Are Muslims dangerously flirting with the conservative right? This is the question Wajahat Ali asks – and answers in the...
Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | | Part V(b) | Part VI | Part VII | Part VIII | Part IX Age 5 and the Book of Allah: Memorization before the age of 2: Many people...
Hajj Reflections: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 On the 12th of Dhul Hijjah, I awoke in Mina...
Just as in the case of a medical epidemic, the root causes must first be explored before a treatment approach can be presented. Once the origin...
Bismillah walhamdolillah. Yes, score one for the NYT: Homeland Blather It is disturbing to listen to Representative Peter King, the incoming chairman of the Homeland Security...
Bismillah One of the customs of the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) was to listen to others read the Qur’an. In an incident recorded in...
The clock strikes midnight and all around the sounds of fireworks and celebration fill the air. I am in Alexandria, a port city in Egypt, visiting...
Bismillah walhamdolillah. Margaret Nance was, to put it mildly, a difficult case. Agitated, combative, often reluctant to eat, she would hit staff members and fellow residents...
Muslim Matters is pleased to announce the launch of a new occasional Saturday series called What’s in Your Ear? In this series we hope to ask...
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Bismillah walhamdolillah. As reported in the New York Times JERUSALEM — An Israeli court convicted the country’s former president, Moshe Katsav, on two counts of forcible...
