredith. Wherever The Heck You Are.
A mysterious note from a mysterious person.
2008, March 23: I Have A Belly, And I Will Take The Steep Path To Get Rid Of It!
Remember the steep path!
2008, March 20: CAIR Philadelphia's 2nd Annual Banquet: April 12th
Register for the CAIR Philadelphia Banquet
2008, March 02: Do Muslims Never Get to Have an Idea of Their Own? Reinterpretating Islam In Turkey
The case of Turkey's Department of Religious Affairs "reinterpreting" the hadith to make Islam more palatable to modern sensibilities perplexes KufiGirl
2008, February 22: Chit Chat Chaat & Chai With Hijabman
Headwrap information session
2008, February 02: ABCNews messes up map of Israel & The Occupied Territories
ABCNews messes up map of Israel & The Occupied Territories
2008, January 08: Islam, According To My Father
My dad and his Islam
2008, January 07: Khuda Hafiz
2008, January 04: Dil Dil Hyderabad (Pakistan)
The truth is that one generation removed we are still deeply rooted here.
2007, December 30: Did Benazir Bhutto know she was America's lackey?
Why does America want a destabilized Pakistan; The Lever Of Her Sunroof Did It
Please avoid the levers on your sunroofs
2007, December 29: Letter From Karachi & Benazir Bhutto's Death
Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan, Family
2007, December 23: My Dad Isn't A Crazy Old Man [Yet.]
My Dad Is A Hero!
2007, December 11: Dawah For Dummies.
Redefining Dawah
2007, November 01: My Ideal Life. Starting Today.
On Wanting To Be A Well-Balanced Human.
2007, October 30: Carmen Elektra's Strip Aerobics- No Thanks.
I'm going to pump you up.
2007, October 24: Lessons From Squealing Birds On Rollercoasters
don't forget to let out squeals of unadulterated joy when the mood strikes you.
2007, October 12: What Bollinger Could Learn From Edward Said (And Berkeley!)
Edward Said Speaks.
2007, October 05: Eid Gifts At The HijabMan Store (New Shirts!)
Rolling Stone, Comedy Central, NYTimes, Emel, What next?
2007, September 26: Go Ahead Profile Me, Muslim Hipster Shirts On The Colbert Report
Frisk Me I'm Muslim On the Colbert Report
2007, September 25: KG: This is not a constructive use of time.
KufiGirl vows: I will not spend Ramadan arguing on the internet about honor killings.
2007, September 10: On My Mother And Her Porsche.
Mom finishes her son's thought...
2007, September 06: KG: Iran?
KufiGirl wants to know what crazy agenda Bush has for Iran.
2007, July 10: On Wearing Shirts That Challenge People.
Auntie tells her story.
2007, July 05: Mailbag: Just throwing in a starfish
The Mailbag.
2007, June 25: KG: An interview with Hanne Blank, part I
KufiGirl interviews the author of Virgin: An Untouched History
2007, June 24: KG: An interview with Hanne Blank, part II
Virginity, race and class, and the threat of ever-so-twirlable moustaches
2007, June 20: KG: What Would Khalil Gibran Do?
Daniel Pipes Is A Doofus 101, On Madrassas
2007, June 16: Fear Can Stop Your Love, What About Your God-consciousness?
Do I have junk in my trunk?
2007, June 09: KG: To veil or not to veil: that is the question.
KufiGirl Returns: On The Veil
2007, June 05: 12 Years On The Internet
Sara turns out to be a man!
2007, June 04: For My 25th Birthday (June 2nd), I received...
Pink Monkey.
2007, June 01: Khaled Abou El Fadl Says It Again: The Rare American Imam
Fastest Hadith-Slinger On The East Coast
2007, May 29: Highlights From the American Family Blog
AmericanFamilyBlog.Com
2007, May 22: Muslims Well Integrated or Approving of Suicide Strikes?
BBC vs. AP. BBC Wins.
2007, May 21: Consider The Flight of Time: My GTD Progress Part 2
The Flight Of Time II
2007, May 19: Coffee Pot Lota: Breaking The Silence
The Coffee Pot Lota
2007, May 17: Mother's Day With The Family
Mother's Day
2007, May 16: The Flight of Time: GTD Progress Part 1
Consider The Flight Of Time
2007, May 14: How you can tell I'm the youngest...
Owned.
2007, May 13: Christopher Walken Gives Good Khutbas. So Does Muhammad Asad.
Christopher Walken As Morty
2007, May 09: My Parents Want To Set Me Up
Notable Notes
2007, May 03: This Is What A Police-State Looks Like: MacArthur Park
May Day Rally
2007, May 02: White, Non-Muslim Terrorists? What a Preposterous Idea!
Alabama Free Militia
2007, April 23: KG: Question Marks
KufiGirl's First Post
2007, April 21: Spoke Too Soon.
I'm Borderline.
2007, April 19: How My Big Sister Uses Me As [Bad] Example
My sister tells everyone I'm afraid of senators.
2007, April 17: About KufiGirl
About KufiGirl
2007, April 11: Seven8Six and Yaser Dot Org
Cheese Steak Coma
2007, March 12: Frisk Me, I'm Muslim (TM)
Move over "Kiss Me, I'm Irish," Hello, "Frisk Me, I'm Muslim!"
2007, March 06: Chocolate For The Quran: My Family's Blog
My Family's Blog
2007, March 01: The Day "Imam" Became A Four Letter Word
I M A M
2007, February 26: Fear Can Stop Your Loving...
...And Love Can Stop Your Fear.
2007, February 24: Urgent Action. Forward widely. Post on your blogs!
CAIR, Sestak; Yasmine tagged me, so...
