There are a lot of tools for curating web content, but I prefer to do it the old fashioned way. This is a list of the best of the best from around the web. Each link here is something that blew my mind–at least a little bit. Enjoy.
Religion
Resolution On Being Faithful Muslims and Loyal Americans – Fiqh Council of North America
Gender, Sexuality, and Islam under the Shadow of Empire - Saadia Toor / S & F Online
Islam and the Secular State (pdf) - Abdullahi Ahmed An-NaÀim
Most Muslim Americans See No Justification For Violence – GALLUP
The Role of Righteous Muslims (pdf)
The Rise and Fall of The Salafi Movement - Umar Lee
On Filling the Inner Hole and Coming Home
A Lavish Feast: Hatemongers, Hypocrites, and the Hate Du Jour – Islamophobia Today
The Islamic Path To God Flows Through Humanity – Omid Safi / Huffington Post
Critical Reflection on Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Muslims - Scott Siraj al-Haqq Kugle
Politics
Capitalism v. The Climate - Naomi Klein / The Nation
Why I Am Not A Conservative – F. A. Hayek
10 Reasons the Rest of the World Thinks the U.S. is Nuts – Soraya Chemaly / Huffington Post
The Caging of America – Adam Gopnik/The New Yorker
Engaging American Muslims: Political Trends and Attitudes – Farid Senzai / ISPU
iCivics – {website}
Culture
“Generation X Doesn’t Want to Hear It” – EmptyAge
Million-Dollar Murray - Malcolm Gladwell
Buck: The Film {Movie Trailer}
Teaching Good Sex – Laurie Abraham / The New York Times
What Helen Keller Saw – Cynthia Ozick / The New Yorker
How To Be a Retronaut {Website}
Khan Academy {Website}
198 Methods of Non-Violent Action – The Albert Einstein Institution
The Dawn of the Color Photograph: Albert Kahn’s Catalog of Humanity by Maria Popova/Brainpicker
Why Won’t They Listen? ‘The Righteous Mind,’ by Jonathan Haidt / New York Times
“Gray Area” – Debra Monroe / Guernica
Favorite TED Talks
Kathryn Schultz: On Being Wrong
Tim Harford: Trial, Error and the God Complex
Brene Brown: The Power of Vulnerability
Chade-Meng Tan: Everyday Compassion At Work
Hilarity
5 Ridiculous Things You Probably Believe About Islam – Cracked.com
Ordinary Muslim Man {meme}
I’m Comic Sans, Asshole – McSweeny
