The African Origins of Common English Words
By Farooq A. Kperogi A distinct feature of the English language is its extensive borrowing from other languages. According to some sour...
The Strange Bedfellows America Makes
Farooq A. Kperogi When on January 6, 2007 I wrote about Keith Ellison, the first American Muslim to be elected member of the U.S. House ...
Q and A on grammar
By Farooq A. Kperogi Twitter: @farooqkperogi I have resumed the question-and-answer portion of my column that I suspended for some time. Th...
Why Nigerian Men Kill their Wives in America
By Farooq A. Kperogi OK, let me start by confessing that this title is slightly misleading: the vast majority Nigerian men in America don...
America’s First Islamic University Opens Amid Rising Islamophobia
By Farooq A. Kperogi On July 11, 2009, in an article titled “An Islamic University in America,” I wrote on this blog that an “American Mu...
Interesting Times for Islam in America
By Farooq A. Kperogi The last three weeks have been particularly intriguing times for Islam in America: The debate over the so-called grou...
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