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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....

April 2018

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...

December 2017

December 04, 2017

Muslim, Brown and Disabled – A Potential for Targeting and Arrest

I remembered that particular feeling and fear twice. I remembered thinking – this is a...

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...

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...

October 2016

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...

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....

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 15, 2016

Unapologetically Muslim, Unapologetically Human

Back in the late 1980s, when I first started fasting, I was the second kid...

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...

July 2016

July 29, 2016

7 Good, Bad and Ugly ‘Muslim Moments’ from the Republican and Democratic National Conventions

American Muslims – discussions about, insults and accusations, praises, accolades and acceptance – were a...

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 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 16, 2015

Wheaton’s Big Misstep in Muslim-Christian Show of Solidarity

Is the question really about whether Islam and Christianity can identify with each other? Or...

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 03, 2015

His Happily Ever After

So how is he doing? I pause at the question, put forth to me by...

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...

September 16, 2015

#IStandWithAhmed – Parenting Black Kids, Parenting Brown Kids, Parenting Muslim Kids

Counting to ten isn’t going to help today. Maybe counting to ten thousand. I’m not...

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...

April 09, 2015

Ali Family Autism Truths #9 – The Best Muslim, the Innocence of Humanity

April 9, 2015, Autism Awareness Month, Autism Truths #9 I’ve noticed a trend during the...

February 2015

February 17, 2015

Poem – If I Die

This poem is a guest post by Tahera Rahman. If I Die If I die,...

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...

November 2014

November 04, 2014

Patheos Welcomes Ro Waseem and Quranalyze It

Last summer a young Muslim guy got in touch with me via social media, looking...

March 2014

March 27, 2014

It’s Ok to Say, Why?

Maybe I’m wrong. I could very well be entirely wrong on this, but I am...

March 11, 2014

Do You Remember 13?

Do you remember 13? Seventh grade or eight grade maybe? A mixture of hormones, uncertainty,...

January 2014

January 06, 2014

What is the Gift in All This?

Sometimes the memories resurface with such veracity so as to take my breath away with...