“Don’t allow yourself to be drawn into someone else’s version of ‘the cause.’ No one can do it all, not even those saying you should...
When I first began writing what would eventually become the novel His Other Wife, it wasn’t about marriage or polygamy, or even romantic relationships. It was...
“Anyone who asks a woman who has been married for several years and does not have a child ‘why?’ is a monster,” I think to myself...
Islam teaches us to be humble, tolerant and position ourselves to be the servants of humanity. There is serenity and bliss in this simplicity. Simplicity in...
By Maryam Sultan The day after my toughest 24-hour call of residency at the hospital so far, I got called a “f—ing terrorist” by a stranger...
As-salaamu alaykum, I was once invited to a faraway place to an Islamic event as a keynote speaker. At the end of the event someone came...
(Updated) Prelude | Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | Part VI | Part VII The “The Motherland” series...
قد يكون الصمت في موضع ما صمتٌ من إخلاص، ولكن يكون ذلك الصمت تكلّفا وتصنّعاً ونفاقاً عند آخروقد يكون الكلام في موضع ما دلالة على الرياء،...
The following tweets were published in order to establish an Islamic etiquette in tweeting – #TwitterFiqh. Remember these wise words: 1- Do not feel entitled to comment negatively...
The Prophet arrival in Madinah was a turning point for the Muslim community. Abdullah b. Salam, a Jewish scholar, was awaiting his arrival along with the...