Her smile was visible even behind her niqab as she weighed my bags at the check-in counter, the souvenirs from Makkah making them slightly heavier than...
As the sun rises over Gaza, it does not bring warmth—it casts light upon a broken land, where minarets have crumbled and streets are paved with...
Questioning The Modern Condition Through Fasting In a world fragmented by postmodern uncertainty and angst, where does one find substance and meaning beyond fleeting subjectivity? Even...
Masjids in Ramadan do a good job of accommodating space and food, but it’s also time for them to take measures to prevent abuse. Ramadan brings...
The famous Salafi scholar Abu-Ishaq Hegazy of Huwain has passed away in Qatar after a decades-long career in Islamic studies and proselytization. Abu-Ishaq’s major impact both...
It begins with a whisper: a message slides into your consciousness with the practiced ease of a skilled assassin. “Have you heard about…” The words hang...
Irtiza Hasan and Zainab bint Younus share a (belated) Ramadan Mubarak with the MuslimMatters family, sharing their own traditions and reflections on how to spend this...
A non-profit organization geared at helping the growing Latino Muslim community is fundraising for the foundation of a mosque in the Chicago area. The Ojala Foundation,...
Purpose The reason we are writing this post is because all attempts to meet with Imam Nick and resolve his issues with us have failed. We...
A troubling trend has emerged, particularly within the Muslim American community, where the intentions, sincerity, and motives of the community imam, scholars and speakers involved in...