The week before Ramadan, and the first week of Ramadan, can feel like a scramble of trying to be “prepped”...
There was no doubt. It was clearly Jamilah Al-Husayni. My cousin. I hadn’t seen her in three years, but I’d recognize that uncompromising, sharp-nosed visage anywhere.
Melanie was verbally and physically abused through childhood. But Melanie’s obligation was to love and honor her mother, she told herself. This is what Melanie believed...
A few nights ago, a little boy went missing from our community. It was a horrible, cold night that his mother spent in the masjid where...
“…then he (Moses) went back to the shade and said, “My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need.”...
Dr. Ehab had lied to me. Tarek didn’t have any job in Palm Springs. He was in a drug rehab facility. I shook my head in...
I believe in Islam. Not just as a way, but as the way. Not just as an interpretation of the truth, but as the truth. That...
Part 1 | Part 2 In studying history and the phases of peace and conflict, one is quickly exposed to the common arguments about norms and...
Dear Paul, Your willingness to listen and share your thoughts with us means a lot, not just to me, but to hundreds of concerned activists involved...
A few months ago, shortly after it had become certain who was going to be the next American president, my husband sighed, “Well, there goes the...
By Umm Aasiya I’ll never forget the morning I found out that my husband was having an emotional affair with one of my close friends. They...
