The debate over “public school vs. Islamic school” is not new in America. Ever since the Muslim community started building full-time Islamic schools in the early 1990s, this topic has …
The Meaning and Making of Interfaith Dialogue
Ignorance breeds prejudice, and misinformation multiplies the harm. Among religious communities, this dynamic of confusion becomes vulnerable to extremist manipulation on all sides, and is particularly volatile if there is …
Divine Mandate for Helping the Deprived and the Disadvantaged
Human life is ever vulnerable and unpredictable. It’s also a fact of life that nobody is immune from this uncertainty. People face misfortune for countless reasons. Even when someone faces …
Putting the Puzzle Pieces Together: Violence in Post 9/11 America
In 1886, approximately a century after the establishment of the republic of the United States of America, the people of France gifted to this nation a 151-foot, green-colored statue appropriately …
Quest for Happiness
We all want to be happy in life. Who doesn’t? Yet, it’s an undeniable fact that people, more often than not, search for happiness through wrong means and in wrong …
Simplify Your Life
The Sultans (a fictional family based on a composite of real-life cases) were the family everyone envied. They owned an elegant house in the most chic neighborhood in town. Their …
Editorial – Demystifying Muslim Women
More often than not, Muslim women are portrayed in the West as victims of a repressive social order whose foundation, it is claimed, has been laid upon Islamic teachings and …
Editorial: Clearing the Air and Knowing Muhammad (pbuh)
“Perhaps the world was never in greater need of an accurate account of Prophet Muhammad’s life than it is now.” So states Adil Salahi, author of Muhammad: Man and Prophet. …
Editorial: Repel Evil with What is Better
Once again a depraved and dangerous game is being played, one with the aim of increasing religious tensions across the globe. This time it’s a film that defames the Prophet …
Editorial – Helping Hand in Africa: Let’s Care and Share
People are suffering everywhere in the world today. The suffering of the people of Africa, however, is perhaps the worst, due to both natural and man-made disasters. Poverty, illiteracy, political …