By Samaiya Mushtaq Soon after I started residency in psychiatry, the movie Spotlight was released, about The Boston Globeโs investigation and groundbreaking story on sexual abuse...
“…There’s an African proverb which is very profound, and it fits – Subhan Allah- directly with this hadith; that if the youth are not initiated into...
What would you do if you thought a child in your community was being molested in the masjid? If you were Imam Nick Pelletier, Director of...
By Danish Qasim We have unfortunately created a culture of praise where we vouch for someoneโs piety without truly knowing them. We see fan pages for...
Ertugrulย (died c. 1280) was the father of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire. According to Ottoman tradition,ย he was the son of Suleyman Shah, leader...
By Homayra Ziad I was a member of the first cohort of the Muslim Leadership Initiative (MLI) at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. MLI was...
The following is an excerpt from a speech Sh. Omar Suleiman made at the Audobon Ballroom, where Malcolm X was assassinated. Martyrdom at the Audobon The...
Everyone knows that Islamโs first Muezzin was black, Bilal Ibn Rabah, RadiโAllahu taโala โanhu. But did you know that the second was blind? Iโm going to...
Seeking justice is a tricky objective, yet it is commanded by Allah as a necessary practice.. We will explore how the idea of seeking justice is...
By Menahal Begawala When I became a therapist I had a vision of helping people get through hard times, communicate better with their families, and develop...