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...
I’m proud of my beard. I don’t say this in an arrogant way, but what I mean is that I’m not ashamed of it. I don’t...
By: Humaira Saleem Humaira was among one of the first three women, along with Freshta Ahmadzai and Dalal Dahrouj, who undertook Islamic Relief Canada’s first international...
“OMG, the Fifty Shades of Grey movie is coming out!” a high-school girl I mentor cheers with excitement. I nod but don’t say anything. “I have...
We frequently hear the “I have a Dream” speech by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Children who attend school in the USA are taught quotes from...
By Sajda Khan (Twitter: @Sajda__Khan) Why has Britain become so obsessed with an item of clothing known as the niqab worn by a minority of women?...
By: Diala Khalife A response to “How do you stop racism in the Arab American community? Heck if I know” I write this in response to...
By Na’ima B. Robert When I heard about Nelson Mandela’s death in the early hours of the morning of December 5, via a message on Viber,...