Recent social media conversations amongst American Muslims indicate that American Muslim laity have fallen victim to an anti-intellectual trend which has gripped American culture. Anti-intellectualism is...
Melanie was verbally and physically abused through childhood. But Melanie’s obligation was to love and honor her mother, she told herself. This is what Melanie believed...
A few nights ago, a little boy went missing from our community. It was a horrible, cold night that his mother spent in the masjid where...
I believe in Islam. Not just as a way, but as the way. Not just as an interpretation of the truth, but as the truth. That...
Part 1 | Part 2 In studying history and the phases of peace and conflict, one is quickly exposed to the common arguments about norms and...
By Umm Aasiya Iโll never forget the morning I found out that my husband was having an emotional affair with one of my close friends. They...
Q. When non-Muslims embrace Islam, is ghusl (bathing) obligatory upon them? The process of becoming a Muslim is very straightforward and undemanding. Allah desires ease for...
โAnd He taught Adam the names – all of them.โ (Qurโan 2:31) Colonial era historians depicted Africans as peoples without a history, while exceptionalizing African Muslim...
The Prophet ๏ทบ advised; โdonโt get angryโ, yet, anger is arguably the single most unifying emotion of Muslims today. When it comes to Muslims, anger is...
Itโs encouraging to see what happens when, despite our differences, we come together for the greater good. Seeing droves of people around the nation and world...