One of my earliest experiences at an Islamic conference was when I attended the ISNA Convention in Washington D.C. over two decades ago. It was the first time the Islamic …
America’s Secret Colony: The Shame in America’s Backyard
On November 19, 1493, Christopher Columbus stumbled onto an island named, by its Taino inhabitants, Borikén, one of three large islands comprising the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. For …
How to be a Muslim in America?
In a Q&A session with the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), Prof. Tariq Ramadan answered questions on how Muslims in a western society could proactively give back to their …
What Shariah Law Really Means to American Muslims
“Sharia Law: Coming to a Court House Near You? What Sharia Really Means to American Muslims” is the first empirical study to ask North American Muslims what shari’a means to …
How to Accommodate Shariah in the West?
Recently, Emory University law professor John Witte, Jr. laid out a bold but reasoned approach on how to accommodate sharia (Islamic law) in the United States and other Western nations …
What is Shariah and Why Does it Matter?
In the past year or so, one of the hottest topics in America is Shari’ah. There are those who spend tremendous amounts of human and financial resources to create the …
The Racial Divide Deepens
Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him said, “God does not look at your bodies nor your physical forms, but rather He looks at your hearts and your actions” (Related by …