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By telling his own personal story, with all the painful experiences, Children of Dust author Ali Eteraz humanizes and contextualizes the otherwise one-dimensional “American Muslim” that most Americans read about but never get to know. Read more
By telling his own personal story, with all the painful experiences, Children of Dust author Ali Eteraz humanizes and contextualizes the otherwise one-dimensional “American Muslim” that most Americans read about but never get to know. Read more
The divergent trends of more progressive attitudes towards women in conservative Gulf countries and more conservative attitudes in places like Egypt are as much a function of economic, educational and social factors as religious ones. Read more
In his essay "Going Muslim," NYU professor Tunku Varadarajan seems to be asking the government to continue doing what it has been doing for a while: produce indiscriminate policies on paper only to then exercise them in discriminating ways. Read more
The political rhetoric sometimes employed by Imam Luqman Abdullah has led his detractors to argue that he is responsible for his own death and that he was an advocate for violent Islamic revolution. But those close to the Imam present another picture. Read more
Voting for the Brass Crescent Awards has begun and for our British participants, we're offering five pairs of tickets to see a special IMAX screening of "Journey to Mecca," a documentary that tells the story of Ibn Battuta and the hajj Read more
After the recent tragedy at Fort Hood, American Muslims need to realize the enormous political capital they could muster if they unite to form a movement for diplomacy between East and West for the greater good of all. Read more
Jackson Heights resident Mujib Rahman wanted to be the first Bangladeshi elected to New York's City Council. His strategy: tell voters about his opponent's sexuality. On election day, he was outvoted nearly 3 to 1. Read more
Scriptural references, when taken out of the widely varying religious contexts in which they're understood, can leave readers with a narrow and potentially misleading understanding of a faith. The same is true for acts of violence that we often too easily describe as terrorism. Read more
Are Muslims really trying to take over America? Most estimates indicate that there are 3-4 million Muslims in the United States. In order for Muslims to take over, simple math says they have to be at least 50 percent of the 300 million Americans. As of now, Muslims are still about 147 million people short. Read more
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Eid and Thanksgiving: A beautiful juxtaposition
Thanksgiving should be spent in giving thanks to our Lord for all the blessings and goodness we have received. And this year, there could not be a day that is more fitting to coincide with Thanksgiving than the day of Arafat. Read more