For over three decades, Muslims worldwide have suffered from increasing terrorist assaults by individuals and various agencies of states. Muslim-majority nations such as Iraq, Libya, and Syria that were once …
Women and the Future of the United States
There has been perhaps no more celebrated an icon of immigrants’ dreams and aspirations of freedom than the Statue of Liberty. Crafted by the French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and …
Dawah in the 21st Century United States
The quest for religious freedom and choice is indelibly etched throughout the history of the 242-year-old social and political experiment known as the United States of America. Here, members of …
Walking the Red Path in Islam
Anthropologists and archaeologists are generally unified in their view that Native Americans (Red Indians) were the original inhabitants of the Western hemisphere. The ancestors of modern-day Native Americans are uniformly …
Ramadan: Spiritual Detoxification of the Soul
The Ummah (world community) of Prophet Muhammad ibn Abdullah (peace be upon him) is invariably heralded as including individuals from every race, ethnicity, and nation on earth. While the 1.7 …
Protecting Our Children:Stop School Bullying
Public school education in the United States was first mandated by the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1647. The intent of the judicial mandate was to teach …
Slaughter of Syrian Innocents
Since its inception as a nation, America’s foreign policy has been driven by a deep sense of white supremacy and divine right. Under the rubric of Manifest Destiny, the young …
In the Footprints of the Prophets: The Path to Social Justice
One of the sad failings of human beings has been to devise social and political constructs that are inimical to the timeless, instructive guidance of Divine revelation and prophetic traditions. …
The 2016 Election: Voting for Diversity, Pluralism, and Justice
Since September 11, 2001, the American Muslim community has gone through a journey of social and political ups and downs. And in our current turbulent times, public opinion about Islam …
Climate Change and Our Responsibility
Climate change is a serious global concern, and with the passage of time, the situation is worsening. In 2007, scientists from the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicted that …