Over the last eight months, after painful illnesses which affected them physically and neurologically, both my parents have passed away. While there is so much to...
While working on a story I met a woman today who visits her father’s grave every day – once while going into work and then before...
By Ibrahim Mohammad The last two years have been surreal for me. When you’re imprisoned with no access to the outside world or to fresh air...
I see many bright young African American Muslims struggle finding their place in the community. Often, our place in a community is determined by how others...
The topic of mental health is still taboo in the Muslim community. Sadly, I know of five Muslims who recently took their own lives after suffering...
Allah sent Prophet Muhammad as a prophet to guide people to Islam, but also as a role model. As Muslims, we are supposed to study his...
One of the most challenging things that Muslim parents can face in their children’s Islamic education is teaching their kids how to read the Qur’an in...
القرآن ۞ قَالَتِ الْأَعْرَابُ آمَنَّا ۖ قُلْ لَمْ تُؤْمِنُوا وَلَٰكِنْ قُولُوا أَسْلَمْنَا وَلَمَّا يَدْخُلِ الْإِيمَانُ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ ۖ وَإِنْ تُطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ لَا يَلِتْكُمْ مِنْ أَعْمَالِكُمْ...
It’s really all for her. This whole mad business of trying to make our house of dreams. Just a month or so ago, we moved into...
There’s this article I haven’t written yet, the one where I confess to struggling with depression. In that soul-baring masterpiece I finally admit to sleeping too...