What’s in Your Ear? is an occasional Saturday series where we ask Muslims, both ordinary and extraordinary, a few simple questions: What are you listening to?...
This past week, after nearly six years away from public speaking, I finally returned to the minbar and delivered a khutbah. I had stopped giving khutbahs...
On a recent business trip I went to a restaurant. The hostess noticed I was Muslim and said, “Oh you don’t need a wine list, right?”...
This little detail of Muslim-American vs. American Muslim may have never raised an eyebrow, yet it is core to how we describe ourselves. It matters because...
By Zainab bint Younus Disclaimer: Though the message is sincere and heartfelt, the details are not meant to identify one specific individual (i.e. the author) but...
What’s in Your Ear? is an occasional Saturday series where we ask Muslims, both ordinary and extraordinary, a few simple questions. In this week’s WIYE, Hena...
So if you hadn’t noticed, there was this little ruckus a couple of weeks ago about some Cricket World Cup, specifically the India vs Pakistan match. ...
Bismillah Let’s talk about real oppression against women: Congo- aka Rape Capital of the World: “Rape is used as a weapon of war in Congo. Armed...
Readers’ Opinions is a new kind of post on Muslim Matters where an author puts up a topic that’s important to them, or a question that’s...
كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ Indeed all souls shall taste death A few hours ago, I received a text message from a friend that one of my...
