Last semester, I was teaching Roxane Gay’s essay “Peculiar Benefits” to a class of college freshmen. Following Gay’s lead, I asked my students to reflect critically...
October 28, 2019 marks 10 years since the tragic homicide of Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah who was shot 20 times in Dearborn, Michigan by a special...
Bismillah Al Rahman Al Raheem, I thank Allah for the blessing of in person interactions. The simple joy of meeting your brother and sister in the...
Earlier tonight, I was voted off the Women’s March, Inc. national board. This followed an Islamophobic smear campaign led by the usual antagonists, who have long...
As we approach the beginning of another painful year of the full enforcement of Presidential Proclamation 9645 (a.k.a. ‘the Muslim ban’) that effectively bars citizens of...
Let me begin by making two things clear. First, this article is not seeking to defend the positions of any person nor is it related to...
Ramadan is a time of sacrifice, and the Eid honors and celebrates the fulfillment of that sacrifice. But for many the hardships do not end.
The Arab Spring and its immediate aftermath was a wake-up call to all those who feared for the security of their thrones
Ali ibn Talib once said, “Know the truth and you’ll know who’s speaking the truth.” I am based in Canada and was recently having coffee with...
By Hussam Ayloush After 20 years as a civil rights activist, I was detained for the first time – on International Human Rights Day, Dec. 10...