About Us
Muslimmatters.org began in 2007 as a collaboration between various Bloggers and Shuyookh in order to bring attention to issues faced by Muslims, especially in the West. We have focused on issues of Religion, Society, Ethics, Sex Education, Politics, Civil Rights, Family, as well as the random issues that pop up from now and then, all with some ranting and humor mixed in. We challenge ourselves and our readers to engage in discourses that touch our lives as citizens of the West, while maintaining our individual Islamic identities: Ultimately to cooperate, but not to compromise.
Vision Statement :
MuslimMatters strives to become the leading Muslim multimedia platform for the articulation and implementation of orthodoxy amidst the unprecedented complexity and unique challenges of contemporary life.
Mission Statement:
MuslimMatters is tax-exempt nonprofit organization §501(c)(3)* that provides educational material, social commentary, and religious inspiration related to Islam and Muslims through its group blogging platform, www.MuslimMatters.org.
Primarily addressing Muslims residing in the West; MuslimMatters also serves as a reliable source for non-Muslims seeking information about the faith of Islam and global community of Muslims. We strive to:
- Embody truthfulness and moderation through a commitment to scholarship, creativity, critical thinking, education, and cultural diversity.
- Clarify misrepresentations and mischaracterizations of Islam and their ultimate manifestation in extremism and bigotry.
- Balance productive participation and independent critique within the Muslim community and broader society.
*You may deduct donations from your federally-taxable income; our tax ID# is: 26-3248086.
Organizational Structure
|
Founders Shura |
Staff |
Specialists |
Senior Associates |
Associates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasir Qadhi Amad S. Omar Usman Musa Maguire Ahmad AlFarsi |
Siraaj Dr. Mehzabeen Ibrahim (iMuslim) Iesa Galloway Sadaf Farooqi Haytham Soliman Nadim Sohail Amatullah |
Yaser Birjas Tawfique Chowdhury Abu Aaliyah Surkheel Mohamed Elibiary Nouman Ali Khan Dr. Ali Shehata Yahya Ibrahim Umm Reem Anas Hlayhel |
Ify Okoye Amir (MR) Tariq Ahmed Rami Elsawah J. Hashmi |
Mariam E. Ismail K. Youssef Chouhoud AbdulMalik Ryan Dr. Ameera Khan Mustafa Suvalija Saqib S. Bushra Wasty Aisha Meghani Kate Lechner |
Key Religious Advisers:
Yasir Qadhi
Yaser Birjas
Editorial
Managing Editor: Omar Usman
Technical Editor: Ify Okoye (Senior Associate)
Technical Editing Associates: Kate Lechner, Bushra Wasty, Aisha Meghani
Special Projects: Siraaj M.
Youth Content Adviser: Dr. Ali Shehata
Quran & Arabic Specialist: Nouman Khan
Guest Submissions: Ismail K. & Youssef C.
News & Views: Amir (MR)
Islamic Content:
• Amatullah
• Sadaf Farooqi
• Yahya Ibrahim
• Abu Aaliyah Surkheel
• Yaser Birjas
• Mariam E.
• Ismail K.
• Anas Hlayhel
Political & Current Affairs:
• Mohamed Elibiary
• Rami Elsawah
• Amad S.
• Iesa Galloway
Society & Lifestyle:
• Rami Elsawah
• Umm Reem
Technology
Technology Manager: Amir (MR).
Technical Projects: TBA
Technical Advisers:
• Omar Usman
• Nadim Sohail
Business & Strategy
Director of Business Development & Strategy: Amad S.
Business Manager: Ahmad AlFarsi
Staff Planner: Musa Maguire
Staffing Manager: Nadim Sohail
Administrative Assistant: Umm AbdurRaheem
Public Relations Manager: Iesa Galloway
Marketing & Advertising: Haytham Soliman
Publicity & Multimedia: Dr. Mehzabeen Ibrahim
Legal Advisers
• Abdul-Malik Ryan
• T. Ahmed
Special Projects & Expansion
TBA
Entries(RSS)
Asalamualaikum wa Rahmatullah
Subhan’Allah, I love Blogs with a group of authors. Maybe you can take a look at my Blog and feature posts you like on here. Just a suggestion.
Keep doing your thing.
Was Salam
True Life: JazakAllahkhair for stopping by. We’ll keep an eye on your blog and ’steal’ (with your permission) some of the material
As salaamu alaikum — I’m very impressed with your blog, both with the overall attitude and the quality of the writing. I’m looking forward to more great posts!
Wa ‘alaikumus-salaam wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatu,
Jazaakillaahi khairan, sister! Keep popping by, insha’Allah, and we hope to keep impressing you!
-Mouse
As Salaamu’Alaykum,
Very nice introduction of the staff, Just curious what is a “green Villager Mercury van” ?
-Dawaholic
Mercury Villager is a van made by Ford. It’s just a humorous co-incidence that three of us have it or have had it… If I may go further, van-drivers have some stereotypes attached to them… which is quite alright as long as the van takes our respective family from Point A to Point B
!
wasalam
Salaam. Good blog
AA.
Nice. Or as we say down under, grouse.
MS
Irfan
Assalaamu alaikom,
What a very nice group of people… and mashaAllah a Sister taking the lead. Beautiful.
