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November 2016

November 14, 2016

Dear White People, Let’s Check In

Dear White America, Hi guys! I’m sorry it took me so long to get...

February 2016

February 12, 2016

American Muslims Are Not Your Soundbite in the War On Terror

For a foreign policy wonk like me, last night's Democratic debate was particularly interesting to follow. Clinton...

February 07, 2016

Mr. Obama Goes To A Mosque

I was traveling abroad last week when President Obama visited the Islamic Society of Baltimore....

December 2015

December 09, 2015

Are my rights as an American linked to whether I can help eliminate ISIS?

We have birthright citizenship in this country. That means that when I was born on...

December 04, 2015

Unveiling Fear in a Time of Islamophobia

My Facebook and Twitter feeds are full of friends and acquaintances wondering if they should...

November 2015

November 25, 2015

A Thanksgiving Prayer for Peace

*These remarks were given on November 22 at the annual Thanksgiving Interfaith Prayer service hosted by...

September 2015

September 04, 2015

The Story of American Resilience

The story America likes to tell about herself is full of rugged individuals. A family...

August 2015

August 12, 2015

Is Hijab Glamor Kryptonite?

A few years ago, one of my friends left her family and friends to work...

August 06, 2015

A Muslim Prayer for Hiroshima

70 years ago, an atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima killed...

June 2015

June 15, 2015

10 Ways to Welcome Women Converts in Ramadan

Ramadan is almost upon us, but some of my friends are a little ambivalent. They...

April 2015

April 22, 2015

Top Muslim Women Twitterati

The women of Muslim Twitter are a dynamic and inspiring group and no list of...

February 2015

February 26, 2015

Chapel Hill, CVE, and Millennial Muslims

The media may have already lost interest, now breathlessly reporting the latest information about "Jihadi...

February 10, 2015

Muslim Women Have a Pleasant Mosque Experience During Interfaith Tour

Interfaith group tours a local mosque; allows Muslim women to see neighborhood mosque in a...

February 03, 2015

Linksies: Muslim Leadership Initiative Part Two

The discussion over the controversy surrounding the Muslim Leadership Initiative continues. Last month, I compiled...

January 2015

January 28, 2015

Why I’m not mad Michelle Obama didn’t wear a veil in Saudi Arabia

A quick look at social and traditional media over the last 24 hours and you...

January 23, 2015

Linksies: Muslim Leadership Initiative

For American Muslim twitterati, 2014 was, in many ways, defined by major social media conflicts....

January 12, 2015

Charlie Hebdo and Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité

As France, and indeed Europe, is left to unpack the horrific murders of nearly a dozen...

December 2014

December 11, 2014

Medical Warriors and the Torture Report

It's been a tough week for people of conscience. Americans are still reeling and protesting over...

November 2014

November 20, 2014

1001 Notifications and the Art of Storytelling

I only realized the irony of consistently being asked to explain why my name was...

August 2014

August 27, 2014

Remosquing in Ramadan

Editors’ Note: This article is part of the Public Square 2014 Summer Series: Conversations on Religious Trends. Read...

August 14, 2014

7 Questions to Ask Before Asking if Muslims Condemn Terrorism

In the last few days, several people have put their two cents in about whether...

June 2014

June 27, 2014

The Challenge of Being Unmosqued in Ramadan

Even though I'm Unmosqued*, Ramadan is the time of year when I wholeheartedly immerse myself...

May 2014

May 12, 2014

Are Millennial Muslims Doomed To Become Unmosqued?

Unique among Western and industrialized nations, the US boasts a high rate of people who...

May 07, 2014

Digital Duas and Real World Action #BringBackOurGirls

This week has seen an uptick in activism - social and on the ground -...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

Remosquing: Imams, Our Expectations and Their Salaries

I came across this article (2012) which is about the salaries American imams receive as...

April 21, 2014

A Smile is Charity: Happy Muslims & All That Jazz

Last week, an anonymous British Muslim group, The Honesty Policy, released a video of diverse...

March 2014

March 30, 2014

A Christian Response to Islamophobia

Early last week, the mosque down the street from my house was shot at by...

March 13, 2014

Linksies: Misogynies, Fauxpologies – We Deserve Better Than These

The Muslim social media world is abuzz this week about a certain British religious teacher's...

March 11, 2014

The Adab of #MuslimMaleAllies

One night during my freshman year of college, a friend of mine and I were...

February 2014

February 19, 2014

As American as Bean Pie: Muslims & Black History Month

I was asked to share my thoughts for a Huffington Post Religion piece that came...