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June 2018

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....

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 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...

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...

September 2016

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...

June 2016

June 12, 2016

‘I Will Love Until My Own Pulse Stops’ – Multiple Reflections on Orlando Shootings

To witness the world of beauty and oneness around the funeral of the people’s champ,...

March 2016

March 17, 2016

Why Brandon Stanton’s Letter to Trump Means the World to Muslims, to Humans

Let's pause. Let's pause in a time of frenzied information and sharing of videos, news,...

February 2016

February 23, 2016

Dalia Mogahed’s TED Talk – How Do You See Me? (VIDEO)

Several years ago, Dalia Mogahed , then Gallup's executive director of Muslim studies, co-authored a...

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,...

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...

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 11, 2015

The Srebrenica Genocide and the Bosnian War – Never Forget

To God we belong and to God we return. Please take the time to say...

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...

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...

December 2014

December 15, 2014

#IllRideWithYou – The World I Want to Raise My Children In

Perhaps – no, I’m certain – that these are the images and these are the...

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...

November 05, 2014

Patheos Welcomes the “Love, InshAllah” blog

A few years back a manuscript (for review purposes) came mailed to my house, not...

September 2014

September 11, 2014

What I’ll Never Forget – 9/11 Reflections of a Muslim American Woman

Editor's note - this post is a guest post by Tahera Rahman. By Tahera Rahman ...

July 2014

July 22, 2014

On ISIS, Gaza and More – Holding On to Our Humanity as Muslims, as Humans

It’s tempting to be an ostrich right now and bury one’s head in the sand...

May 2014

May 06, 2014

#BringOurGirlsBack – Where is the Outrage for Our Nigerian Sisters and Daughters? – UPDATE

We had a lot to say and rail about when Mipsterz releases its “Somewhere in...

April 2014

April 17, 2014

The Honesty Policy, “Happy” and Our Culture of Opinions

You had to expect it, especially with the social-media driven, lightening-speed landscape in which we...

March 2014

March 18, 2014

What Drives Muslim Reverts/Converts to Distance Themselves from Other Muslims?

"Hey, you, yeah, you. The lady with the tattoos. The gal with the eyebrow piercings...

January 2014

January 31, 2014

Br. Omar Suleiman Speaks About People with Special Needs and their Families

First I was tagged in the video. Then it was posted to my wall and...

January 15, 2014

Do You ‘Mawlid’ One Day, One Month or All the Time?

We trotted out an old classic this past weekend in our home – The Message, directed...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

Pamela Gellar – Meet Jesse Pinkman

Yes, this is a departure from what I tend to write, whether it's autism and...

September 2013

September 11, 2013

9/11 – How Do We Keep Praying When it Often Feels Like too Much?

A dear friend posted the question on social media last night – What is your...