Salaam Alaikum,
I was wondering if any of you know the self- proclaimed apostate by the name of Abdul-Quddus, author of website Khalas.wordpress.com? Strangely enough, he has your website listed on his page, just one of his many contradictory actions.
If at all possible, I urge you to check out his site and try your best to give him dawah……he is in dire need of it.
I’m not so naive to think that he’s the only one of his kind out there, as his site is full of others claiming to be apostates from Islam.
This saddens me beyond words. May Allah protect the Muslims from their deceit and keep our faith strong. Ameen.
Concerned fellow Muslimah. Sumaiyah
salam Sr. Sumaiyah, we have been in touch with Abdul Qudoos before. Pray for him … he seems to have more than a spark of faith left in him, and we pray that Allah will remove his doubts and bring him back to us. He has always been polite and decent, not like many other apostates who make it their life goal to ‘hate on Islam’.
“…not like many other apostates who make it their life goal to ‘hate on Islam’.”
Uhh…read the guys latest post…
Trust me…the dude HATES Islam. He just tries to be polite so that people won’t accuse him of being malicious.
As-salaamu ‘alaykum Abu Ameerah. Actually, Sumaiyah and Amad are indeed well aware of the “latest post” you are referring to. Thank-you for your judgement. May we please not turn this page into a debate with ad hominem attacks. This page is about the website MuslimMatters. Thanks and take care. :O)
Asalamu alikum
why is the TDC site down for a long time? when will it be held next? jazkAllahu khair
Maybe you can feature one of my newer posts again on your excellent Blog. Just peek through. Jazak’Allah khairan.
Salaam, Hazma, TDC would be held at its usual time. The site is going through major revamp. Insha’Allah it should be up soon.
MashaAllah….. admirable,witty,dedicated.
Was passing by, thoroLy enjoyed the light- hearted ?autobiographies…. two graphic phrases that stuck were : The icecream addiction ( how cooool ! ) & the twirling of offspring !
Recently i commented thus on the mongolian 7foot 9inch GIANT and his twiggy wife : ” I would love to see him twirl his wife in Bush’s vicinity so her clogs bash out his brains !” Graphic enough?
Well done all. JazakumAllah (much) khairan.
Asalaam Alaikum,
Beautiful and blessed blog! You all have intellect, spirit, and humor. I love this site.
May you be blessed for the wonderful work!
Jazakallahkhair JMalik… Appreciate your kind words.
asak all
Still long to go for site’s sprucing/reconstruction ?
Are we almost there…. for surprises?
See you all on screen soon inshaAllah.
Asalaamu Alaaikum
When I first came upon this blog, i wasn’t quite sure who it “belonged” to. But I see that is a collaboration of many people-many knowledgeable people masha’Allah.
I think it’s nice that the Shayookh listed up top are writing articles, and posts for the blog. It’s nice to see that they are making efforts to be more connected with the Ummah, especially the youth. And props to Al Maghrib too-and IslamToday/Qa.
We’re blessed to have such knowledge people amongst us to benefit from, Alhamdulilah. And it’s so nice that they are literally just a “click” away. Whereas in the past, people would travel from country to country searching for a Shayookh to either learn from, or to ask questions.
…Anyway, I hope i’ve haven’t fallen into praising you too much.
But I’ve loved every single article i’ve read here so far. lol and nice short bios, got a touch of humor. You guys are…dare I say…”Cool Shayookh”. :p
Keep up the good work, insha’Allah, May Allah reward each and every one of you, ameeen!
Wa’alaykum Asalaam
-Sis Shaykha
jazakillahkhair Sis Shaykha, after all those comments, we need some of this:
Ego-busting
wa iyyak,
masha’Allah but that was a great read.
thank you
Wa’alaykum Asalaam
Alsalamualaikum,
MashAllah, what an amazing job you all have done in just a few months. There seems to be a lot of baraka at this URL
Shifting gears…
Br. Musa, I’ve been seriously considering applying for a Fulbright to study in Egypt and was wondering if you wouldn’t mind answering a couple of questions about your experience.
Jazzak Allahu khayr!
wasalam.. jazakAllahkhair akhi Youssef.
Musa will email you inshallah (i.e. if you correctly entered your email for your comment
)
May Allah reward you all for you good deeds
Ameen
The Middle Awakening Team
Assallaamu Aleykum!
I was going through the Quran the other day, then i reached Surah An-Naml(27), Verse 61, there i read that the Earth is a fixed abode, can anyone who masters the Arabic Language tell me if this Verse is Correctly translated or i just misunderstood it….
I would really like someone to reply,on this blog, Or(i preffer) send me an email.
Yazakallah Khair!
wa alikum salam brother brahim,
Well i red the verse of the Quran (27:61) i m not a knowledge able person but still i m able to understand this with the help(guidence) of Allah that the EArth is a made place at the state of rest it is not jolting every time and mountains are the reason for this with out which the earth may have alot of earthquakes and movment. Read it again like “OR, WHO HAS MADE THE EARTH , FIRM TO LIVE IN “
Assalaamu Alaikum,
I’m not usually one for posting messages on sites – but these blogs are excellent!
I commend all the brothers and sisters who contribute towards the articles. Insha’Allah you’re reward will lie with Allah
Thank you for the time and effort that obviously goes into this site
excellent website, very beneficial
i like the article about homosexual urges, for the fact that it helps people with real problems rather than shunning them away due to personal disgust.. jzakallah