By Mobeen Vaid More than any previous year, this past White House Iftar triggered considerable debate within the American Muslim community. Specifically, a growing segment of...
I remember when I was quite young, waiting eagerly for the sound of a dozen muezzins ushering in Maghrib – and iftaar. In those last few moments of...
Ramadan in the long summer days is not easy. This is not said as a complaint, alhamdulillah. Rather, it is stated as a general observation. No matter...
Daniel Haqiqatjou was born in Houston, TX. He attended Harvard University where he majored in Physics and minored in Philosophy. He completed a Masters degree in...
Dear Friend, Let this Pakistani-American first congratulate you on what went right in the Indian Elections 2014— clean and fair voting in the world’s largest democracy....
As you may or may not hear, movie theatres across America this weekend are premiering the movie, “Noah,” starring Russell Crowe. Several of my Muslim friends...
Some people may be heading out for the spiritual journey of a lifetime soon, so I just wanted to take a moment and give a few...
The Arabic word for trial is fitna, which has the connotation of purifying a useless external shell and leaving the useful inner core. A goldsmith in...
By Amad Emotions are on short-fuse these days. News travels at the speed of light, social media lights up in a heart-beat and any and all...
