Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

altmuslim

Home
Muslim

Qur’an

Select a Category 2012 Elections 30 Dayd 30 Writers (2017) 30 Days 30 Writers 30 Days 30 Writers (2015) 30 Days 30 Writers (2016) 30 Days 30 Writers (2018) 30 Days 30 Writers 2017 Ali Asadullah Ali Eteraz Alper Bilgili Arthur Richards Asides Asma Uddin Black History Month Briefings Charles Turner Commentary Cyrus McGoldrick Eman H Aly Fatimah Popal Hajj Hajj and Dhul Hijjah Hesham Hassaballa Hisham Hellyer Ibrahim Abusharif Inas Younis Irfan Yusuf Jalal Baig Junaid Afeef Laila Alawa Laila Alwala Mas'ood Cajee Muqtedar Khan Nakia Jackson Newsmakers Parvez Ahmed Podcasts Rabia Chaudry Rafia Zakaria Ramadan Reviews Safiyyah Ally Saud Inam Shahed Amanullah Svend White The Opinionated Oncologist Visions Wajahat Ali Zahed Amanullah Zahir Janmohamed Zainab Khan

Select a Month November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005 December 2004 November 2004 October 2004 September 2004 August 2004 July 2004 June 2004 May 2004 April 2004 March 2004 February 2004 January 2004 December 2003 November 2003 October 2003 September 2003 August 2003 July 2003 June 2003 May 2003 April 2003 March 2003 February 2003 January 2003 December 2002 November 2002 October 2002 September 2002 August 2002 July 2002 June 2002 May 2002 April 2002 March 2002

June 2015

June 15, 2015

Ramadan 2015 – #30Days30Writers – A Special Altmuslim Project

This upcoming Ramadan includes fasting on the longest day of the year in many parts...

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 05, 2015

Not Your Inspiration Porn – Why I Don’t Owe You My Conversion Story

Editors' Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on Rites of Passage. Read other perspectives here....

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...

March 2015

March 31, 2015

To Ayaan Hirsi Ali – The Problem is Not with Islam, but with the Author

By Zainab Chaudry Authors who publish books generally want to sell them. Well, what sells...

March 30, 2015

Sexual Abuse Case in Illinois – Open Letter From Ulema Regarding Rights of Media and Public Discussion

Editor's Note: In the nearly two months since the former president of the Institute for...

March 25, 2015

Is Living with Islamophobia the New Normal for Muslims?

By Arzu Kaya-Uranli Honey, don’t get me wrong, but maybe it’s better if you remove these...

November 2014

November 11, 2014

Book Review – Aisha: The Wife, the Companion, the Scholar

By Amanda Quraishi Aisha: The Wife, the Companion, the Scholar Paperback: 220 pages Publisher: Tughra Books Aisha...

October 2014

October 09, 2014

Is There Room for Discourse and Critical Thinking in Islam?

By Marwa Abdelghani I would like to begin by stating that my sentiments in the...

September 2014

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...

July 2014

July 20, 2014

Ramadan 2014 – Ramadan, Lunar and Solar Eclipses and Ahmadi Muslims

This article comes on Day 23 of our special Altmuslim/Patheos Muslim Ramadan #30Days30Writers blog project,...

July 14, 2014

Ramadan 2014 – Fasting from Speech

This article comes on Day 17 of our special Altmuslim/Patheos Muslim Ramadan #30Days30Writers blog project,...

July 13, 2014

Ramadan 2014 – Pick Up Your Broken Heart

This article comes on Day 16 of our special Altmuslim/Patheos Muslim Ramadan #30Days30Writers blog project,...

July 11, 2014

Ramadan 2014 – Growing a Child’s Love for the Quran

This article comes on Day 14 of our special Altmuslim/Patheos Muslim Ramadan #30Days30Writers blog project,...

July 09, 2014

Ramadan 2014 – The Quran and the Recitation

This article comes on Day 12 of our special Altmuslim/Patheos Muslim Ramadan #30Days30Writers blog project,...

June 2014

June 30, 2014

Ramadan 2014 – The Humanity of the Quran

This article comes on Day Three of our special Altmuslim/Patheos Muslim Ramadan #30Days30Writers blog project,...

June 29, 2014

Ramadan 2014 – Fasting Is Supposed to Suck; That’s Why We Do It

This article comes on Day Two of our special Altmuslim/Patheos Muslim Ramadan #30Days30Writers blog project,...

June 28, 2014

Ramadan 2014 – Reclaiming the Sacred

This article comes on Day One of our special Altmuslim/Patheos Muslim Ramadan #30Days30Writers blog project,...

June 26, 2014

Getting Ramadan Ready on a Busy Schedule – Parts Three and Four

By Siraj Ramadan is known for its ups and downs. Moonfighting arguments reach a fever...

June 25, 2014

Getting Ramadan Ready for Busy People on a Schedule – Part One and Two

By Siraj I'm all for uplifting messages that inspire us to put forth our best...

June 23, 2014

Ramadan 2014 – #30Days30Writers – A Special Altmuslim Blog Project

Friends, it’s about that time of year again. Are you Ramadan ready? Neither are we,...

June 03, 2014

Apostasy Laws and Blasphemy in Islam – Islamic or Not?

By Ro Waseem In January 2011, the governor of Punjab, Salman Taseer, was gunned down by one...

May 2014

May 14, 2014

Open Letter to Boko Haram’s Abubakar Shekau from Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

Assalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh. I address you with the blessed greeting of Islam,...

April 2014

April 10, 2014

Brandeis Chooses Not to Tolerate Intolerance

By Obaid H. Siddiqui Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a polemic figure. Her atheist supporters laud...

February 2014

February 27, 2014

Confronting Racism among American Muslims

By Imam Dawud Walid Intra-Muslim racism is an issue often swept under the rug in...

January 2014

January 10, 2014

Celebrating Prophet Muhammad (saw) – The Best of Muhsins

There is no one in creation more worthy an example of this Quranic verse, “Indeed...

December 2013

December 24, 2013

What Mother Mary Means to Me

By Afeefa Syeed At Christmas time I hum along to the Little Drummer Boy song....

November 2013

November 14, 2013

The History of Ashura – Why We Should Remember

By Safiyyah Surtee Writing about Muharram, the day of Ashura and the events of Karbala...

November 06, 2013

Telling Our Own Truths – The Forward-Moving American Muslim Narrative

By Deonna Kelli Sayed A full moon hung low one North Carolina night. Omar ibn...

August 2013

August 09, 2013

Paradoxes in a Fajr Wonderland

By Rushain Abbasi I passed by the shadowy garbage cans and the mysterious sounds of...