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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...

June 2016

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...

January 2016

January 19, 2016

Jesus for Muslims – A Sermon by Rev. Dr. Rebecca Irelan

Editor's Note: The following is a guest post submitted to me by my friend, Maha Elgenaidi,...

December 2015

December 24, 2015

The 2015 Top Viewed Posts on Patheos Muslim – Perhaps Not What You Think They’d Be!

In the last five years of managing the Muslim Channel at Patheos, I’ve tracked and...

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...

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...

April 2015

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...

January 2015

January 02, 2015

The Here and the Now

We sat and played scrabble on the futon in our “cozy” New York City apartment....

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...

July 02, 2014

#Ramadan Reads – Join the National Campaign to Support Muslim Authors

When novelist and #WeNeedDiverseBooks co-founder Aisha Saeed walked into her local Barnes & Noble ten...

June 2014

June 30, 2014

Ramadan, Fasting Soccer Players and the Story that Blew Up

Is your news feeds are clogged with articles about how Muslim footballers (soccer players) who...

April 2014

April 09, 2014

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Yusuf Islam on Jimmy Fallon (Video)

Come on, raise your hand -- you know you've been a fan of Yusuf Islam...

April 02, 2014

You are Enduring Love

My darling boy, The sun is shining and the air is warm with the scents...

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...

November 2013

November 15, 2013

Are We Still Talking About the Hijab? Well, Yes

There's a lot brewing in the American autism community this week, and while I'm mulling...

September 2013

September 06, 2013

Embracing (and Including) Autism and Special Needs Families in Muslim Communities

The day after speaking at the 50th annual Islamic Society of North American conference in...

July 2013

July 24, 2013

The Fasting Project – Hopefully More Than Ramadan Tourism (List of Posts)

If you scroll social media, read the plethora of Ramadan pieces out there or even...

July 19, 2013

An Autism Unbound from the Rituals of Ramadan

In no way is he part of any of our Ramadan rituals. He does not...

July 03, 2013

A Ramadan Prayer for Special Needs Families

Am I preparing for Ramadan? Yes and no. With my in-laws out of town right...

June 2013

June 24, 2013

The 15th of Shabaan – Childhood Memories Versus Parenting Decisions

I have very vivid memories of the things we did on the 15th of Sha’ban growing...

June 05, 2013

Remembering the Story of Isra and Miraj

How are your Ramadan preps coming along? In less than 40 days, the holy month...

April 2013

April 09, 2013

Dilshad Ali – Why I am a Muslim

Patheos is asking its writers and bloggers to finish the sentence: Why I Am A...

April 03, 2013

Rabia Chaudry – Why I Am A Muslim

This is a guest post from Rabia Chaudry, who is a columnist for Altmuslim on...

July 2012

July 21, 2012

Lean On Me

My mother always told me that one of our biggest fallacies is that when ten...

July 06, 2012

In Autism Land, What is a Good Day?

The house was too quiet last night, as my husband and I sat on our...

June 2012

June 29, 2012

The Bismillah – Preserving Dignity in an Autism Life

Family and guests are arriving, the food is cooked to feed everyone at the house,...

June 22, 2012

Lets Get Ready for Ramadan!

I took the kids (younger two) to Jummah (Friday) prayers today at one of our...

April 2012

April 11, 2012

Hey Autism, Verily with Difficulty There is Ease

Spring break on the beach: Are we a couple of free-wheeling college students on Daytona...