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February 2018

February 12, 2018

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

The single greatest threat to our nation’s security is the unchecked rise of violent white...

December 2017

December 31, 2017

Good Muslim News Stories of 2017

From Muslims and other communities banding together to fight Trump’s travel ban to #BlackOutEid and...

December 27, 2017

Between Muslims and Christians – Rising Above Acts of Violence

In this season of joy, this Methodist church in America had opened its doors, its...

June 2017

June 19, 2017

Beauty and the Beast – Which of the Two Faces of Islam Will Prevail?

The challenge and struggle of our generation is which face of the House of Islam...

August 2016

August 16, 2016

Danger Games: An Analysis of Trump’s “Radical Islam” Foreign Policy Speech

By Alan Howard Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump laid out his plan, or rather...

July 2016

July 27, 2016

Accepting & Welcoming Marginalized and So-Called “Bad Muslims” – A Tool Against Extremism

By Ali Asadullah Close your eyes for a minute. Now picture in your mind’s eye...

July 03, 2016

Death and Destruction in Ramadan – Baghdad, Dhaka, Istanbul and Beyond

This is day 28 of the #30Days30Writers 2016 Ramadan series. By Dilshad D. Ali How...

May 2016

May 25, 2016

As Christians Rooted out KKK, so will Muslims Root out ISIS and Extremism

By Ali Asadullah Author’s note: In part one of this series, I addressed fundamental ways...

April 2016

April 25, 2016

The Prophetic Remedy to Islamophobia

By Saud Inam For more than a decade the Muslim community has been in a...

March 2016

March 29, 2016

Why the Quran Protects Against Radicalization: A Rebuttal to USA Today’s Nabeel Qureshi

By Tahir Nasser The dust from the bombs had barely settled in Brussels when...

January 2016

January 01, 2016

Year in Review: Top Ten Good Muslim News Stories of 2015

By Altmuslim Editors Sure, we could talk about the Paris attacks, Charlie Hebdo, Isis, San...

November 2015

November 24, 2015

Paris Attacks: When Language Inspires Hate and Terror Vs. Hope and Reason

By Ahmad Khawaja As the world begins to recover from last week’s terrorist attacks in...

November 17, 2015

What Can We Do as Muslims in Wake of #ParisAttacks?

By Saud Inam Yes, we are all frustrated. We feel sorrow. We feel pain. We’ve...

November 13, 2015

“Jihadi John” Most Likely Killed by Drone Strike

By Altmuslim Staff News reports are coming in fast and furious that the U.S. military...

July 2015

July 12, 2015

Ramadan, the Khalifa and an Ahmadi Perspective

This is Day 25 of Altmuslim’s #30Days30Writers series for Ramadan 2015. By Qasim Rashid Last...

May 2015

May 29, 2015

#NotMyAmerica – An Open Letter to Jon Ritzheimer and Protesting Bikers in Arizona

By Zainab Chaudry On the holy day of Friday, Muslims around the world set aside daily...

May 22, 2015

Double Standards in Media and Politicians Helps ISIS Make Its Case – That America Hates Muslims

By Junaid M. Afeef Many people ask American Muslims why they do not condemn ISIS...

April 2015

April 09, 2015

Questioning the ‘ISIS Brand’ of Islam

By Madiha Waris Qureshi Some analysts insist ISIS is a natural and unavoidable product of...

January 2015

January 23, 2015

Charlie Hebdo, Muslim Condemnation and Owning Our Problems

By Usman Ahmad Islam is once again under the spotlight for its supposed role in...

September 2014

September 30, 2014

Hajj 2014 – How ISIS is the Antithesis of the Holy Pilgrimage

This article is part of Patheos Muslim's and Altmuslim's Hajj 2014 reflection series, which is...

September 04, 2014

Why Aren’t Muslim Nations Rising Against ISIS?

By Hesham A. Hassaballa The horror of ISIS continues, seemingly unabated. Making good on their...

August 2014

August 15, 2014

When ‘I Don’t Know’ is the Best Answer

By Amanda Quraishi Having to know it all is exhausting. Let's face it, most of...

August 12, 2014

What Should be a Muslim’s Response to Ongoing Tragedies? Not Despair

By Hesham Hassaballa It has been a rough summer. While everyone around the world was trying...