under|progress

So, this is it

I will be posting exclusively at Eteraz: States of Islam from now on.

It is a joint effort involving Ali Eteraz, Haroon Moghul and Willow Wilson. We all owe a big thank you to Yursil Kidwai, who designed the site.

under|progress will remain up for the forseeable future as an archive of sorts (or at least until my existing agreement with Six Apart expires), but I may start to move some of my older writing to Eteraz.

Please join us for what will be an online collaborative effort involving not only us, but you, the all important reader. Please register with the community and sign up for a reader diary. We welcome views, whether you agree or disagree with anything we say. We only expect you show a modicum of respect for everyone else.

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Not a holy Trinity

1. I'll be moving soon (hence the lack of any updates). Read this.

2. The next volume of the Carnival of Islam in the West is now taking submissions. Due this Friday 10 November. You know the score. Submit here.

3. The Third Annual Brass Crescent Awards are open for nominations. Go forth and nominate. And get some buttony goodness from Aziz.

Seasons greetings

Happy Christmas and a pleasant New Year to those engaged in such festivities.

For my own part, I have been extremely busy as I always seem to be. Apart from working and studying part-time, I have been making plans to perform hajj, for which I will be leaving next week insha'Allah. I believe it is an obligation upon me now, given that I am free from various debts and able to pay my own way. I aim to clear my desk on my return and freshen up this blog. The offer of another one or two people to participate on this blog is still open...

Hola!

I'm typing this from Ciudad del Carmen, an island-city in the state of Campeche, Mexico. I'm here with work (Carmen is an oil town, first and foremost), but will be using the weekends to try and explore some of the Yucatan peninsula. I'll keep this blog up to date with plenty of pictures, as well as the usual material since I am now back from my self-imposed internet exile.

A (very late) Eid Mubarak!

I've been avoiding computers in my own pesonal time, seeing as I spend most the working day in front of them. Hence, the lack of anything here. Whenever you did Eid I pray it was an enjoyable day.

(A belated) Ramadan Mubarak!

A belated Ramadan Mubarak (whenever you started it)! May God aid us in making this a spiritually uplifting period.

I am back in London now and have had a been busy few days, mainly with home and work and, of course, the start of Ramadan. I haven't felt much like blogging and given that I work at a screen most of the dayt, I don't really feel up for coming home and then having to think about what to churn into the great abyss that is the t'internet.

Away days

I'm away again. I am typing this from windy Lerwick, capital of the Shetland Islands. You're looking at the view across the water from Fort Charlotte.

Away days

I'm somewhere over here.

Update

I'm sort of back to low-level blogging. I shall be reviewing the following books in the coming weeks, insha'allah:

• The Case for Religion, Keith Ward
• Virtually Islamic, Gary Bunt
• Islam in the Digital Age: E-jihad, Online Fatwas and Cyber Islamic Environments, Gary Bunt

Also, is there anyone out there who'd like to help out around here? Give me a mail or pop something in the comment box below.

Eid Mubarak!

Well, it appears there is yet again a 'controversy' over when Eid is meant to take place. I phoned home last night and discovered some mosques are holding Eid today, while others are holding it tomorrow (Friday). Allow me to side-step this perennial debate, and simply say Eid Mubarak, whenever Eid-ul-Adha maybe for you.

assalaamu 'alaykum