Muslims have, alhamdulilah, a long history in America. InshaAllah, too, they will have a long and prosperous future in this country. Crucial to Muslim advancement, I...
The current trend of anti-immigration, anti-religion (read: anti-Muslim) legislation in Europe arguably began with France’s landmark “Law on Secularity and Conspicuous Religious Behaviors and Symbols in...
A little over two years ago, I attended my first ever Al-Maghrib event: IlmFest. Today, fittingly, IlmFest will be my last Al-Maghrib event for quite a...
Setting the stage Tariq Ramadan is a big draw wherever he speaks, whatever the topic. It’s not surprising, then, that his first ever speaking engagement on...
Statistics on Muslim-Americans are notoriously imprecise. Demographic figures especially tend to be either bloated or truncated depending on who’s carrying out the study. Yet, some reliable data...
Alhamdulilah Spring is upon us! The birds are chirping, the trees are blossoming and wedding bells are ringing…and walima duffs are beating! It’s not all non-Muslim...
Lots of news and intrigue coming out of Egypt the past few days. Early this week, reports surfaced of protests and walkouts at the Egyptian headquarters...
Going back to the Open Thread’s roots this week with a healthy sampling of interesting stuff. First, an article that lit up the Egyptian twittersphere: Why...
A couple of weeks back, I highlighted an episode of the public radio series Inside Islam that examined the relationship of Islam & Science. The next...
Though Islam’s spiritual fruits are the primary concern of all Muslims, we’d be remiss to ignore the rich intellectual history of our tradition. The wide-ranging contributions...
