Just outside the city, he stopped and looked back. The place he was being forced to leave had been his home for over fifty years! It was here that he …
Take Back the News: Having Our Own Narrative
It seems that every time an act of terrorism is performed in the name of Islam, reporting and discussions in the mainstream media and social media tend to follow a …
Dawah: The Divine Methodology
Dawah, calling people to Allah and His religion, is an obligation upon every Muslim man and woman. The Holy Quran tells us dawah is one of the most important acts …
Interview with Dalia Mogahed
Dalia Mogahed is an American leader with notable achievements in research related to Muslims societies worldwide and, in particular, the Middle East. She is currently President and CEO of Mogahed …
Charlie Hebdo: Test for Muslims
The world is in a state of shock as liberty, equality, and fraternity, the values that the French Republic was built on, were attacked during three days of terror in …
How Can We Change the Narratives?
It is January 7, 2015 and winter has finally arrived, infiltrating my coat with icy fingers. Craving strong coffee, served in a glass in the French-North African style, I enter …
Offering Goodness in Return for Evil
When terrors attacks take place that put Muslims once again in the spotlight, or when vicious smears are published about the Prophet, peace be upon him, or when media commentators …
Adiyy ibn Hatim
When the Prophet (pbuh) announced openly his call to guidance and truth and Arabs from one region after another accepted his teachings, Adiyy, an Arab king who was the son …
Muslim Youth and the Rise of Atheism
If you were asked what the state of your eman (faith) is at this moment regarding the existence of Allah (SWT) and the reality of the hereafter, how would you …
Losing My Religion, A Call for Help
To the Homegrown American Sisters and Brothers, At present, our community in America, whether or not we are aware of it or acknowledge it, is engulfed in a decisive conflict, …