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2018-02-20T19:48:24-04:00

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The Power of (and Need for) #BlackMuslimReads

Last updated on: February 20, 2018 at 7:48 pm   By Guest Contributor

So now we are charged—I am charged—with showing the world the power of Black Muslim pens, which have been scratching out a myriad of works across centuries. The #BlackMuslimReads movement is a continuum of a struggle to keep the voices of Black Muslims heard. Read more

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2018-02-16T15:55:33-04:00

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The Wonder of Clouds, the Nobility of Joy

Last updated on: February 16, 2018 at 3:55 pm   By Guest Contributor

Feeling joy is noble, as long it’s from a good source. If the joy is coming from a place that is causing more problems for us, then that joy may not be that good (or noble) for us anyway. Read more

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2018-02-13T20:08:06-04:00

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Iranian Women’s Anti-Hijab Protest – Standing Against State Power

Last updated on: February 13, 2018 at 8:08 pm   By Guest Contributor

Twenty-nine women have been jailed for refusing to cover their hair.  Twenty-nine women were jailed because they refused to cooperate with their persecutors. Twenty-nine women were jailed because they would not allow injustice to disguise itself with the trappings of civilized protocols.   Read more

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2018-02-13T16:43:17-04:00

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Trump’s Administration, Not Muslims, Is Vulnerable to Terrorist Narratives

Last updated on: February 13, 2018 at 4:43 pm   By Guest Contributor

The single greatest threat to our nation’s security is the unchecked rise of violent white supremacist groups whose tactics and actions fit every textbook definition of domestic terrorism. Like the White House in general, the report is conspicuously silent on this. Read more

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2018-02-06T00:09:54-04:00

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Call for Submissions – Essays and Articles for Black History Month

Last updated on: February 6, 2018 at 12:09 am   By Guest Contributor

This year we are issuing a call out for you to submit your articles and essays. What are we not hearing or not seeing? What issues are being swept under the table? What is not being covered properly when it comes to Black history  and/or how it intersects with Islamic history?  Read more

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2018-02-01T13:27:19-04:00

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Black History Month – the Stories We Never Hear, Histories We Don’t Learn

Last updated on: February 1, 2018 at 1:27 pm   By Guest Contributor

Just as history is a difficult path when you’re living it, remaining in dialogue with history is also a hard climb. The slim volumes on prominent African-Americans that my grandmother collected reveal only one side of a complex history. Read more

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2018-02-01T13:36:50-04:00

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Scholars and Scandals – Can Knowledge be Taken from Abusers?

Last updated on: February 1, 2018 at 1:36 pm   By Guest Contributor

How are we to take knowledge of ethics and virtues from individuals who may have acted in vile and abusive ways? Is the scholarship produced by Khan and Ramadan inextricably linked to them as individuals? Read more

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2018-01-30T13:06:58-04:00

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Is Islam In Need of Therapy?

Last updated on: January 30, 2018 at 1:06 pm   By Guest Contributor

How can I (and other Muslims, too) help Islam get better, or rather how can we help Islam recover from the PTSD? We can start by being the kind of people that we want Islam to be as well. Read more

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2018-01-25T12:26:43-04:00

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The Necessary Unburdening of Muslim Communities

Last updated on: January 25, 2018 at 12:26 pm   By Guest Contributor

We are not better human beings because we are Muslim; we are the best of people when we are brave enough to look in the mirror, name what hurts and then engage in the jihad that is repairing what is broken. Read more

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2018-01-16T11:17:18-04:00

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Between Loyalty and Honor – Holding Our Religious Scholars to Higher Standards of Behavior

Last updated on: January 16, 2018 at 11:17 am   By Guest Contributor

In order for Muslim scholars to properly interpret our foundational texts in accordance with the changing times, we must hold them to a higher standard of behavior and hold ourselves to a higher standard of intellectual honesty. Read more

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