I see many bright young African American Muslims struggle finding their place in the community. Often, our place in a community is determined by how others...
People often talk, write, rant about “Islam —the fastest growing religion in the world”. This is true. Pew research statistics highlight that Islam is predicted to...
This brother in his 60s with a beard and jubbah sat in front of me with his head hung down and hands clasped firmly together while...
By Hanan Seid Community; noun; a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals. Being a community is hard....
On a scale of things that many non-Muslims wouldn’t want built anywhere near where they live, the mosque probably comes somewhere between a landfill and Ebola...
One recent summer, the temperature was abnormally high and above average. A tweet went out from a Washington D.C tarmac concerning a delayed flight. “ Why...
By Ayan Nur and Mariam Kandil “Abdullah* had been asking for help, but we didn’t get it . . . He was a nice kid. Always...
One of the topics that came up at a recent Muslim lawyers’ conference I recently attended was the way attorneys like myself handle the values that...
The American Muslim communities have several distinct ethics problems. Consider these hypotheticals. A professional imam trained in Islamic Studies becomes popular in his local community. The...
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking,...
