The history of Black Muslims seems to be trapped between Bilal and Malcolm X. While these are particularly bright supernovas in the pantheon of giants from...
Beware of the supplication of the oppressed, for there is no barrier between it and Allah (Sahih al Bukhari 4090) “Mama!” “I can’t breathe.” A gut-punch...
Your Black Muslim friends are not okay. Your Black Muslim relatives are not okay. Your Black Muslim coworkers are not okay. Your Black Muslim congregants are...
Again And Again And Again And Again Posted by Tariq Touré on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 We back screaming I can’t breathe again From the morning light...
Whether we like to admit it or not, the environment we live in has a very profound and sometimes subtle effect upon our beliefs, thoughts, and...
Bidding farewell to Ramadan, celebrating Eid? Well, the Muslims of East Turkestan under Chinese occupation had neither Ramadan nor will they have Eid… Not only that,...
بداية نود الاعتراف بوجوب احترام وتقديرهؤلاء الأفراد الذين كرسوا حياتهم لخدمة التمكين الديني والروحي للآخرين. فغالبًا ما تعمل قيادتهم العلمية والأخلاقية كمنارات للتوجيه ومصدر محاكاة...
Toqa Badran and Aydin Anwar respond to the statements made by Shaykh Habib Ali Al-Jifri
One From the History Books Sometimes you read a story (casually, not knowing what to expect), only to have that story haunt you. There’s something at...
Last semester, I was teaching Roxane Gay’s essay “Peculiar Benefits” to a class of college freshmen. Following Gay’s lead, I asked my students to reflect critically...
