Reem Shaikh is a 17-year-old Muslimah from Houston. She finished memorizing Qur’an when she was seven and then traveled to Egypt to learn Arabic. She was...
By Kameelah Mu’Min Rashad In Aug 2011, Associated Press journalists Chris Hawley, Adam Goldman, Eileen Sullivan and Matt Apuzzo began publishing a series of detailed reports...
Back Story: Dr. Tariq Ramadan, a prominent Muslim academic and writer, announced that he was going to boycott the ISNA and RIS conferences this year. His contention with ISNA...
By Hena Zuberi The White House Iftar —An opportunity to honor American Muslim achievements or an attempt to whitewash U.S crimes in Muslim countries by painting...
The ‘unmosqued’ discussion has spawned a host of conversations, coffee shop conversations, desi dinner party fodder, tweetable soundbites, virally shared facebook updates, and even a couple...
Ringside Seats at Friday Jumu’ah My knees and shins ached and I was forced yet again to switch my seating position back to cross-legged on a...
[audio:http://muslimmatters.org/audio/wiye_tawfiquechowdhury_092020012.mp3] Download the audio. [Amad]: Al-salamu ‘alaykum. I am with Shaykh Tawfique Chowdhury in Doha. We’re going to do a WIYE (What’s In Your Ear) session...
Lecture by Yasir Qadhi | Transcribed by Sameera [The following is the video and transcript of Shaykh Yasir Qadhi’s lecture on having noble visions and goals. The...
Note: Below is a response to Br. IbnabeeOmar’s article, “How Much Should Islamic Clergy Make?“ I read MuslimMatters articles from time to time but don’t...
IbnabeeOmar blogs about organizational development at the Muslim Strategic Initiative. This article was initially posted there and is cross-posted here with a new epilogue. Slate raised...