The Prophet ﷺ helped the Arabs overcome their asabiya (tribalism) and enter a new defining bond of Islam. The criterion for right and wrong was no...
In the second decade of the 21st century in America, Muslims consider themselves “as American as apple pie,” don American-flag hijabs, and consider their presence and...
Sometimes you are so busy with life you don’t think much of where it all started, how you became who you are, the journeys you took...
At the party she stood near the front door, as if she might attempt escape. No one talked to her, though she saw plenty of glances...
Q. As Muslims, what should our stance be on racism or racial discrimination, and should we be supporting social justice movements like Black Lives Matter (BLM)? And isn’t all...
The events of the past two weeks have highlighted the disastrous outcomes that emerge when racism and white supremacy interplay with police brutality. The unbridled aggression...
When COVID-19 hit, Muslim communities across the world were faced with some of the most painful decisions that we’ve had to make – to close our...
When tracing the political genealogy of modern India after its partition in 1947, historians identify the two defining principles used by the state as secularism and...
The history of Black Muslims seems to be trapped between Bilal and Malcolm X. While these are particularly bright supernovas in the pantheon of giants from...
Beware of the supplication of the oppressed, for there is no barrier between it and Allah (Sahih al Bukhari 4090) “Mama!” “I can’t breathe.” A gut-punch...