Ibrahim N. Abusharif was born and raised in the Chicago area. Ibrahim is a professor of journalism at Northwestern University in Qatar. His research interests include the intersection of media and culture; literary journalism; media in the Arab world; and religion and media. He is also a journalist and a writer of non-fiction and fiction. His articles have appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines, both print and online. He has also worked closely on translation projects of the Quran. He also maintains a blog at http://fromclay.blogspot.com.
Ibrahim N. Abusharif was born and raised in the Chicago area. Ibrahim is a professor of journalism at Northwestern University in Qatar. His research interests include the intersection of media and culture; literary journalism; media in the Arab world; and religion and media. He is also a journalist and a writer of non-fiction and fiction. His articles have appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines, both print and online. He has also worked closely on translation projects of the Quran. He also maintains a blog at http://fromclay.blogspot.com.
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:25:"Miracles and the ordinary";s:12:"thePermalink";s:58:"https://www.islamicity.org/5618/miracles-and-the-ordinary/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:80:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/miracles__1024x683.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"hijrah (migration)|/topics/hijrah-migration";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Sep 15 2017";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"December 9, 2009 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:44:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif|/by/ibrahim-n-abusharif";s:5:"theID";i:5618;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"4 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:171:"The Prophet who learned through Revelation of tidings of the past and secrets of lands far away also needed to learn the vagaries of life through more ordinary methods ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:25:"Miracles and the ordinary";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ibrahim-n-abusharif";}
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:22:"Hajj: Walking the Walk";s:12:"thePermalink";s:54:"https://www.islamicity.org/7758/hajj-walking-the-walk/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:80:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/hajj_apIC__600x389.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:17:"hajj|/topics/hajj";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Aug 16 2016";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"December 22, 2008 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:44:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif|/by/ibrahim-n-abusharif";s:5:"theID";i:7758;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"16 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:166:"To call the Hajj experience a "vacation" would put off a lot Muslims, who would consider the label a slight. But what I wanted out of Hajj was precisely a vacation ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:22:"Hajj: Walking the Walk";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ibrahim-n-abusharif";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:48:"Learning from the story of - Magicians and Moses";s:12:"thePermalink";s:79:"https://www.islamicity.org/6520/learning-from-the-story-of-magicians-and-moses/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:81:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/pyramids1__1024x577.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"pharaoh|/topics/pharaoh";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 11 2015";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"February 12, 2009 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:44:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif|/by/ibrahim-n-abusharif";s:5:"theID";i:6520;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:158:"The confrontation between Moses and Pharaoh is branded on human culture and memory. That face-off evokes familiar empathy for things like justice, struggle ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:48:"Learning from the story of - Magicians and Moses";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ibrahim-n-abusharif";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:18:"Pilgrim's Progress";s:12:"thePermalink";s:50:"https://www.islamicity.org/6268/pilgrims-progress/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:81:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/minawalkIC__600x363.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:17:"hajj|/topics/hajj";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Dec 13 2007";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"December 13, 2007";s:9:"theAuthor";s:44:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif|/by/ibrahim-n-abusharif";s:5:"theID";i:6268;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"12 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:184:"Pilgrims do what this place silently expects of them, supplicate to the unseen God, remember Him in the holy precincts. And so they ask for a good life, another chance and forgiveness ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:18:"Pilgrim's Progress";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ibrahim-n-abusharif";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:33:"Ramadan, Counterculture, and Soul";s:12:"thePermalink";s:66:"https://www.islamicity.org/6075/ramadan-counterculture-and-soul-2/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:84:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/twoboysprayIC__600x379.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"ramadan|/topics/ramadan";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jul 7 2014";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"October 20, 2005 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:44:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif|/by/ibrahim-n-abusharif";s:5:"theID";i:6075;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:152:"Each religion has a history. Among the aspects common to most of them is the fact that seasons of fast have long been part of their spiritual regimen ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:33:"Ramadan, Counterculture, and Soul";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ibrahim-n-abusharif";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:36:"Sweetness in the stomach's emptiness";s:12:"thePermalink";s:68:"https://www.islamicity.org/4859/sweetness-in-the-stomachs-emptiness/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:87:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/ReedPens_bunchIC__600x384.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"ramadan|/topics/ramadan";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Aug 5 2012";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:40:"August 26, 2009 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:44:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif|/by/ibrahim-n-abusharif";s:5:"theID";i:4859;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"3 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:104:"Rumi compares people to reed pens, wooden instruments that could not write without being hollowed out ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:36:"Sweetness in the stomach's emptiness";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ibrahim-n-abusharif";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:54:"The Debt We Owe to Religion (Quran Vocabulary Series)";s:12:"thePermalink";s:84:"https://www.islamicity.org/3731/the-debt-we-owe-to-religion-quran-vocabulary-series/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:82:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/mecca-kaba__1024x687.