3 Things Meme
2007, February 17: How To Eat A Paani Puri
Paani Puri Zindabad
2007, February 14: Being Conscious/Grateful on Valentine's Day
Blood Diamonds, Child Slave Labor For Chocolate, Poor Working Conditions for the Women who process the flowers we buy.
2007, February 13: Don't all men have explosively formed penetrators?
Explosively Formed Penetrators
2007, February 11: Little Mosque On The Prairie: Butt Pinches.
Little Mosque On The Prairie.
2007, February 10: Muslim-ish Podcasts Roundup 2/10/07
Muslim Podcasts Roundup
2007, February 07: HijabMan's Secret: Perfect For Valentine's Day!
Suspicious Package; About Zosha
My sister's bio...
2007, February 01: About Angrez
About my brother-in-law guest poster
2007, January 24: How I take Pictures With the Qur'an
Qur'an Photography
2007, January 04: On Hacking My Life.
Getting Things Done.
2007, January 03: Ellison to Use Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an
Ellison to use Thomas Jefferson's copy of the Koran
2007, January 01: Three Beautiful Things Thursday (Belated Edition)
Muslim-A-Day.Com
2006, December 11: I Didn't Want To Call It Sexual Harassment
Sexual Harassment
2006, December 09: "No One From Here Wants To Marry You? HAHAHA!" - My Mother
At least she isn't wheatish.
2006, December 05: Bio Data Construction For Dummies (Men's edition)
Your skin tone is not wheatish.
2006, November 27: Maslow's Muslims: How I Get Out Of A Spiritual Slump
Abraham Maslow saves me from being a small, fat, hairy monster.
2006, November 25: Muslim Personals: HijabMan
The Bio Data, yaar.
2006, November 13: Where I've Lived...
Sign of Qiyamah
2006, November 10: Vince McMahon lives in my Masjid
You would think Vince McMahon was a Muslim...
2006, November 08: Hee Haw
Vote Your Conscience
2006, November 02: Three Beautiful Things Thursdays: Subway Platforms
Beauty in Subway Platforms
2006, October 29: Social Anxiety (Part II) Methods
Social Anxiety, Part II.
2006, October 04: HijabMan Out Of Character
Muslim Day At Six Flags Great Adventure
2006, September 06: Store FAQ
Store Faq
2006, August 23: Kate Moss Topless Infuriates Muslims. Or not.
Does Kate Moss' chest really infuriate Muslims?!
2006, August 18: Potty Humor Daw'ah, Part II
Did you lose your wudu, _again_?!
2006, August 04: High Fructose Masjid
Junk food in mosques
2006, August 03: Solo Trip: Mecca I
Traveled to Mecca alone. Just a suitcase and a plane ticket.
2006, August 02: Walk to Morning Prayer
Only one streetkid this morning; Solo Trip: Mecca II
Continuation of my 'umra trip
2006, August 01: Solo Trip: Mecca III
Part III of my Mecca Trip
2006, July 24: A Messenger
All praise is due to Allah.... she says with that same sparkle in her eye.
2006, July 23: Potty Humor Daw'ah, Part I
It Leaves Grooves
2006, July 02: Making Niqabis Laugh
Their eyes scrunch
2006, June 07: About HijabMan
*Who is the man behind HijabMan?* On the surface, he may just seem like a small, hairy, South Asian man. That much we know is true. If you look closer, though, you may find something unexpected. You know, like a balloon kitty. Check out the links below for more about HijabMan.
2006, June 06: 100 Things About HijabMan
First 50 up...
2006, June 05: 100 things... Part 2
2nd Part; The Prayer
Poem
2006, May 31: HijabMan Booths at ICNA/ISNA
HijabMan booth shuffle; a lively dance.
2006, May 29: ISNA: Day One Complete
Slow sales. Beautifully spirited people. A humble, low-stress success.
2006, May 15: On Boy Vision
HijabMan has "boy vision." It's nature, not nurture.
2005, October 16: The Make Chai Not War(TM) Drama
Make Chai Not War Drama
2005, August 05: Teenage Muslim Suicide
On Being a Depressed Teen
2005, March 06: Women in Mosques
Bow down with those who bow.
2004, December 16: Personal Spiritual
What were those windchimes?
2004, December 13: Personal Hadith
My struggle with Hadith literature
2004, December 06: My Approach to Islam
To be a Muslim
2003, December 20: Running Around Boston
During my senior year in college, I had four-day weekends. I spent most of them in Boston with AzamHussain and eating copious amounts of doughnuts.
2003, March 05: Letter to God
Written in Cairo
2001, November 19: Leonids: Age 19
One weekend during my sophomore year, I made a bunch of cheesecakes From scratch. And then I tried out for MTV's the Real World
2001, October 21: San Fran After 9/11
Experiences in the airport a month after 9-11; Happiness: Age 18
Thoughts on happiness during my first year of college.
2001, October 02: Now I've Seen Everything...
Written at age 19
2001, September 21: My Dorm Room: Age 19
A description of my room during my sophomore year in college.
1999, December 18: Godiva And My Toes
A post during my teen years while I worked retail
1999, October 14: The Creative Excuse Card
Age 15, Excuse Card
1999, September 13: High School Lunch
The Hall Aide
1999, September 06: Islamic Hinterland
Islamic Hinterland
1999, July 20: My First Job
My First Job
1998, April 21: National Honors Society: Age 16
Written at Age 16
1998, April 05: Mind Map
Mind Map Written at age 16
1996, March 21: Random Thoughts (Aged 14)
Written At Age 14
1993, May 21: ManHunt: Written At Age 15
Manhunt in the neighborhood.

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