We can say “Peace on Earth.” We can sing about it, preach about it or pray about it, but if we have not internalized the mythology...
When I began telling people that I was planning on going for Hajj, I was surprised to hear one piece of advice over and over again—use...
Earlier this month, the Markfield Institute, where I teach undergraduate Islamic studies, was host to a lecture by Dr Shuruq Naguib of Lancaster University. Dr Naguib...
Non-Profits are vital to the communal fabric of the American Muslim community. Most Muslim non-profits are masajid. Others have specific other roles, such as legal services,...
It’s really all for her. This whole mad business of trying to make our house of dreams. Just a month or so ago, we moved into...
Our newly minted 24 minute media cycle keeps us all on our heels. If you’re like me, you wake up in the morning fully embracing the...
“I grew up like a neglected weed, – ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it. Then I was not happy or contented.” Harriet Tubman to...
Love was in the air at the masjid on Valentine’s Day 2016. As a youth group teacher for our masjid’s Sunday School, I organized a panel...
Recent social media conversations amongst American Muslims indicate that American Muslim laity have fallen victim to an anti-intellectual trend which has gripped American culture. Anti-intellectualism is...
A few months ago, shortly after it had become certain who was going to be the next American president, my husband sighed, “Well, there goes the...