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"quran|/topics/quran";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jan 21 2010";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"July 26, 2007 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:44:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif|/by/ibrahim-n-abusharif";s:5:"theID";i:3731;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:138:"He reveals human obligations and a Sacred Law that has a mighty purpose, live right (live a good life) and to prepare us for a Day of Debt";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:54:"The Debt We Owe to Religion (Quran Vocabulary Series)";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ibrahim-n-abusharif";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:14:"Picture of God";s:12:"thePermalink";s:47:"https://www.islamicity.org/3417/picture-of-god/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:85:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/locketclosedIC__600x413.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:29:"interfaith|/topics/interfaith";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Dec 23 2008";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"December 22, 2008 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:44:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif|/by/ibrahim-n-abusharif";s:5:"theID";i:3417;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:175:"Do you want to see a picture of God? That's what a girl asked me in my first-grade classroom at O'Toole Elementary School in Chicago's South Side, many years ago, of course ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:14:"Picture of God";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ibrahim-n-abusharif";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:13:"Apostasy Fire";s:12:"thePermalink";s:46:"https://www.islamicity.org/7688/apostasy-fire/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:81:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/alonelake__1024x541.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:25:"apostasy|/topics/apostasy";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 27 2006";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:14:"March 27, 2006";s:9:"theAuthor";s:44:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif|/by/ibrahim-n-abusharif";s:5:"theID";i:7688;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:123:"Another fire to put out. This time an Afghani speaks of his religious makeover and, it seems, faces the penalty of death ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:13:"Apostasy Fire";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ibrahim-n-abusharif";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:19:"Cartoongate Deja vu";s:12:"thePermalink";s:52:"https://www.islamicity.org/2806/cartoongate-deja-vu/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:37:"salman rushdie|/topics/salman-rushdie";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 13 2006";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"February 13, 2006";s:9:"theAuthor";s:44:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif|/by/ibrahim-n-abusharif";s:5:"theID";i:2806;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:165:"Sometime in February 1989, about a dozen or so Muslim community leaders from around the country met in NY to discuss the controversy caused by The Satanic Verses ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:19:"Cartoongate Deja vu";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ibrahim-n-abusharif";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:47:"Dimming of light - Passing away of Martin Lings";s:12:"thePermalink";s:78:"https://www.islamicity.org/2632/dimming-of-light-passing-away-of-martin-lings/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:91:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/martinlings_pyramid__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:37:"salman rushdie|/topics/salman-rushdie";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jun 1 2005";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:12:"June 1, 2005";s:9:"theAuthor";s:44:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif|/by/ibrahim-n-abusharif";s:5:"theID";i:2632;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:104:"Remebering Martin Lings, a widely acclaimed Islamic scholar who died on May 12, 2005 at the age of 96 ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:47:"Dimming of light - Passing away of Martin Lings";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ibrahim-n-abusharif";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:31:"Something about "Sighting Mary"";s:12:"thePermalink";s:62:"https://www.islamicity.org/2615/something-about-sighting-mary/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:85:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/marysilouette__1024x555.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:41:"prophet jesus (isa)|/topics/prophet-jesus";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"May 4 2005";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 29, 2005 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:44:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif|/by/ibrahim-n-abusharif";s:5:"theID";i:2615;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"12 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:130:"The same week that Rome announced a new Pope, headlines appeared in the Chicago press about a sighting of Mary, Mother of Jesus ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:31:"Something about "Sighting Mary"";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ibrahim-n-abusharif";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:25:"Tribute to the Last Aisle";s:12:"thePermalink";s:58:"https://www.islamicity.org/2494/tribute-to-the-last-aisle/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:82:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/shortstory__1024x512.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:41:"prophet jesus (isa)|/topics/prophet-jesus";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Dec 12 2004";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"December 9, 2004 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:44:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif|/by/ibrahim-n-abusharif";s:5:"theID";i:2494;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"18 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:140:"I feel it necessary to speak about the trials and temptations that escaped public notice, such as the near demise of our very way of life ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:25:"Tribute to the Last Aisle";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ibrahim-n-abusharif";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:17:"Remembering Islam";s:12:"thePermalink";s:50:"https://www.islamicity.org/2357/remembering-islam/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:85:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/boyholdsquran__1024x582.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"islam|/topics/islam";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jun 27 2004";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"June 26, 2004 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:44:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif|/by/ibrahim-n-abusharif";s:5:"theID";i:2357;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"10 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:159:"When describing Islam, the word "simple" frequently pops up for the very good reason that simplicity is one of the most sublime aspects of revealed religion ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:17:"Remembering Islam";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ibrahim-n-abusharif";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:25:"Muslim Passion for Christ";s:12:"thePermalink";s:58:"https://www.islamicity.org/2261/muslim-passion-for-christ/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:41:"prophet jesus (isa)|/topics/prophet-jesus";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 20 2004";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 20, 2004 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:44:"Ibrahim N. Abusharif|/by/ibrahim-n-abusharif";s:5:"theID";i:2261;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:177:"In a broad sense, "The Passion," as well as the controversy that stalks it, is an extension of the very long struggle for narrative control over the life and mission of Jesus. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:25:"Muslim Passion for Christ";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=ibrahim-n-abusharif";}
