NbA Muslim Woman Author Karimah Grayson’s Areebah’s Dilemma Reviewed by TSC

Last updated on: September 28, 2015 at 2:26 pm By NbAMuslims

Review in SUNY Empire State College’s The Student Connection newsletter: Areebah’s Dilemma: Love or Deen By Karimah Grayson CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform $14.99, 280 pp, Paper Life is often fraught with ethical quagmires that make it necessary for one to make tough choices. In Areebah’s Dilemma: Love or Deen by Karimah Grayson, the main character must decide whether or not she will enter a relationship that may produce negative consequences for her faith. Areebah, a happily married Muslim woman, is... Read more

Mastic Muslims Celebrate `Eid, Diversity – Americas – News – OnIslam.net

Last updated on: September 27, 2015 at 3:51 pm By NbAMuslims

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#nbamuslims 500: Where are you From? The Stolen Legacies of African-American Muslims

Last updated on: September 25, 2015 at 7:10 pm By NbAMuslims

I entered the gas station, prepared to fill my car’s tank and my two little ones’ bellies. The attendant’s gaze fell upon me, and he looked puzzled. I recognized the expression on his face as the one I typically get from many of my fellow Muslims who see my black skin and dress and begin to wonder what I am supposed to be. Consequently, I prepared for the typical barrage of questions that accompany such quizzical faces. The gas station... Read more

Eid Mubaarak from NbA Muslims

Last updated on: September 23, 2015 at 11:33 pm By NbAMuslims

#nbamuslims 500: You Betta Get Beta Readers

Last updated on: September 18, 2015 at 12:54 pm By NbAMuslims

~ By Brother Dash, author You wrote a fantastic novel or children’s book. You have completed that non-fiction exposé on shadow governments or a heart wrenching and heartwarming memoir of the pain and redemption that is you. Wonderful. Cue the applause. You are done now, right? Not so fast young grasshopper. It must now be read, and not for the umpteenth time by you. You need real people. People who don’t talk, sound or think like you. You need readers, but... Read more

Muslim Critical Race Theorist Weighs in on Student’s Arrest

Last updated on: September 18, 2015 at 12:01 pm By NbAMuslims

Law professor and critical race theorist Khaled Bey provides valuable insight on the incident involving the arrest of Black Muslim student Ahmed Mohamed. Bey outlines the way the society’s surging Islamophobia, racism, and bullying culture jeopardize the safety Muslim youth. Donning his NASA T-shirt, young Ahmed Mohamed walked into his ninth grade class Monday morning, proudly holding the clock he had meticulously assembled at home. The 14-year-old Muslim American student, with a zeal for assembling, disassembling and fixing radios, computers... Read more

NbA Muslim Woman Writer Joins Radio Talk Show as a New Cohost

Last updated on: September 17, 2015 at 1:34 pm By NbAMuslims

Author Sahar Abdulaziz recently joined the Sistah Chat Radio – 90.3 WESS-FM team. Sistah Chat is a weekly talk show that serves as a venue for women of varied backgrounds to share their experiences. Abdulaziz has been a guest on the talk show before, and now she will join the program’s team of co-hosts. Abdulaziz expressed her excitment about becoming a Sistah Chat co-host. “Sistah Chat Radio 90.3 WESS-FM, is a unique program designed to offer listeners information on a... Read more

Looking at NbA Muslim Women Writers: Areebah’s Dilemma Love or Deen

Last updated on: September 16, 2015 at 10:25 am By NbAMuslims

Areebah’s Dilemma Love or Deen by Karimah Grayson is a romance that follows a Muslim woman who must decide between her faith and the man she loves. Check out NbA Muslims’ video review! Read more