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December 2017

December 05, 2017

How Do We Find the Right Leaders for Our Mosques? A Case Study

How can communities recruit quality leadership to take on this kind of challenge – leading...

December 01, 2017

#MeToo – What Supporting Those Accused or Guilty of Sexual Harassment Says About Us

We can’t let go of the support we’ve offered by way of our votes or...

November 2017

November 30, 2017

It’s Time to Stop Acting Like Women are the Reason Islamophobia Exists

In this selective fight against oppression, women matter only when our rights, our security, our...

November 26, 2017

With White Supremacy on the Rise, Once Again So are Anti-Sharia Bills

Following Tea Party victories in 2010, anti-Sharia legislation hit state legislature committees constantly, with more...

November 20, 2017

Cherry Picking Religion – Roy Moore’s Twisting of Faith

While it is important to condemn these abuses of faith, condemnation is not enough. As...

November 09, 2017

What Does it Mean to be ‘Moderate’ – Muslim or Otherwise?

To be moderate means to reject the false alternative that one must either give up...

October 2017

October 26, 2017

Policing of Our Bodies – Why Women Need to be Each Other’s Allies

No strange man came to hound us into lengths of polyester. It was sometimes an...

October 20, 2017

Leaving My Silo – Part Two (So That We May Know Each Other)

The Quran says that God made us into nations and tribes so that we may...

October 19, 2017

Remembering Zainab and Women Who Fight Against Injustice

Zainab was Imam Hussain’s sister, the daughter of Fatima and Ali, and the granddaughter of...

October 13, 2017

A Diamond’s Light – Reflections on the Teachings of Usama Canon

As our beloved teacher Usama Canon navigates through his recent diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis,...

October 12, 2017

Dialing Down the Mental Noise

We don’t want to turn it completely off because some of it can be constructive...

October 04, 2017

How Do You Recognize a Spiritual Abuser?

Spiritual abusers destroy a believer’s ability for discernment, leading them to spend a life time...

October 02, 2017

Nouman Ali Khan Shows Us that We Need More Women Religious Leaders

There is an urgent need for Muslim women religious leaders, speakers, preachers, mentors and organizational...

September 2017

September 28, 2017

The Pain in Our Joy – On Blackness, Ashura, and Remembering

For years, I didn’t know where to stand on Muharram and Ashura. But then my...

September 21, 2017

On Accidental Brilliance and Leaving My Silo

He was from the right, and he probably voted for Trump! What do I do?...

September 14, 2017

5 Ways to Get Through Disappointment

Henry David Thoreau said, "If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find...

September 12, 2017

In Defense of Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and the Personal Reform of Traditional Islam

Who is Hamza Yusuf and why is he causing such a stir in the Muslim...

September 11, 2017

My September 11 Muslim Story

It has now been sixteen years since the 9/11 attacks, and as a Muslim American,...

September 07, 2017

Spiritual but Not Religious Should Be a Phase in Life, Not a Way of Life

Do you identify as spiritual but not religious? If so, you are certainly not alone.

September 06, 2017

What is the Muslim World Doing to Help the Rohingya?

For all the talk of Muslim solidarity, it seems that after all, the best hope...

September 05, 2017

Protect DREAMers, a Vital Part of Our Communities

Rescinding DACA would also be disastrous to our economy. Removing 800,000 people from the workforce...

August 2017

August 31, 2017

How My iPhone Went for Hajj Before Me – A Lesson in Second Chances

Between my weight-loss surgery and being able forge a new relationship with my phone, maybe...

August 30, 2017

Trump’s Speech on Afghanistan and Pakistan Signals Unending War

In his speech, the Commander-in-Chief said, “We are not nation-building again. We are killing terrorists.”...

August 29, 2017

The Sacrifices of Hajar and Ismail – A Hajj Parable of Radical Hope for Modern Times

This story, commemorated by Muslims at hajj and around the world this week, is a...

August 28, 2017

The Path Through Hajj – One Pilgrim Details Her Experience

What exactly happens during the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Islam's most holy site?

August 25, 2017

Those Left Behind – the Hajj Was Never Designed for All Muslims

The Hajj was never designed for all Muslims. Whether that reflects the best of our...

August 23, 2017

The Norm in the U.S. Is Not “Islamic Terrorism,” It’s “Alt-Right” Terrorism

Since 2002, right-wing militants have killed many more people in the U.S. than terrorists inspired...

August 21, 2017

The Deeper Meaning of the Hajj – A Pilgrim’s Experience

Even as we aided our fellow pilgrim, I found myself impatiently asking why the local...

August 16, 2017

What’s My Name?

I am the queen of unsolicited advice. I'll say out loud what everyone is thinking...

August 13, 2017

Call for Submissions – Send Us your 2017 Hajj and Eid ul Adha Stories!

Share your stories with us here at Altmuslim. What do you find beautiful, difficult or...