Dave Schuler (mail) (www):
Welcome, Aziz! Welcome to our little family (at least I consider the merry band at Dean's World a family).
8.31.2005 12:00pm
DSmith (mail) (www):
Dean, I'm pretty skeptical of the whole idea of moderate Islam, but I'm willing to be convinced. Thanks for giving Aziz the soapbox.

Aziz, I look forward to your posts. Welcome.
8.31.2005 1:01pm
Mike (mail):
Howdy, Aziz. Welcome to Dean's looney bin, hope you find the rubber rooms comfy.
8.31.2005 1:04pm
Cutler (mail) (www):
Welcome Aziz, I hope everything works out well here.
8.31.2005 1:19pm
Steven Malcolm Anderson (www):
Welcome to Dar al-Harb.
8.31.2005 1:38pm
Aziz (mail) (www):
heh, thanks for the welcomes - of all stripes :)

It's not my job to convince anyone about the existence of "moderate muslims" or whatever. I hope I can just provide a unique perspective, informed by all aspects of my identity. I've been lurking at DW for over a year, commenting for a few months, and I'm grateful to Dean for the opportunity. Let's roll...
8.31.2005 2:07pm
Dean Esmay:
To my understanding, the overwhelming majority of muslim scholars would agree that America is Dar al-‘Ahd, not Dar al-Harb. SOURCE.
8.31.2005 10:46pm
KathyK (mail) (www):
Aziz, welcome. I've been reading you on and off since I first found you (in early 2002).
9.1.2005 10:36am