I write this with an aching heart and furious thoughts. No doubt by now you have heard of Aqsa Parvez, the 16 year old girl who...
… who is the fairest of us all? That’s what the question is, usually – but today is different. Dhul Hijjah is upon us. The hujjaaj...
Cross-posted on Dailykos.com & Streetprophets.com In what will hopefully be a series of posts, I will be examining the trend of rising Islamophobia in America, employing...
This is a continuation of Hajj journal, chapter 1. The first leg of our trip took us from New York to Madinah. Once we got to...
Romney said at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, 90 miles from Kennedy’s speaking site in Houston. “I do not define my candidacy by my...
My husband and I went on hajj two years ago, alhamdulillah, and I kept a journal of my experiences. I’m sharing it here, and will do...
Apparently anxious to defy the stereotypes, some Sudanese protesters are now calling for Mrs Gillian Gibbons, the 54 year old teacher whose students chose the name...
If there is an untold story that needs to echo throughout the world, it is one of Uzbekistan. It is a story of one of the...
There is a reason why this question of Ahl Kitaab is important. But before I get to the punch-lines, I hope that by reading this snippet...
Please read Part 1 and Part 2 before proceeding. Also there is a post on MM from a few months ago about best practices for youth...