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

Politics

Open Letter to that 53% Guy - Max Udargo / Daily Kos

Capitalism v. The Climate - Naomi Klein / The Nation

U.S. Congressional Twitter Directory - Fearless Revolution

Why I Am Not A Conservative – F. A. Hayek

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}

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