Here’s a little exercise. Try naming 5 prominent Muslims of African origin from the history of Islam. Pick from any period right from the early Makkan...
My father and I were two of the hundreds of thousands of people — two of perhaps one million, according to some estimates — who gathered...
By Margari Hill What does medina mean for Muslims in the United States? With major Muslim centers of population along the two coasts, in New York,...
Muslims Don’t Just Condemn Everything – They Defend Your Right to Everything! How would you react if you came to learn Western Muslim leaders had stated,...
It might feel like the right thing to do to call oppressed Black youth “thugs and rioters” because of the open wrongs you see. It might...
A woman in her 30s in a headscarf hails the worshipers as they leave Eid salah. Feeling a curious mix of guilt and joy, most don’t...
We await the grand jury decision on whether Darren Wilson, the police officer who fired on and killed unarmed Michael Brown, will be indicted on criminal...
30% of American Muslims are Black. Every 28 hours a Black person is killed by someone employed or protected by the US Government. What affects the...
I’ve always found the concept of owning a sports team unsettling. What exactly does one own in a team? When it comes to basketball, the fact that most...
I remember when my second daughter was born with darker skin color than the rest of the family and I was made to feel as a...
