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February 2018

February 09, 2018
February being Black History Month, I feel that not only is there a need to...
February 06, 2018
When I was a teenager, my father (who was an ex-marine and educated in the...
February 02, 2018
There was an article which was recently published on Mostly Muslim, referring to marriage not being...

January 2018

January 30, 2018
It’s ten minutes until sundown, and I instantly stop what I’m doing so that I...
January 26, 2018
All Muslims are required to offer salah (obligatory prayer/worship) 5 times a day, if they...
January 23, 2018
Dear Muslim millennial, I know how you feel. As a Muslim millennial in the West,...
January 19, 2018
It’s been drilled into me from a young age that in order to be strong...
January 16, 2018
“He answers those who believe and do good work and gives them more out of...
January 14, 2018
Dear Zainab, 10 days have passed since your murder, and five days since you were...
January 08, 2018
You know the typical "rom-com" narrative? The one that goes, "Girl is unhappy and guy...
January 05, 2018
Journaling is one of those endeavors which many people start, but don’t keep up. When...
January 01, 2018
The end of one year and the start of a new one is a natural...

December 2017

December 29, 2017
When I was 12, I had an interesting habit: whenever I laid on my bed...
December 25, 2017
I always knew that I wanted to be an artist, ever since I was very...
December 20, 2017
I know, I know. I’m not supposed to feel this way. Shirk, kufr, etc. I...
December 16, 2017
This month, the writers of the Patheos Muslim Channel are opening up about their feelings...
December 12, 2017
  I had just finished my physical therapy session in the afternoon and timed it...
December 08, 2017
My rose bush has died a thousand deaths, but it has always come back again....
December 04, 2017
Written by Hosai Mojaddidi Marriage has its ups and downs, regardless of the religion or ethnicity...

November 2017

November 30, 2017
(This is part three of a series on adoption. Read part one here and part...
November 27, 2017
Written by Anonymous Members of the American middle class are raised in a nation of...
November 22, 2017
The holiday season can be very hard for Muslim converts — not just Muslim holidays, but...
November 20, 2017
Each morning I wake up in the coziness of my soft, warm bed, my black...
November 17, 2017
Since the age of six, I have struggled with mental illness.  This was because of...
November 13, 2017
In a famous scene from the movie “The Matrix,” the main character is offered two...
November 10, 2017
When I was young, my grandmother would work outside in the yard, and she would...
November 08, 2017
(I hope this doesn't end up being too cheesy. I'm lactose intolerant anyway, so I'll...
November 06, 2017
She’s 40 minutes late. I keep clicking at my phone, hoping that looking at the...
November 03, 2017
There is a great deal of evil in the world. As we go about our...
November 01, 2017
I am writing this article to shed light on a problem within our ummah that...
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