“I wish trick or treating were allowed, and I don’t get why it’s wrong. It’s just for fun!” These are the words of a Muslim first...
“Masjid uncles” often get a bad rap: portrayed as grumpy immigrants, trapped in the past, squabbling over petty masjid politics, and oblivious to modern-day realities and...
LET ME START with this statistic: By 2050, it’s predicted Muslims will be as high as 18% of Britain’s total population, rather than the 4.5% that...
Introduction The United States is infamously known for their rates of mass incarceration, especially when considering how the United States makes up more than twenty percent...
Several years ago, I sought a divorce to end a marriage in which I felt a fundamental and irreconcilable incompatibility, but faced resistance on both cultural...
I begin my shift immediately after Maghreb. We’re in the middle of a California heat wave, and this is not just California but the Central Valley,...
All praise is due to Allah ﷻ , our Lord, Creator, and Sustainer, Who made us into varying nations and tribes, from a diversity of languages...
Domestic violence exists within the Muslim community as well, because all Muslims are human. The incident in Houston shows us that domestic violence can be deadly.
Orphans in the Quran: A Contextual Thematical Analysis The Qur’an dignifies humankind (insān) by designating them as the vicegerents of Allah (khalīfah) upon the earth. Although...
The modern era is a period of significant development in the fields of science, technology, politics, and warfare. It is the age of discovery, invention, advancement,...