Here’s a little exercise. Try naming 5 prominent Muslims of African origin from the history of Islam. Pick from any period right from the early Makkan...
Do Muslims perpetrate the vast majority of terrorist attacks around the globe? Pull most people aside on the side of the road and they’ll either explicitly respond...
The biggest challenge of parenting is to accept that we are facing a world very different from the one in which we grew up. This is...
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“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,...
Cross-posted from: http://dawn.com/2012/06/09/wherever-there-is-a-wall-of-separation-i-want-to-tear-it-down/ “What shall I take with me when I return home after so many years?” wrote Shabbir. He died before he could return. He...
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Wearing ḥijāb was never easy. I started covering in high school; it was a challenge, but it slowly became my identity. I learned lessons through wearing...
Who are you? You have always been there; long before I was born, or even my parents, for that matter. They say your roots go back...