Former public school teacher Omar Abdul Fatah speaks to Irtiza Hasan about the LGBTQ+ movement’s powerful presence in public schools...
Follow Shaykh Waleed on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShaykhWaleedBasyouni For many years of my youth, I used to spend the last ten days of Ramadan in Makkah. My favorite...
Ringside Seats at Friday Jumu’ah My knees and shins ached and I was forced yet again to switch my seating position back to cross-legged on a...
Assalam alaykum wa rahmatulaah, March 30th, 2013 marks 10 years since Aafia Siddiqui was kidnapped outside her home in Karachi, Pakistan. 10 years of unjust imprisonment. I...
Lecture by Iman Abdullah Hasan | Transcribed by Zara T. [The following is the video and transcript of Imam Abdullah Hasan’s lecture “Seeking Knowledge & Recognising Allah’s Blessings.” The...
This is Dr. Aafia Siddiqui’s story in visual form. The artist Christopher Towne is a young anti-war activist. He blogs here. Towne has given Muslimmatters.org exclusive permission...
Follow Shaykh Waleed on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShaykhWaleedBasyouni As a young adult, one of the blessings that Allah bestowed upon me was being able to grow up in...
Parents sometimes forget that they are in a unique position to actually create the memories their kids will remember when they’re older. Let that sink in for...
Snowflakes Playing “Ring Around the Rosie” by Nur Kose I leaned forward in my seat and stared, stumped, at the laptop screen. This essay topic seemed...
It’s interesting how quickly news spreads on the internet without a simple checking of sources. Making the rounds on social media and certain websites is a...
Follow Shaykh Waleed on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShaykhWaleedBasyouni I still remember those blue eyes, clearly visible behind thick, plastic glasses. I still remember the big, smiling face, the...
