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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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

May 2018

May 02, 2018

Can I Be Muslim and Feminist?

The first time I listened to Chimamanda Adichie’s TEDx talk, “We should all be feminists,”...

April 2018

April 20, 2018

What “Interfaith” Means to Me

In the beginning, there was only an atom of energy, and that burst of energy...

April 16, 2018

3 Mistakes to Avoid as a New Hijabi

The transition to wearing hijab full-time can be a difficult one for many women. We...

April 01, 2018

The Unorthodox Rabbi Who Allied With Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

Written by Rabbi Allen Maller There were many Jews who supported Muhammad (peace be upon...

March 2018

March 28, 2018

Sexual Abuse and the Veil | On Battling Guilt, Shame, and PTSD

The subject of sexual abuse in very taboo when it comes to Muslim women. It...

March 04, 2018

True Beauty Is Soul Deep, Not Skin Deep

“She’s drop-dead gorgeous.” “What a handsome young man!” “Your hair looks so pretty.” We hear...

February 2018

February 28, 2018

Empathy Re-Visited: 5 Things That Empathy Is NOT

Empathy seems like a very basic concept which comes naturally to many people, but the...

February 21, 2018

Hijab, De-jab: The Struggle to Find Our Path

Facebook has a feature called "On This Day," which allows people to re-share their old...

February 14, 2018

Why We Should (Finally) Stop Debating Aisha’s Age

There is a difference of opinion on how old Aisha (the youngest wife of Prophet...

February 09, 2018

Enough Is Enough: On Anti-Black Racism in the Muslim Community

February being Black History Month, I feel that not only is there a need to...

December 2017

December 20, 2017

Confession: I Wish Eid Could Be More Like Christmas

I know, I know. I’m not supposed to feel this way. Shirk, kufr, etc. I...

December 16, 2017

Why I Stopped Publicly Condemning Terror Attacks as a Muslim

This month, the writers of the Patheos Muslim Channel are opening up about their feelings...

November 2017

November 30, 2017

“My Dear Child…” | Heartfelt Letters from Muslim Adoptive Parents

(This is part three of a series on adoption. Read part one here and part...

November 27, 2017

The Cult of “Specialness”: Why I Live for God, Not Society

Written by Anonymous Members of the American middle class are raised in a nation of...

November 22, 2017

4 Ways You Can Support Muslim Converts This Holiday Season

The holiday season can be very hard for Muslim converts — not just Muslim holidays, but...

November 01, 2017

Why Are Converts Not Given a Fair Chance at Marriage?

I am writing this article to shed light on a problem within our ummah that...

October 2017

October 30, 2017

5 Myths About Mental Health Counseling in the Muslim Community

Written by Shaykh Omar Husain There are many myths about mental health counseling which are...

October 16, 2017

I Can’t Say #MeToo, and That’s Part of the Problem

Written by Anonymous It breaks my heart to see this new hashtag taking over the...

October 13, 2017

What We Don’t Remember When Talking About Khadijah

Pretty much every Muslim girl grows up hearing about the first wife of Prophet Muhammad...