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October 2018

October 30, 2018

#MeToo, Muslim Youth & Masajid – Protecting Children from Sexual Assault

Editorial note - this is an edited guest post from Umar Lee regarding the recent...

August 2018

August 17, 2018

Catholic Sex Abuse Report – Universal Pain, Sorrow, Questioning, Sympathy and Prayer

Sexual abuse, abuse of power, it’s all awful and terrible and nauseating in any form....

August 09, 2018

Imam Siraj Wahhaj Addresses the Arrest of His Son – What We Can Do

If you've attended any sort of Muslim fundraiser of any sort -- at an Islamic...

June 2018

June 27, 2018

31 Times Trump Made Clear the #MuslimBan was Motivated by Anti-Muslim Bias

Chief Justice John Roberts declared that the majority of the Supreme Court saw no anti-Muslim...

June 26, 2018

Supreme Court Ruling Upholds #MuslimBan, but for Muslims, #NoMuslimBanEver Rages On

Among the many campaign promises and bigoted viewpoints and rallying cries that President Donald J....

April 2018

April 30, 2018

The Parental Intimacy of Autism

There comes a time, probably many times, when you ask yourself – what do you...

April 11, 2018

That Perceived Bias Against Suspected Muslim Perpetrators of Violence in Media and Judicial Systems? It’s Actually Real

First came the news of serial package bombings happening across the Austin, Texas, which had...

April 03, 2018

Are We Making “Punish a Muslim” Day Bigger Than it Deserves to Be?

On the agenda for today are doctor’s appointments for my daughter and I, another bi-annual...

March 2018

March 27, 2018

What Does Being “Unapologetically Muslim” Mean?

What does it mean to be "unapologetically Muslim?" Does it mean to be a loud...

February 2018

February 06, 2018

‘Bilal: A New Breed of Hero’ – The Reviews are In and Muslims are Pretty Divided

Most any Muslim child who has been taught even a small bit of Islamic history...

December 2017

December 22, 2017

The Year of the Hot Take

Perhaps more than other years, but 2017 to me -- as the managing editor of...

November 2017

November 13, 2017

A Barbie Like Me

I hadn't thought about it until today, but now I remember it like it was...

September 2017

September 29, 2017

Ten

What time? What time was I exactly born, Mamma? It was around 4:30 in the...

September 26, 2017

Saudi Women are Granted the Right to Drive

Women in Saudi Arabia have been granted the right to drive. Let's repeat that -...

September 06, 2017

On Fighting for #DACA, Migrants, Immigrants, Refugees & Youth – Issues Steeped in Islam

Editorial note: The decision by the Trump administration to rescind DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood...

August 2017

August 08, 2017

Fourteen

I always expected a lot out of you – for better or for worse. I...

May 2017

May 19, 2017

Enough With the Melania-Headscarf Headlines

Why is this a new story? A headline? Something we want people to care about?...

May 17, 2017

3 Muslim Reactions Sum Up Feelings Ahead of Trump’s Speech on Islam in Saudi Arabia

"President Trump to give a speech on Islam in Saudi Arabia." That one headline made...

March 2017

March 15, 2017

Neutrality & Acceptance – European Court of Justice’s Upholding of Workplace Bans on Headscarves

It's interesting, to me at least, that early this week I sat on a panel on...

March 01, 2017

Reza Aslan’s “Believer” – Seeking Truths & Understandings in an Increasingly Divided World

How do people personally experience religion and faith? Why do they believe what they believe,...

February 2017

February 27, 2017

Muslims (Depending on Who You Ask) at Oscars 2017

To save one life is to save all of humanity. – Quran, 5:32 Do we...

January 2017

January 24, 2017

Stay Woke: 15 Women and Men on Why They Marched in the Women’s March

The numbers tell the story: More than 3.3 million people joined more than 500 Women’s...

December 2016

December 13, 2016

When #NeverAgain becomes Again and Again – How to Help in Syria

As the phrase goes - Never Again. Except it does keep happening. Again. And Again....

November 2016

November 09, 2016

A Trump Presidency – Conversations with our Children

Last night (in my opinion) ended badly. This morning started badly. I had to do...

November 08, 2016

Live Tweeting the Election – Nov 8, 2016

Well here's a new thing I'm trying! I knew I'd be live-tweeting the election...

November 03, 2016

Guest Post: Dear Son, Here are Some Things You Need to Know

Editor's note: This is a letter from my friend Rabiah to her 10-year-old son Issa....

November 01, 2016

Guest Post: What I Learned When I Took a Stand to Bullying

This is a guest post by Shaheer Mirza, a high school student, about his experience...

October 2016

October 24, 2016

Join the #DisabilityKhutba Campaign in Our Push for Inclusion, Recognition and Acceptance

“He (Musa) said: ‘Oh my Lord! Expand my breast for me and make my affair...

October 11, 2016

On Ashura – A Day to Be Remembered, but Remembered How?

Editor's note: This is a guest post by Zainab Bint Younus, aka the Salafi Feminist....

October 04, 2016

5 Issues (Out of Many) to Focus on Instead of a “Hijabi” in Playboy

By Layla Abdullah-Polous Editor's Note: This piece is a guest post by Layla Abdullah-Polous, who...