MuslimKidsMatter | Muslim Kids Strive for Somalia Relief
By Nur Kose In November 2011, a group of kids, including myself, decided to work together to raise funds for building a well. When we heard that the Zakat
Interview : Mohammed Yaseen & Emmanuel House
3 April, 2012
by MuslimMatters Featured, Islam, Masjids and Organizations, Positively Muslim, Society No comments
I remember my father telling me that Christianity did well because they gave the Bible with one hand and bread with the other. You show humanity when you feed people, you show that you care for people – and if you can show that you care for people you can influence their perception of what you are and what you believe, and maybe that is one of the ways we can bring people to Islam. ~ Mohammed Yaseen (Director of Youth Services, Karimia Institute)
Israelis Facing a Seismic Rift Over Role of Women
By ETHAN BRONNER and ISABEL KERSHNER JERUSALEM — In the three months since the Israeli Health Ministry awarded a prize to a pediatrics professor for her book on hereditary diseases
Jail sentence for French Niqabi
By Iman Khalaf- MM News Correspondent from London A 32-year old mother is set to become the first woman imprisoned by the French government following its introduction of the niqab
Niqab Rage: Canadian Woman Given Sentence for Anti-Muslim Bigotry
By Waleed Ahmed -MuslimMatters correspondent from Toronto It was supposed to be just another shopping trip when Inas Kadri ventured out to the mall with her two little children last
Is Piety the only Beauty?
One day a sister dropped by to pick up something and saw me dressed up with make-up and jewelry, so she assumed I was going somewhere. When I told her
Unspoken for: The Unheard Victims of Domestic Violence Part 2
21 November, 2011
by Guests Family and Community, Featured, Gender Relations, News & Views, Relationships, Society, Society 25 comments
written by an Anonymous Guest Seeing the Truth Little by little, day by day, as she continued her irrational behavior, my mother’s abuse began to finally wear down on the
British Muslims: Film Your Day on Nov 12th! #BritainInADay
Britain In A Day is a great opportunity for British Muslims to share their personal lives with their neighbours and the wider community. Britain in a Day is an extraordinary
10th Anniversary of 9/11: Sh. Yasir Qadhi at United for Change Conference
12 September, 2011
by Yasir Qadhi Dawah and Interfaith, Inspiration and Spirituality, Politics, Society, Specialists, Terrorism 21 comments
The United for Change Conference took place on September 10th, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in downtown, Washington, D.C. It brought together a diverse group of speakers, all of whom reflected on the post-9/11 decade and its impact on American Muslims. The following is Sh. Yasir Qadhi’s speech.
The Rosa Parks of Saudi Arabia: Women Challenging the Ban by Driving
Take away the ability to move from a human being and you have put her or him in a virtual prison. Saudi Arabian women have been in this virtual prison for years. They are not allowed to drive. Every Muslim country in the world lets women drive, except Saudi Arabia. Why? No one except the Saudi Arabian government knows. There is no Islamic reasoning for it. Since there were no ‘cars’ 1400 years ago, Muslim scholars turn to permissibility of an action by looking at the closest general mode. Here it is transportation.
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