Finding love and marriage in the modern age as a Muslim American is challenging. There are many apps, online websites, and Instagram-famous matchmakers, all keeping us swirling around in the …
Overcoming Obstacles to Embrace Eid in America
Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha are the most important Islamic holidays, but for Muslims in the United States, celebrating Islam’s holiest days can be a hurdle as well as a …
Opinion Piece: Too Many Flaws in the U.S. Death Penalty
Islam allows the death penalty as a just and legal punishment for certain grievous crimes such as murder and treason. Islamically, the requirements for proof of guilt in a crime …
An Escalating Housing Crisis
In late 2019, I landed a new job in San Francisco. An East Coast native with a sprinkling of Texas living, I finally moved to a state with perfect weather. …
Examining the Homicide Spike
Murder is on the rise in the United States. Since 2020, the rate of homicides has been increasing at an alarming pace. According to an article in The New York …
Burnt Toast
There was an interesting story posted on a website a few years ago — “When I was young, my mom and dad sat down to eat breakfast while I was …
Black History Month 2022
The life stories of generations of people of African descent in the United States are testimonials to the capacity of human beings to overcome, with Allah’s help, adverse life circumstances …
A Weighty Subject
“You’ve gained a lot of weight!” Those are usually the first words out of Bilal’s relatives’ mouths. A native of Morocco, Bilal (pseudonym) knows that when he visits his homeland, …
Transgender Radical Activism: The Effect on Children
Abigail Shrier wrote a book, “Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters.” She makes it clear in the book that she is not writing about whether transgender individuals legitimately …
Being Granted a Share of Goodness
What trait of character is a mark of faith and pleases Allah SWT so much so that the individual with this trait is forbidden to enter hell? This attribute guarantees …