How do we distinguish a scholar from a da‘i, motivational speaker or ‘knowledgeable brother or sister’? What are the proper qualifications for true scholarship? How serious a sin is giving fatwas and religious rulings without...
By Ghaith al-Khatib [dropcap size=small]T[/dropcap]he flags of the oppressors flutter in the wind, surrounding their increasingly desperate prey. More and more of them appear as the combined...
Countering Violent Extremism (CVE), as defined by the Department of State in a recent CVE joint strategy document, “refers to proactive actions to counter efforts by...
By Melanie Elturk It’s an interesting time to be a hijab-wearing Muslim woman right now. In between flashes of political turmoil on TV, hate crimes, burkini bans...
I wasn’t going to write this. When three-time world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali passed away on June 3 at the age of 74, surrounded by...
No, Colin Kaepernick is not going to appear on this list of Muslim NFL players. Contrary to what some angry American patriots have to say on...
The American Muslim community has become inextricably linked to the most controversial sports story of 2016. Before an NFL preseason game in Santa Clara, Calif., on...
By the year 2010, Tiger Woods was a self-proclaimed collage of ethnicities, four-time golf master’s champion, Forbes List powerhouse, and a publicly convicted adulterer. Woods’ reputation...
By Nadim Sohail [dropcap size=big]F[/dropcap]ew weeks after the deadly terrorist attack in South of France that killed 86 people, a group of politicians started a controversy...
All praise is due to Allah, the creator of Love, Al-Wadood, Who designed it in our hearts, and made it a gift pursued, To be exchanged...
