This brother in his 60s with a beard and jubbah sat in front of me with his head hung down and hands clasped firmly together while...
On a scale of things that many non-Muslims wouldn’t want built anywhere near where they live, the mosque probably comes somewhere between a landfill and Ebola...
By Shireen Hakim After a stimulating evening lecture at an organized masjid in Orange County, California, I stopped by their burgeoning snack bar where halal dinner...
Ustadh Usama Canon of Ta’leef Collective has been conclusively diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. The Muslimmatters Family extends...
The patient couldn’t speak now, but she motioned to my pen. I handed it to her with her own notes – a mistake in retrospect. I need...
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...
There’s this article I haven’t written yet, the one where I confess to struggling with depression. In that soul-baring masterpiece I finally admit to sleeping too...
Among the many creatures Allah has created in this world, there is one in which Allah’s blessing is so clear that it is evident to...
By Janet Kozak Data gathered by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) shows that one in three women and one in four men will be...
I wasn’t going to write this. When three-time world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali passed away on June 3 at the age of 74, surrounded by...
