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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 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...

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...

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”...

February 2019

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...

August 2018

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 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...

June 2018

June 22, 2018

Bullying and Depression | Practicing Self-Compassion to Heal

Like many kids in high school, I was subject to extreme bullying. I was extremely...

May 2018

May 14, 2018

Hidden in Plain Sight: Healing from an Emotionally Absent Mother

I saw you today. You were standing in your bedroom by the window. I saw...

May 08, 2018

10 Questions My Non-Muslim Friends Ask Me About Islam (& How I Answer Them)

Despite the fact that I grew up in a predominantly Muslim country, I seemed to...

April 2018

April 25, 2018

6 Questions I Wish I Were Asked as a Muslim Teen

Adolescence is hard to go through. During the pre-teen to young adult years, a person’s...

April 08, 2018

Don’t Tell Me That My Race and Religion Are Equal

Written by Dr. Shadee Elmasry Race and religion are often mentioned together in the same...

March 2018

March 21, 2018

Self-Reflection Is a Path to God

Human nature is complex and imperfect. It’s easy for me to feel on top of...

March 11, 2018

To Divorce or Not to Divorce: For Many Converts, It’s a Complicated Decision

Divorce is a complicated topic. Many people who are in unhappy marriages are unable to...

March 08, 2018

The Ups and Downs of Raising Children

There is a great deal of children who are brought into this world unwanted. Many...

February 2018

February 18, 2018

What I Learned from Living on My Own for the First Time

I recently relocated to another state in my country where I had to live by...

February 06, 2018

Being in a Biracial Marriage as a Muslim Convert

When I was a teenager, my father (who was an ex-marine and educated in the...

February 02, 2018

Why New Converts Should Not Be Rushed into Marriage

There was an article which was recently published on Mostly Muslim, referring to marriage not being...

January 2018

January 30, 2018

Balancing Spirituality in a 21st Century World

It’s ten minutes until sundown, and I instantly stop what I’m doing so that I...

January 23, 2018

“Dear Muslim Millennial…” | Letters to the Ummah

Dear Muslim millennial, I know how you feel. As a Muslim millennial in the West,...

January 14, 2018

“Dear Zainab…” | Letters to the Ummah

Dear Zainab, 10 days have passed since your murder, and five days since you were...

January 08, 2018

Marriage Is Not a Cure-All for Life’s Problems

You know the typical "rom-com" narrative? The one that goes, "Girl is unhappy and guy...

January 05, 2018

5 Reasons Why You Should Start Journaling Today

Journaling is one of those endeavors which many people start, but don’t keep up. When...

December 2017

December 29, 2017

Taqwa, Not Identity | Finding Meaning and Consistency in Faith

When I was 12, I had an interesting habit: whenever I laid on my bed...