Worrying Does Not Empty Tomorrow Of Its Troubles, It Empties Today Of Its Strength.

Young Muslim sitting quietly in a mosque at sunset, reflecting after Ramadan.
Spiritual Practice
David Riewe

When New Muslims Disappear After Ramadan

When new Muslims drift away after Ramadan, the problem may not be weak faith. They may simply be overwhelmed. Helping converts build a sustainable prayer life may require less pressure, more relationship, and a clearer understanding of surrender as freedom from the tyranny of the ego.

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Desert landscape illustrating key moments from the Sīrah, including Ṭāʾif, Uhud, and Ḥudaybiyyah, beneath the title “Jesus Loves You. Then What?”
Spiritual Practice
David Riewe

Jesus Loves You. Then What?

The Sīrah does more than tell us who Muhammad ﷺ was. It shows us how he responded to rejection, grief, insult, failure, compromise, power, and success, giving Muslims a practical model for how to live when life gets difficult.

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Featured graphic showing a false-quote meme beside a corrected quote panel, with a speaker in the center and the headline “Bearing False Witness With a Meme Generator.”
Islamophobia & Misinformation
David Riewe

Bearing False Witness With a Meme Generator

How an anti-Muslim meme rewrote Uthman Ibn Farooq’s words, stripped away the context, and turned an argument against banning Muslims into a declaration that Muslims had taken ownership of America.

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AI-generated editorial illustration of Richard Penkoski speaking into a microphone outside a mosque during a religious protest in Plano, Texas.
Religion & Society
David Riewe

If This Is Evangelism, Who Exactly Is It Supposed to Convert?

Richard Penkoski showed up outside a Plano mosque, with a loud speaker and screamed graphic sexual insults about Muhammad. He may call it evangelism, but the performance looked much more like provocation, tribal theater, and hate wearing a Christian name tag.

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