I feel like this message is far too important to me and far too sensitive for all of us for me to leave it unexplained. —–...
First printed in Motherhood Magazine She is curled up next to me reading a ‘Wrinkle in Time’, when she suddenly turns around and says “Mama, you know...
The room was silent as the scholar spoke to an attentive crowd. People had traveled from far distances to give their ears to a beautiful sermon...
She didn’t know that the $20 scarf she wrapped around her head that morning would result in a $25,000 lawsuit . She walked into the job...
In case you haven’t seen it yet, check out the Abdullah Brothers on NBC and CNN. These are groundbreaking segments in the sense that they’re quite...
Today, we would like to take the opportunity to honor our dear sister, Hafizah Ismail. Sister Hafizah is our latest example of Muslims making a positive...
Once, while in class at college, an Arab girl I was sitting next to said quite loudly to another, “Hey, give this paper to the ‘abdah”...
“If racism is ever to be finally undone—and that remains a very open question indeed—we will have to first and foremost stop lying to ourselves.” —Tim Wise,...
We watched an episode of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations on ‘Īd day, it was playing in the background at my in-laws’ place, after the presents had been opened...
by Humaira Khan Asma was always one to focus on what was missing: the sun on a cloudy day, the tiny smudge on her otherwise beautiful...
