For new Muslims nothing can be more daunting than dealing with family members’ reactions to the decision of converting to Islam. Parents, siblings, and other relatives...
Over the last eight months, after painful illnesses which affected them physically and neurologically, both my parents have passed away. While there is so much to...
By Samaiya Mushtaq Soon after I started residency in psychiatry, the movie Spotlight was released, about The Boston Globe’s investigation and groundbreaking story on sexual abuse...
Despite significant theological and practical differences, families with both Shia and Sunni members may not have challenges greater than any other families. Â The difference in Islamic...
By Naureen Ahmed My parents married each other in the late 70’s in Karachi. They moved to Brooklyn, NY, where my mother gave birth to my...
بسم الله الرØمن الرØيم The Prophet (ï·º) never saw his father, and still developed into the paragon of human excellence. How many SÌ£ahÌ£aÌ„ba were orphans due...
This is the story of a cliché. One of the earliest memories I have is one of discontent. Somewhere around the age of 4 or 5,...
By Ahmed J. A well-meaning religious counselor once advised me to consider getting married in order to overcome my porn addiction. After no luck giving it...
By Brandon Estes I begin with the name of The Most Merciful, Most Loving, Allah, Creator of all that exists I must, must, must address this...
Dear Sisters and Brothers, My father died recently. And when I wasn’t nursing my irreparably broken heart or praying for his everlasting happiness in the gardens...
