MuslimMatters.org Discourses in the Intellectual Traditions, Political Situation, and Social Ethics of Muslim Life

The Economist has an interesting piece on the growing importance of the “Muslim market” in the United States and how companies are adapting to it. They write: But a new study by JWT, an advertising agency, points out that the 6m or so Muslims in America are, on average, richer ... Read More »

This is a letter I was forwarded that was written by a sister who was the victim of some harassment for nothing more than being Muslim. This should serve as a wake up call to us. We must work together to prevent these types of things from happening. The letter ... Read More »

In memory of our sister, Abeer al-Janabi… 1996: Three US Servicemen were convicted of raping a 12-year Japanese girl. On the trial's opening day, Gill (one of the servicemen) said that he raped the girl, while Ledet and Harp (the other two servicemen) said they had been bullied by Gill ... Read More »

Br. Kashif alerted us to the following post with regards to the possible use of chemical weapons in the Lal masjid massacre: “Teeth Maestro in a recent post referred to AAJ TV's programme 'Live with Talat' where Talat Hussain narrated his tour of Jamia Hafsa with a media team taken ... Read More »

Also See: Stories and Tips About Porn Addition As we continue discussing issues related to Muslims and problems related to sexual perversity, I felt that this article from Islamonline by itself deserves a post… it's an excellent read. We would like to hear from you if you know of people ... Read More »

In my last post, I discussed sex ed. as it relates to children. As I started doing some background research for Part II of this article regarding the need or lack thereof of sexual education for adults, I came across some interesting data, which seemed to deserve its own post, ... Read More »

There has been a cross-cultural migration of sorts in the past few years. The first is the migration of Muslim youth towards hip hop (aka the hippity and the hoppity for you uncles and fobs out there), and then a migration of rappers and entertainers embracing Islam as their deen ... Read More »

Update: Preliminary results added below. Dr. Ali Shehata has a survey online regarding Muslim attitudes in the West. Many non-Muslims are making dangerous conclusions about Muslim attitiudes towards certain issues and we need to effectively respond to these claims and this CANNOT be done without the participation of everyone possible. ... Read More »

Update: Dr. M has some more info on this affair as well as some great clips from Dr. Shahid Masood. See here. I have been meaning to write a follow-up to my previous post on the Lal masjid for some time. Abu Ameerah rightfully mentions that the coverage by Muslim ... Read More »

Here is the third and final part of this essay.  Please see part 1 here and part 2 here. With religion playing such an important role in the life of its believer, it carries the potential to guide their behavior into ethical streams. In this regard, Islam has tremendous emphasis ... Read More »