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September 2017

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 29, 2017

6 Ways to Connect With the Hajj

It seems like most Muslims know someone who has gone for the Hajj pilgrimage –...

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...

October 2016

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....

September 2016

September 19, 2016

NYC Bombings, Being Muslim and Forgoing the Fear

The Monday morning routine is the same as always: Alarm rings, I turn it off....

September 08, 2016

Eid-ul-Adha and the 15th Remembrance of 9/11 – How Should Muslims Proceed?

Many Muslims probably breathed a sigh of relief when the start of the Islamic month...

August 2016

August 26, 2016

Burkini Ban has been Overturned in France: 5 Lessons to Know and Remember

Muslim women and allies let loose a cheer today when France’s highest administrative court, the...

August 02, 2016

The Most Epic 6 Moments (Thus Far) from the Khizr and Ghazala Khan Story

The Khans vs. Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump is the battle that just keeps...

June 2016

June 10, 2016

In Life and in Death, Muhammad Ali Proved to the World You can be Unapologetically Black, Muslim and American

Today the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, is holding a political rally in my...

June 08, 2016

How Muhammad Ali’s Janaza Prayer is His Last Gift to Muslims and the World

Tomorrow our beloved champ, G.O.A.T. and one of the most influential American Muslims of our...

April 2016

April 17, 2016

D’s Declaration of Faith

Ali Family Autism Truths #17 - April 17, 2016 I harbor secret fantasies of chartering...

March 2016

March 10, 2016

On the Donald, Medicaid Waivers and What I’m Concerned About

I'll not sugar coat it - it's been a difficult month. I'd like to press...

January 2016

January 12, 2016

Religion, and Islam, Up Front and Center in Pres. Obama’s Last State of the Union Address

He's got nothing left to prove, nothing left to lose. I don't know about you,...

January 07, 2016

A Blow to Christian-Muslim Interfaith Unity – Wheaton College Moves to Fire Prof. Larycia Hawkins

I am flummoxed and flabbergasted by the events of the last two weeks. - Professor Larycia...

December 2015

December 08, 2015

VIDEO: Discussing Faith in Times of Fear on Al Jazeera’s “The Stream”

Most days I get the kids up, make their lunches, drop them at the bus...

November 2015

November 14, 2015

Terrorism Has No Religion

There really is nothing one can write that will adequately express what we are feeling....

October 2015

October 08, 2015

We are Better than the Hate

Here’s how today went thus far: Got up, overslept. Bleary-eyed, stumbled into the bathroom, then...

September 2015

September 28, 2015

A Muslim #PrayerforEveryone – Prayer Backed with Action to Achieve Global Goals

There is this: "It is He who produces gardens with trellises and without, and dates...

August 2015

August 20, 2015

Standing Up for Victims: the Institute for Islamic Ed. Sex Abuse Case

Why I chose to share our story: I want to tell our community that we...

July 2015

July 28, 2015

From Access to Belonging – On the ADA and the Muslim Special Needs and Disability Community’s Journey

This weekend I was honored to participate and speak at an event organized by the...

May 2015

May 28, 2015

Book Review: “undivided: A Muslim Daughter, Her Christian Mother, Their Path to Peace

My life had changed. My Christian daughter became a Muslim. And my life and every...

May 19, 2015

Mommy, Can I Draw the Prophet Muhammad?

Wendy Thomas Russell over on the Patheos Atheist channel has a blog called Natural Wonderers,...

May 05, 2015

When Anti-Muslim Bigots and Muslim Extremists Follow the Same Playbook – on Pamela Geller and Garland, Tx

Alia Salem, Executive Director at CAIR-Texas Dallas Fort Worth, knew it was going to be...

April 2015

April 23, 2015

Ali Family Autism Truths #23 – What is God’s Truth in All This?

April 23, 2015 -- Autism Awareness Month, Autism Truths #23 It seems like we are...

February 2015

February 12, 2015

Turning the Focus Back on Deah, Yusor and Razan – What We Hold Onto

Inna lilahi wa inna ilayhi raji’oon. Surely we belong to God and to Him we...

January 2015

January 20, 2015

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of a Muslim Prisoner’s Beard

You know, those darn Muslims. Making trouble when they should be quiet, asking for stuff...

January 15, 2015

UPDATE: Duke University Cancels Decision for Weekly Adhan to be Called on Campus

Scroll below for additional information and photos Congratulations Franklin Graham. Guess you've succeeded. In about...

January 07, 2015

#JeSuisCharlie – When Will Clemency and Kindness Prevail over Extremism?

I’m wagering that when many of us (speaking to Muslims now, or people who have...

November 2014

November 24, 2014

Dear Pope Francis, Thanks for Bringing Love to Those with Autism

I was sitting with a group of newcomers, reverts, new and old friends yesterday at...