The sound of his laughter still echoes in my heart, even now. Hanafi, my husband of 14 years, had a way of filling a room with...
Questioning The Modern Condition Through Fasting In a world fragmented by postmodern uncertainty and angst, where does one find substance and meaning beyond fleeting subjectivity? Even...
It begins with a whisper: a message slides into your consciousness with the practiced ease of a skilled assassin. “Have you heard about…” The words hang...
Who Do You Turn to First? A few years ago, my husband and son attended a Muslim father-son camping trip. Within the first few hours of...
A couple of weeks ago I started a petition to completely reform our Islamic institutions. Specifically to reform how our masajid, our schools, and our community...
Have you felt like you’re all-too-aware of warning signs lately when on the look-out for a potential spouse? Watch how they treat their mother. Observe the...
[This three-part article is a summary of some of my thoughts about the current state of the Western Muslim community – inspired by Jonathan Haidt’s book,...
[A Letter From The Editor: From MuslimMatters’ Editor-in-Chief, Hena Zuberi] Dear MuslimMatters Readers, I write to you as I am on the tail end of...
The first thing to know about child sexual predators is that they are not obvious and easy-to-recognize figures standing in front of a playground in a...
[This three-part article is a summary of some of my thoughts about the current state of the Western Muslim community – inspired by Jonathan Haidt’s book,...
