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...
By Naureen Aqueel I let out an exhausted sigh as I sat down in the Masjid al-Haram after Asr prayers. My toddler had fallen asleep on...
Melanie was verbally and physically abused through childhood. But Melanie’s obligation was to love and honor her mother, she told herself. This is what Melanie believed...
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...
To be Muslim in America is to be a direct beneficiary of the gorgeous triumph of Black Muslims since the inception of the young nation. On...
Teachers face a unique challenge. On the one hand, they need to get through a comprehensive curriculum that requires a deliberate, if not stubborn, outlook on...
by Sana H. Aaser [dropcap size=small]W[/dropcap]hile Muslims were celebrating the final days of Ramadan and Eid, two unarmed black men – Philando Castile and Alton Sterling...
Dear Aunty, The biggest mistake I have seen mothers make when it comes to their daughters who are looking to get married is that mothers unreasonably...
By Fatima Barkatulla It was the day after the second Paris attack. Our local Muslim school sent parents a text-message telling them that security guards would...
The United States is one of few countries in the world that has testamentary free alienation of property. What this means is that you can...
