The winter holiday season is once again here, and as converts to Islam, whether we come from observant or secular...
As we head to our local masjid this Ramadan, we will invariably find ourselves searching the bookshelves for a muṣḥaf,...
“You said you had something important to tell me about my father.” The woman’s tone was businesslike, her words clipped. “That’s the only reason I agreed...
Over the last few weeks, a message has been floating around the Muslim community about assisting unaccompanied minors from Syria. It has become viral in a...
Hassan looked to the driver. “How do you stay in this country of ghosts?” The driver shrugged. “This is our home,” he said. "The ghosts are...
By Sumi Aktar So as you might have guessed from the title: I had my heart broken twice in the space of one year. (Because I’m...
More than a year and a half ago, when Donald Sterling was the most vilified man in American media and Donald Trump was relatively low on...
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We live in turbulent times— there’s no doubt about that. Yet in this era of confusion, we’re witnessing a moment of revival for Muslims when it...
"My faith in Hassan’s recovery may seem irrational," Jamilah said. "Like I’m a loser with no life, secluding myself in this clinic, holding on to Hassan...
This past October, a 2 year old was found wandered off into the night as his 4 year old sibling and parents slept in Love Park...
Do Muslims perpetrate the vast majority of terrorist attacks around the globe? Pull most people aside on the side of the road and they’ll either explicitly respond...
