On May 25, 2020 much of the world was riveted watching the slow agonizing death of George Floyd as he was murdered by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Darnella …
Helping Teens Set Goals and Stay Focused on Them
Developmental psychology proposes that everything that happens to us impacts, to lesser or greater degree, the way our brain develops. So, on top of our basic brain structure and inherent …
Representation Matters: Islamic Books for and with Latino Children
Fifteen years ago, my husband and I, both Latino converts to Islam, welcomed our first son to this world. Alhamdulillah, he was the first Muslim child born into our families, …
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Assalamu Alaikum, On behalf of the US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), we write to you with heavy hearts during these final days of the holy month of Ramadan. Our …
A Message on Eid Al-Fitr
All praise is due to Allah (SWT) for all our blessings. We offer sincere and complete gratitude for His guiding us to Islam; and truly it is sufficient as a …
The Power of Protests
In January of 2015, two young Muslim men burst into the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical French magazine in Paris. They found the room where fifteen staff members were …
Staying Focused on Your Goals: Challenges, Obstacles, and Solutions
As human beings, we all have dreams that we wish to achieve in life. However, some of us continue to dream, while others wake up and chase those dreams, giving …
Protecting Your Loved Ones: A Legal and Religious Perspective on Wills
In ordinary times, conversations about death are more or less rare. Most people prefer to avoid such thoughts, relegating the idea of the afterlife to the foggy, distant future. Others …
Human Trafficking: The World’s Fastest-growing Crime
Human trafficking is an international crime that spans 182 countries, victimizes millions of individuals, mostly women and children, rakes in billions annually for the traffickers, and has stymied the efforts …
Reflecting on Taqwa During Ramadan
Every Ramadan, we are reminded about the verse of fasting (2:183) and other verses that guide us to the objective of taqwa. And every Ramadan we need to reaffirm our …