“Too much admiration breeds contempt. It is better, I think, to just be understood.” —the character Salima in His Other Wife by Umm Zakiyyah ~ “It’s...
By Dr Hatem Al Haj The issue of slavery may be of the hardest issues to discuss. Our collective conscience as a global community is extremely...
Back in the 1950s when Hitchcock released Psycho, the motion picture association sent the picture back. They couldn’t approve film because the of scene where, Norman the killer,...
The United States is one of few countries in the world that has testamentary free alienation of property. What this means is that you can...
And do not insult one another and do not call each other by [offensive] nicknames. Wretched is the name of disobedience after...
For once, Donald Trump was the honest one. Asked on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program whom he consults with on foreign policy issues, he said “I’m speaking...
I don’t have an answer for you but I do have our own journey to share: When Beta was three or four years old, we were...
Oped By Mariam Abu-Ali Today, my brother Ahmed turns 35. He could have graduated from college. He could have started a career. He could have met...
By Dr. Mohannad Hakeem Social media brings with it many complexities when it comes to interactions between people. Muslims are no exception, and the halal/haram set...
After going through the MSA and being very active in planning events, I’ve noticed that there are certain things we should keep in mind when...