Everyday, Muslims are walking a tight rope with our deen on one side and the realities we face on the other. We can’t ignore the world,...
By Fatima Barkatulla It was the day after the second Paris attack. Our local Muslim school sent parents a text-message telling them that security guards would...
The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) recently updated its “Safe Spaces” program, which is a “toolkit” for Mosques in the United States to help prevent terrorism...
This Friday and Saturday October 9th and 10th, 2015 the ridiculously named Global Rally for Humanity will take place outside mosques across America. Sadly, the Global Rally...
If planned correctly, it is not unimaginable for the vast majority of mosques within North America to be self-sufficient within the next twenty years or so.
This Khutbah was given on the same day the Anti-Islam rally was supposed to take place in Phoenix, Arizona. Among other things, the Khutbah touched on...
By Maher Budeir The American Muslim Community is making a shift and is generally moving towards professionalizing the operation of our institutions. More and more, I...
You see him selling outside your masjid after Jummah—artisan goat cheese, yogurt, goats milk and fresh, free range organic eggs. Matt Jose is an urban farmer;...
A woman in her 30s in a headscarf hails the worshipers as they leave Eid salah. Feeling a curious mix of guilt and joy, most don’t...
| Part 1 | Written by Dr. Hatem AlHaj II. We need to build them correctly By building them correctly, I don’t mean making them fancy and...