The winter holiday season is once again here, and as converts to Islam, whether we come from observant or secular...
Alhamdulillah. As a young or new Muslim, you may encounter various groups (‘Salafists,’ ‘Traditionalists,’ ‘Activists,’ and many strands in between)...
Motherhood And Hajar After the spiritual high of Ramadan has worn off, Allah Most High, in His Mercy, provides us with the gift of the first...
We’ve been hearing about the horrors of Guantanamo Bay for 20 years now. It’s difficult to learn so much about a horrific reality for our Muslim...
The brother who had a scoop If you ask journalists, they will tell you Guantanamo is a secretive place that no one can break into. Yet,...
What do you want to be? Rahmanโs father used to ask him. A Besar, or a Kecil? Whatever youโre doing, do it right. Be someone that...
He was just a kid. An extraordinary one. Listen to Moazzam Begg speak about one of the youngest prisoners in Guantanamo, Omar Khadr, a soft spoken...
Time and time again, sitting with hundreds of patients in my role as a hospital chaplain, I’m learning that the most powerful spiritual discoveries come at...
In this edition of From The Chaplain's Desk, we learn of the Prophetic training when it comes to sacred activism.
A dutiful son was found hanged in his cell In this episode, Moazzam Begg honors the memory of Yasser Al-Zahrani, a 17 year-old boy from Madinah,...
For Muslims, observing intermittent fasting is one of the core pillars of worship Allah has mandated upon us. “O you who have believed, decreed upon you...
Children were taken and tortured in Bagram and Guantanamo. To the Muslim prisoners’ shock, elders were not spared either. In this episode, Moazzam Begg shares deplorable...
