The winter holiday season is once again here, and as converts to Islam, whether we come from observant or secular...
I recently got the chance to chat with Palestinian writer and human rights advocate, Rifk Ebeid. Rifk has worked with...
Something that is extremely important, yet which lacking sorely in our community, seems to be positive adult/youth relations. Adult/youth relations refers to the bonds between the...
I was informed today that Professor Muhammad Mohar Ali, the father of Abu Muntasir (of JIMAS), passed away on Wednesday morning. Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi...
We know the ideal. When we encounter the statements of Allah and His messenger, we hear and we obey. But in a splintered ummah, in a...
This entry was motivated by Br. Tariq Nelson’s great find on Temple’s Germantown project. The “Philly Salafis” have been much maligned (and rightfully so in many...
Now the brave Jewish Senator from Plano, Ms. Florence Shapiro, a lady who truly believes that freedoms and rights have been granted to all US citizens...
After the passing of a co-worker, I was struck by the response to death that everyone around me had. Normally, death brings a reminder to us....
The Independent UK newspaper published an article yesterday (partially appended below) claiming that the people of Afghanistan want the Taliban back. Nothing shocking here. It’s the...
As some readers may be aware, the Canadian Muslim scholar Dr Bilal Philips was recently refused a visa to attend an Islamic conference in Melbourne, Australia....
This is an article that someone forwarded to me in an email, and although (apparently) written by a non-Muslim, I thought that it was pretty relevant...
As some of you may be aware, the Australian government recently intervened to stop Dr Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips entering the country to attend a conference.(incidently...
