I have often thought it would be nice if, when I told someone I was a convert to Islam, they would not look at me with pity, as if I …
El Islam, siempre presente en mi vida
Cuando era niño me gustaba sentarme en la orilla del mar y ver a los barcos pasar por Hatillo, Puerto Rico. Estaba tan fascinado con los navegantes de los océanos: …
Islam: Ever-present in My Life
As a child, I would sit by the shoreside and watch the ships roll by in Hatillo, Puerto Rico. I was so fascinated with the journeyers of the oceans — …
Latino Muslim Fast Facts
September 15 to October 15 marked the 30th National Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States, a month-long tribute established by President Ronald Reagan on September 14, 1989. It is, …
Datos breves sobre los latinos musulmanes
Desde el 15 de septiembre hasta el 15 de octubre de 2019 se celebró el trigésimo mes de la herencia hispana en los Estados Unidos, una conmemoración de un mes …
Empowering Women – Reinstituting the Divinely Ordained Balance
Most people dream of a world where everyone is afforded dignity and worth, safety and security, aspiration and opportunity for accomplishment. Smack in the center of this challenge is the …
Brett Kavanaugh and the Politics of White Privilege
In 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention gathered in what was to become known as Independence Hall in Philadelphia to discuss the division of power between the executive and legislative …
Revealing Rape Culture in the U.S.
Sexual violence represents a serious and long-standing problem in the United States, as well as in many other parts of the world. In most cases the victims are women; however, …
Beyond Stereotypes
Ilhan Omar Ilhan Omar, the 35-year-old Somali-American who has become one of two Muslim women elected to Congress in 2018, spent four years in a Kenyan refugee camp and then …
Are You Raising a Strong Daughter?
“When the wife of Imran said, ‘My Lord! I have dedicated unto You what is in my womb. Accept it from me. Lo! You, only You, are the Hearer, the …