When Australian model Michelle Leslie stated she was a Muslim in an Indonesian drugs trial, she gained her freedom - at the expense of her reputation and for an uncertain future. Read more
When Australian model Michelle Leslie stated she was a Muslim in an Indonesian drugs trial, she gained her freedom - at the expense of her reputation and for an uncertain future. Read more
I yearned to land a book where women enunciated their life with such insight that even those deaf to feminism could hear it. It has come from the most unlikely place. Read more
The US found no evidence to link 25 American Muslim organizations to terrorism, but many of the groups have been irreversibly harmed in the process. Read more
The media coverage of the lawlessness in France just makes us want to, uh, riot. So does the murder by suicide bombing of Muslim American filmmaker Moustapha Akkad. Read more
The over 750 detainees I have known during this time have not all been classified as security risks, yet all have suffered, and so have their families. Read more
If you were able to live a moral and pious life, then I do not think that a benevolent Almighty would send you to hell for not forcing other people into believing what you believed. Read more
Some said Katrina was punishment for the sins of New Orleans, supporting the withdrawal of Israeli troops and settlers from the Gaza strip, or legalized abortion. Read more
An open letter to "amateur astronomers" in the Muslim World: Did the moon break? Why is Eid such a mystery? Read more
For 50 years, Moustapha Akkad - who was murdered last week in a suicide bombing in Amman, Jordan - was the most prominent Muslim in Hollywood. Read more
Thanksgiving: An American Muslim heritage day?
Let's make this a day of thanksgiving and remembrance of our heritage as American Muslims, so we can better understand our role in America in these remarkable times. Read more