For the last two years, the world witnessed horrific tragedies in Gaza. Painful images and stories emerged as innocent people were displaced, bombed, maimed, raped, starved,...
Deliberate misnaming of Muslims reveals how Islamophobia, power, and social exclusion intersect to deny identity and belonging.
It was once the darling slogan of liberal Muslims in the West, their talisman against suspicion, their get-out-of-Guantánamo-free card. In the shadow of 9/11, when Muslims...
When the powerful feast while the poor go hungry, Muslims are called to feed the needy, confront injustice, and restore balance..
Masjid leadership in the U.S. often have sincere intentions to do what is best for their community. However, when faced with the choice between funding an...
Have you ever heard of the ‘trolley problem’? It’s a thought experiment involving two hypothetical scenarios that prompts us to examine our own morals and ethics,...
A man arrived at the masjid carrying nothing but need and an ancient faith: that houses of worship exist for those whom life has abandoned, that...
[Content warnings: violence, rape, antisemitism, Islamophobia] In Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World, Mark Twain wrote, “Truth is stranger than fiction, but it...
[Dedication: For every woman who stood at the threshold of a sacred space and wondered if she was truly welcome. For the unheard, the unseen, the...
For many in the American Muslim community, recent news about a major change in politics felt like a spark of hope in a time of despair....
