Speaking out against racism and injustice is easy, but keeping oneself free from their poisons is not as simple. Too often people denounce racism not because they abhor it as …
African American Muslims and the Social Justice Movement
The Quran and Sunnah (authentic traditions of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him) are clear in articulating the purpose of revelation as being the liberation of human beings from the …
Social Media: A Tool for the Common Good
The concept of social media has undergone defining and evolutionary expansion over the past ten years, in ways that have reached the farthest corners of the earth and the most …
Understanding Shariah and Defending Our Religious Freedom
“Sharia is a threat to America,” “mosques are Trojan horses,” “radical Islam has infiltrated mainstream Muslim organizations,” “there is no such thing as moderate Islam — traditional Islam is radical,” …
Human Suffering: Why We Must Care
We all know very well that human life is ever vulnerable and unpredictable, and none is immune from this uncertainty. It’s also a fact of life that whatever misfortune—be it …
BP: The Gift that Keeps on Giving
The April 20, 2010 explosion of BP’s Deepwater Horizon Offshore Rig in the Gulf of Mexico will be indelibly etched into the collective global psyche as the symbol of corporate …
The Case for the “Fiqh of Muslim Minorities”
Can a Muslim live a pious or just life in a society where Muslims are a minority? Some Muslims wonder. Some non-Muslims (especially some agenda-driven pundits and Islamophobes) also raise …
Hunger: Our Responsibility and Ultimate Reality!
For the first time in human history, the number of people suffering from chronic hunger has reached one billion! Today, one out of every six persons in the world is …
Manufactured Misery and Global Suffering
During the 1980s, longtime activist Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. popularized the expression “misery index” in response to President Ronald Reagan’s domestic fiscal philosophy of trickle-down economics and the resulting suffering …
Comfort and Contentment in Marital Relationship
Our marriages are what we make them—whether we make them a heaven or a hell depends on us. However, many people, especially those in troubled marriages, are prone to be …