I spent the last week on vacation, hiking in and around Mammoth Lakes, California. I haven’t had an actual vacation in a while, so it was...
Abul Hussein presents some interesting discussion points (here and here) in response to Yahya Birt’s comments on Deenport. On a related tangent, Br. Yahya (on his...
Madrasahs, Sunday schools, Muslim schools: wherever you send them, it’s pretty much expected that that’s where your kid is going to learn a great deal about...
Update: I know that this is not the “latest news”, but Imam Suhaib is not the target of GF Haddad’s “refutations”. Here (Sunniforum link) you see...
In many religions and cultures, children go through an important rite of passage to mark their transition from child to adult. In Christianity, Roman Catholics...
I recently spent a few weeks in Fez, Morocco–an icon of what many call “traditional Islam.” Fez is often described as a fully preserved medieval city,...
This is a letter I was forwarded that was written by a sister who was the victim of some harassment for nothing more than being Muslim....
When I was 12 or so my best friend and I spent hours looking for hidden meanings in the lyrics of Beatles songs. We played in...
A couple nights ago I went to a planning meeting for an event at a newly-built local masjid. When I walked into the building a brother...
The Wisdom Behind Calamities: An Islamic Approach Praise be to Allaah. Yes, there is great wisdom behind calamities, including the following: 1 – To attain true...
