The crisis in Syria has entered its 6th year, resulting in an estimated 4.8 million refugees, 6 million internally displaced people, and over 13.5 million seeking humanitarian aid. It’s difficult …
The Road to Self-Sufficiency: From Syria to America
I pull up to Rajaa Abbas’ house in quiet Dundalk neighborhood north of Baltimore. It is the last in a line of tidily arranged cape cod homes, each in close …
Ramadan: A Special Time for Special Deeds
Ramadan! 2017! …1438! …It’s fasting time! …All Praises are for Allah, the Almighty, and may His peace and blessing be upon His true servant and final Messenger Muhammad, on his …
Hadith 10 – Purity
An Excerpt from Commentary on the Forty Hadith of Imam Al-Nawawi Timeless Prophetic Gems of Guidance and Wisdom Abū Hurairah (R) reported that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: “Verily …
Takeaways from ICNA-MAS Convention 2017
ICNA Convention Brings Unified Message of Prophets to Baltimore Hena Zuberi A major change in dates did not deter ICNA-MAS convention attendees as more than 21,000 converged at the Baltimore …
ICNA-MAS Convention 2017
A major change in dates did not deter ICNA-MAS convention attendees as more than 21,000 converged at the Baltimore Convention Center on Easter weekend, April 14-16, 2017, making a bold …
Slaughter of Syrian Innocents
Since its inception as a nation, America’s foreign policy has been driven by a deep sense of white supremacy and divine right. Under the rubric of Manifest Destiny, the young …
Alcohol Use by Muslim College Students
“There’s nothing else happening on this campus anyway,” Amir thought to himself as he grabbed his jacket and rushed off to join his classmates at the neighborhood sports bar. It …
Religion, Science, and the Climate Change Debate
“If you believe in God, then intellectually you cannot believe in man made global warming… You must be either agnostic or atheistic to believe that man controls something that he …
Trusting That All Things Are According to Allah’s Will and Command
As human beings, we are limited in our knowledge of the unseen, of the future, and of why things occur the way that they do. Although as Muslims we know …