This year marks 20 years since the notorious US-run Guantanamo Bay detention facility was opened by President George W. Bush in response to the so-called ‘War...
More and more Muslim authors are being published by mainstream publishers, which is a double-edged sword; on one hand, we have more diversity and #ownvoices stories,...
As MuslimMatters.org was hosting the 2021 Muslim Bookstagram Awards, we also recorded a special mini-series of podcast episodes with each judge. Our second episode features Kirin...
Women’s history is human history: a simple enough statement, and yet, when we flip through the majority of history books, women’s stories remain glaringly in the...
I recently listened to a new podcast series from The Spiritual Edge from KALW Public Radio in San Francisco called “Becoming Muslim.” It’s a series which...
Disclaimer: This review contains spoilers A colossal comet is hurtling towards the earth with a 99.78% chance of causing an “extinction-style event” in approximately six...
“Better, Not Bitter” by Dr. Yusef Salaam is the autobiography of one of the Exonerated Five: five young men (four of them African American, one of them...
She ducked her head and sank into her seat in Summit High School’s auditorium after she failed to answer a U.S. history question correctly. Flailing beneath...
Intro Back in October, I decided that the dreary weather and shorter daylight hours called for a comfort read. Lately I’ve found that the best comfort...
Announcing the Winners! The Muslim Bookstagram Awards 2021 has been quite a rollercoaster for the judges! When the Muslim Bookstagram Awards team first announced this initiative...
