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February 2016

February 26, 2016

Why Everyone Should Study Islam – A Christian College Student’s Advice for all Americans

Editor's Note - Simran Jeet Singh is an Assisant Professor in the Department of Religion...

February 01, 2016

Black to the Future: A Black History Month Reflection from Margari Aziza Hill

Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of articles and reflections for Black...

January 2016

January 26, 2016

The Hope Initiative: Changing The World One Act of Kindness at a Time

By Reema Kamran “Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations...

January 21, 2016

Who Speaks for Islam in America?

By Khurram Dara Who speaks for Islam in America? After tragedies like the ones that...

January 15, 2016

The Value of Interpretation – Why Declaring the Quran to be Fallible is Wrong

By Farouk Peru In our current socio-political milieu, the world of Islam is coming under...

January 06, 2016

Wheaton College v. Prof. Larycia Hawkins – Why This Evangelical Feels Her Potential Firing is Wrong

By Susan Campbell Score one for the letter of the law and immaturity of spirit....

December 2015

December 29, 2015

Douse the Fires of Fear – Join the Hope Initiative

By Eman Hassaballa Aly As we come to the close of 2015, the world has...

December 25, 2015

Mawlid and Christmas – Celebrating Prophets Muhammad and Jesus

By Muqtedar Khan "And Salam (peace) be upon me the day I was born, and...

December 17, 2015

Why Wheaton’s Decision Is Out of Step with Jesus’ Love – An Evangelical Perspective

By Susan Campbell Too often, the public face of evangelical Christianity is that of a...

December 16, 2015

What’s Islamic About “Star Wars”?

By Farouk Peru As a lifelong fan of Star Wars (I went to see “The...

December 10, 2015

Being a Black American Muslim Woman – A Study of Challenges

By Margari Hill On November 21st, the Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative kick-started the #BlackInMSA hashtag. It...

December 03, 2015

San Bernardino: When Circles Converge in Violence

By Alan Howard America today is grieving. Two mass shootings on the same day, and...

December 02, 2015

To Be Unknown or Forgotten – the Erasure of Guantanamo Bay Prisoners

By Dr. Maha Hilal They can take everything you own-your property, your best years, all...

November 2015

November 15, 2015

Does the Quran Teach Compulsion? A Response

By Farouk Peru In the protracted media campaign to depict Islam as the enemy of...

October 2015

October 21, 2015

Is Islamophobia Over?

By Saud Inam Recently nationwide rallies were held called the Global Rally for Humanity. These...

October 01, 2015

A Tale of Two Leaders: The Contrasting Messages of Pope Francis and King Salman

By Ziyad Motala Washington, D.C. played host to Pope Francis and the China’s Premier Xi...

September 2015

September 29, 2015

How Well is the U.S. Prepared to Welcome and Support Refugees?

By Malika MacDonald Given the refugee crisis that is gripping Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, and Turkey...

September 25, 2015

Death of a Hajj

By Ali Asadullah Editor's Note: This op-ed is part of our Hajj 2015 series. Tragedy...

September 21, 2015

Lessons of the Hajj – Lessons for Life

By Lisha Azaa Editor's Note: This essay is part of our Hajj 2015 series. Al...

September 18, 2015

What Can We Learn From Pope Francis as Muslims?

By Saud Inam Pope Francis, in recent times, has gained the admiration, love and respect...

September 17, 2015

If We Need a Religious Leader, Let Him/Her Be Like Pope Francis

By Farouk Peru I grew in a culture of reverence: Reverence for one’s elders, teachers,...

September 15, 2015

A Hajj Conversation for Believers: Responding to Saudi Aggression and Corruption

Editor's Note: This article is part of Altmuslim's Hajj 2015 series, featuring articles and reflections...

July 2015

July 27, 2015

CVE Critics are Right, and CVE is Still Necessary

By Junaid M. Afeef & Alejandro J. Beutel The Charlie Hebdo murders in Paris in...

July 21, 2015

Building Sunni-Shi’a Unity, One Mosque Visit at a Time

By Mohiuddin Ahmed "When do you want to go to Bait-ul-Ilm to pray," my wife...

July 17, 2015

A Ramadan Cocoon for the Butterflies

This is Day 30 of Altmuslim’s #30Days30Writers series for Ramadan 2015. By Naazish YarKhan This...

July 16, 2015

The Soul of Our Family – A Ramadan Love story

This is Day 29 of Altmuslim’s #30Days30Writers series for Ramadan 2015. By Precious Rasheeda Muhammad...

July 15, 2015

The Heat, Hunger and Thirst of Ramadan – Spiritual Melding with Physical

This is Day 28 of Altmuslim’s #30Days30Writers series for Ramadan 2015. By Abdullah bin Hamid...

July 14, 2015

Not Because It’s Easy, But Because It’s Hard

This is Day 27 of Altmuslim’s #30Days30Writers series for Ramadan 2015. By Zainab Chaudary “We...

July 13, 2015

Existential Sunday School, Ramadan Style

This is Day 26 of Altmuslim’s #30Days30Writers series for Ramadan 2015. By AbdelRahman Murphy Pizza...

July 11, 2015

Ramadan Reflection – Bearing Witness for Survivors and Victims of Sexual Abuse/Assault

This is Day 24 of Altmuslim’s #30Days30Writers series for Ramadan 2015. Trigger warning: This essay...