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September 2020

September 07, 2020

Life Matters: Lessons on Discrimination from BLM and COVID-19

Today we are fighting both in the Black Lives Matter movement and through the pandemic,...

May 2020

May 23, 2020

My Journey to Self-Expression and Interfaith Love as a Converted Muslim

Within the night beneath the shadows of hemlock and spruce, there were mysteries and romance...

April 2020

April 12, 2020

Solitude and the Virus | An Unexpected Silver Lining

The other day while gardening, I dug into the earth, a mound of loam, with...

March 2020

March 28, 2020

Refuges: A Poem

Written by Iljas Baker I switch off the air conditioner, roll up the blind and...

March 15, 2020

Finding Meaning and Gratitude When Dealing with Loss

All of us at one time or another throughout our lives suffer from some sort...

January 2020

January 01, 2020

A New Year, Another Opportunity for a Fresh Start With God

Spirituality can be a touchy subject. Our relationship with our Creator is such a sensitive...

December 2019

December 27, 2019

Reflections on Life on My Way to Bangladesh

I sit here, just reflecting on life during a 16-hour flight to Doha, and then...

October 2019

October 18, 2019

The Impact of Kindness and Compassion

Today I dug out a rose that had been terribly neglected, to transplant. It was...

September 2019

September 09, 2019

What Traveling the World Taught Me About Humanity

Whenever I travel by plane, I always look down and see the patches of landscape;...

August 2019

August 01, 2019

A Normal Mother-Daughter Conversation… About the Hijab

I had a conversation with my daughter in Phoenix the other day about fashion—specifically, the...

July 2019

July 26, 2019

Meditations On the Beautiful Signs of Allah

Continuously, the eternal bright sunlight radiates throughout the golden, sunlit forest. The tops of trees...

June 2019

June 13, 2019

Being with Cancer and the One Who Watches Over Us

Written by Iljas Baker If you must call it a battle, let it be the...

May 2019

May 28, 2019

To Hell and Back: Discovering the Mercy of Allah on my Journey with Chronic Pain

I have been jogging since I was 12 years old. It was part of life...

May 21, 2019

My Battle with Mental Illness and Shame: The Story of a Reborn Muslim

Within these past few months, something inside of me has changed. I became a “reborn”...

May 04, 2019

The Miracle of the Azaan (Muslim Call to Prayer): A Jewish Israeli’s Perspective

I want to tell you all a beautiful story of something you will probably never...

April 2019

April 15, 2019

The True Origins of Discrimination and Injustice

Even before we are born, life chooses for us which type of family we will...

March 2019

March 26, 2019

Except Those Who Have Faith and Do Good

Someone recently asked me which was more important in attaining Jannah (Paradise): belief or good deeds?...

February 2019

February 26, 2019

Why a Near-Death Experience Made Me Appreciate My Parents

I recently had a close brush with death and the one thing I kept worrying...

February 15, 2019

Standing Beneath the Plum Tree | How I Found God

As I was deeply moved As I stood beneath the plum tree And watched it...

January 2019

January 17, 2019

Leader or Follower? The Truth About Social Influence, Independence, & Religion

You know how we grow up learning that some people are leaders and others are...

December 2018

December 31, 2018

Saving the Earth, Saving Ourselves

The rain falls like an ocean of love upon the earth, each drop a universe...

November 2018

November 01, 2018

The Rape Culture and Being Muslim

Due to the #MeToo movement and #BelieveSurvivors, there have been many articles written about sexual abuse....

October 2018

October 01, 2018

Embracing the Gift of Salah

When I began to practice Islam, I couldn’t pray Salah (obligatory prayer). The idea of...

September 2018

September 10, 2018

5 Things the Muslim Community Needs to Know About Mental Illness

Mental illness is one of those topics that used to be taboo but is starting...

August 2018

August 24, 2018

Finding a Balance Between Loving and Fearing God

I was only 8 years old when I was introduced to the formal concept of...

August 14, 2018

Blood, Sweat, & Tears: When Sacrificing for the Sake of Allah Gets Tiring

I remember how I felt when I first met my spouse, and right after we...

August 02, 2018

What Is the True Meaning and Purpose of Life?

Many people ask what the meaning of life is. It does not depend on your...

July 2018

July 20, 2018

Food and Feelings at the Local Mosque: Overcoming My Fear of Muslims

Written by Pamella Bowen I was on the scene when the Muslim community of Temecula...

July 10, 2018

The Spirituality of Becoming Older and Accepting Our Own Mortality

I just turned sixty a few months ago and, for a couple of days, it...

July 03, 2018

How a Creative Block Helped My Relationship with God

On a rainy summer morning, I make myself a fresh cup of chai (not Starbucks...

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