The Arabic word for trial is fitna, which has the connotation of purifying a useless external shell and leaving the useful inner core. A goldsmith in...
By: Chereen Practimate created a unique survey, one that dives into matters of divorce amongst Muslims. This survey was unique, in that it is the first...
Timeline: Towards the end of Fall semester 2012, my friend Omar and I were talking about how excited he and I were that he was going...
Panorama goes undercover to investigate what is really happening in Britain’s Sharia Councils – Islamic religious courts. Some women reveal they have suffered domestic violence ignored...
By Yavus Selim Updated “What’s going on in Turkey?” is a common question on the lips of people as varied as Joseph Gordon-Levitt and some American...
The BBC show Panorama, through secret filming, has found that Shari’ah courts are not helping women in domestic violent situations. The Telegraph states: “85 councils operating...
“And had Allah seen in them any good, He would certainly have made them hear [the message of Islam]. But even if He made them hear,...
[audio:http://muslimmatters.org/audio/wiye_tawfiquechowdhury_092020012.mp3] Download the audio. [Amad]: Al-salamu ‘alaykum. I am with Shaykh Tawfique Chowdhury in Doha. We’re going to do a WIYE (What’s In Your Ear) session...
How much is enough? Really, how much of anything is enough? The sacrifices we make for the attainable, perishable indulgences of the dunya are astounding to...
Today, we would like to take the opportunity to honor our dear sister, Asma Hanif. Sister Asma is our latest example of Muslims making a positive...