Domestic Violence Series: Dedicate a Khutbah Drive | Sample included
Muslimmatters is hosting a khutbah drive- please pledge to host a khutbah addressing domestic violence and abuse in your masjid or musalla. A sample sermon by Shaykh Joe Bradford, originally
Between Mosque & Home: Telling Women Where To Pray
We’ve all been there at least once. In the corner of a dusty and briyani-debris ridden floor. In the windowless basement. On the second floor, inaccessible balcony with frosted viewing windows. In the front room of a house, with boarded up windows and a tv projection. In a barren false room with a tv projection. Behind a curtain. Under the stairs next to the janitorial closet. Behind a wall. In the room across from the morgue. In the back, past the garbage collector, up the fire escape, down a long hallway, up the narrow stairs, and finally into a room that doubles as a classroom and has 20 screaming Sunday school kids.
Cordoba House “Ground Zero Mosqueâ€: PR & Path Forward Part-2 | Messaging Failures
Messaging Failures Lead to Tipping Point for Islam in the U.S.
As American Muslims we can afford to listen to the concerns of our fellow countrymen. If we continue to dig in our heals, we may win a civil rights battle and lose a opportunity to truly dissipate fear. We can create the type of change that people so desperately sought during the 2008 elections by building bridges and increasing dialogue.
Cordoba House “Ground Zero Mosqueâ€: PR & Path Forward Part-1: Public Relations Analysis
A rudimentary lesson in any PR crisis management campaign is to monitor the news about you and address the concerns, esp. in this day and age of lightening fast social media. But CI seems much more interested in flaunting the support that comes their way rather than scrubbing the media to find concerns that need responding to, an imbalance that must be corrected.
Pray In Accordance to the Sunnah: Muslim Women Protest Against Marginalization
“Do not prevent the maidservants of God from the mosques of God” (Hadith). What we have to understand is that women are not prevented from praying in the mosque only by words, but also when they are not afforded reasonable access. The female companions of the Prophet (S) enjoyed this access during his lifetime. In order to open doors of spiritual opportunity for our sisters, it is, therefore, sometimes necessary to put aside our preferences.
Friday Khutbah in Arabic: To be or not to be?
Some still argue that the Friday Khutbah should be in Arabic even when the vast majority don’t speak Arabic! In this post, you’ll find a short debate between one who favors this opinion and one who doesn’t think it’s a good idea.
Outside the Box: A Beautiful Jumu’ah
The Friday after my Penalty Box post was published, I went to salat’l-jumu’ah at a hotel. The usual space was reduced by a third due to a scheduling conflict with another group’s event. I wish I had a better picture to show you because despite the impromptu nature of the setup, it was one of the best setups that I’ve ever experienced. I was struck by a few things that made my heart overflow with thankfulness and happiness and my eyes overflow with tears:
Women’s Shelter, Call for Anthology Submissions, Obama’s Muslim “Smear”
26 February, 2008
by MuslimMatters Action-Alerts, Announcements, Masjids and Organizations, Politics 4 comments
An excellent editorial by the eloquent brother Ahmed Rehab on Obama’s struggle with the “Muslim” smear: SMEAR CAMPAIGN SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT SOCIETY Shelter Our Sisters: Solidarity Luncheon Supporting Homeless Muslim
Muslim Youth Helplines
22 December, 2007
by MuslimMatters Announcements, Family and Community, Masjids and Organizations, Society 9 comments
We have all heard, read, and know from experience the difficulties that Muslim youth are experiencing as they grow up here in the West. Identity issues, as well as other
An Evening with Jamal Zarabozo, Siraj Wahaj & Yasir (Organized by WhyIslam)
There is an exciting message for MM readers & Muslims of America towards the end of this post. On Saturday night, I attended ICNA-NJ / WhyIslam’s evening lecture program on
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