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October 2018

October 24, 2018

On Rape/Sexual Assault Tropes in Muslim Communities – An Islamic Response (Part II)

Editorial Note: TRIGGER WARNING – This article contains explicit stories of sexual assault and trauma....

October 22, 2018

Are Muslims Willing to Travel the Road to Religious Modernity?

Islam as it developed up to this point, especially the one promoted by wealthy Arabs...

October 11, 2018

The Trifecta of Rape Culture, Sexual Abuse and Muslim Communities – Debunking False Statements

Editorial Note: TRIGGER WARNING – This article contains explicit stories of sexual assault and trauma....

October 08, 2018

Where are the Men? Reuniting Islam and Masculinity in our Modern Times

I was headed to a class on public transport in Cairo, Egypt when I heard...

September 2018

September 11, 2018

How the Sacred Law of Gender Relations Can Teach Us R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Recently while watching the internet light on fire at how a Bishop inappropriately touched a...

September 07, 2018

Why Does Allah Allow Human Suffering? For What Purpose?

A paradox formulated long ago by Greek philosopher Epicurus asks, if God is perfectly good...

July 2018

July 03, 2018

Reading the Quran: A Primer in History, Facts and Context

If this is the first time you are reading a translation of the Quran, then...

June 2018

June 20, 2018

Anti-Semitic or Not – What Does the Quran Really Say about Jewish People?

In a manifesto published last month in the daily Le Parisien, 300 French intellectuals declared...

June 14, 2018

My Ramadan Truth – Dismantling the Armor of Suicide and Depression

Failure. I could feel the word slide over me, burning the skin on my arms, chilling...

May 2018

May 30, 2018

Why Do We Fast in Ramadan? What is the Foundation of Our Worship?

There is simply no substitute for reading the Quran in Arabic, regardless of your comprehension....

May 29, 2018

Interpreting the Quran in Light of Modern Times

So, what’s a modern Muslim to do? How do we know what is universal and...

May 28, 2018

Make Ramadan be About the Quran and Generosity of Spirit

The generosity (jūd) of the Prophet ﷺ was not a monetary one, but a spiritual...

May 24, 2018

A Ramadan Testimonial of Repentance and Renewal

The month eventually left. But my renewed love of God, of the Prophet Muhammad (peace...

May 16, 2018

‘Reading’ the Quran – How Will You Live the Message?

We cannot live in a time where a fight is needed and sit quietly. And...

May 14, 2018

Should Menstruating Women Pray/Fast? An Argument in Support

There is yet another reason that makes me question the Islamic origins of prayer ban...

May 08, 2018

The Only Thing in Which We Should Compete as Muslims, Jews & Christians

According to Jesus, we are all neighbors. (Luke 10:25-37) We need to learn again that...

April 2018

April 19, 2018

Quran, Hadiths or Both? Where Quranists and Traditional Islam Differ

[Quranists] claim that, as the messenger of God, it is Muhammad’s message that should really...

March 2018

March 08, 2018

How Islam Started the Original Women’s Liberation Movement

Women’s liberation is defined as a movement to combat sexual discrimination and to gain full legal,...

September 2017

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.

July 2017

July 19, 2017

Is the Quran to Blame? Looking at Domestic Violence and Scriptural Interpretation

How have passages from the Quran been interpreted and misinterpreted with regards to domestic violence?...

July 11, 2017

When You’re Gay and Muslim – Finding Allah’s Meaning in All of It

Allow me today to describe one of those elephants. A strange elephant. Allow me to...

June 2017

June 22, 2017

Healing Myself Through the Quran

If you’re reading this, you’re probably groggy from a night of seeking forgiveness and hoping...

June 21, 2017

Acts of Charity, How LaunchGood Campaigns Happen and Why it All Matters

Once these campaigns cross into the six-digits we consistently hear, “Why so much? How are...

June 19, 2017

The Infused Knowledge of Ramadan

Human beings are brought into the world incomplete and can only be completed under the...

June 12, 2017

Seeking Forgiveness and Forgiving Oneself in Ramadan

To truly move forward in our lives and grow as believers we must learn to...

June 08, 2017

How Can I Help You Understand What Ramadan Really Is?

How can I make others understand what the heck is going on in our mosques...

May 2017

May 31, 2017

4 Ways to Worship Smarter in a Busy Ramadan

Ramadan is a blessed month where Allah (swt) multiplies our good deeds. Finding ways to...

May 16, 2017

How Ramadan Can Boost Some Towards Salafism

It is clear that Ramadan and the social activities it fosters – such as tarawih...

March 2017

March 10, 2017

6 Misconceptions Held about Salafi Muslims

Salafism, often referred to as "Wahhabism," is widely regarded as a fundamentalist interpretation of Islam...

July 2016

July 24, 2016

On Shariah Law: Tolerance is the Law of the Land

By Fatina Abdrabboh I teach a course at a law school on Islamic Law, familiar...