Khutba by Abdal Hakim Murad: Preparing for Ramadan

http://cambridgekhutbasetc.blogspot.com/2010/08/preparing-for-ramadhan.html

Sermon: Honoring the Houses of God by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf (Video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D7-ymbSoi4

NYT Letters: A Mosque That Stirs the Passions

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/04/opinion/l04mosque.html

NYT Editorial: A Monument to Tolerance

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/04/opinion/04wed1.html

Mosque Near Ground Zero Clears Key Hurdle

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/mosque-near-ground-zero-clears-key-hurdle/

'Anti-Islamic' bus ads appear in major cities

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2010/0728/Anti-Islamic-bus-ads-appear-in-major-cities

Tariq Ramadan’s ‘Quest for Meaning’ Review by Karen Armstrong

http://www.tariqramadan.com/Tariq-Ramadan-s-Quest-for-Meaning.html

The Trials of Tony Judt - The Chronicle of Higher Education

fascinating read on the life, works, and controversies of NYU professor and historian Tony Judt

http://chronicle.com/article/The-Trials-of-Tony-Judt/63449/

Evidence Grows of Problem of Clergy Burnout - NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/nyregion/02burnout.html

via Shaykh Abdullah and Khalid Latif

Chris Hedges: Why the Feds Fear Thinkers Like Howard Zinn

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/why_the_feds_fear_thinkers_like_howard_zinn_20100801/