In response to recent police killings of #TerenceCrutcher in Tulsa and #KeithLamontScott in Charlotte, a consortium of American Muslim scholars, community organizers, activists and artists from across the country assembled on a national call to create a space to discuss the Movement for Black Lives
By: Malikah Shabazz Images By: Rahmeek Rasul Eid Ul-Adha. The greater Eid. Around the world, Muslims celebrated Eid by wearing their best fabric and sweetest oils. The multitude of pictures shared across social media showcased the beauty of Muslims across the diaspora. However, it's the lens of
SEPT. 16, 2016 is the National Day of Action to Free Imam Jamil Al-Amin formerly H. Rap Brown. Around the country activists will hold prayer vigils, rallies, meet ups and discussions on how to increase the bridge of support for Imam Jamil. For more information on
by Zareena Grewal Whenever a professional athlete speaks out against injustice and oppression fans split between those who celebrate it as an act of courage and those who dismiss it as hypocrisy or posturing. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who sat in protest during the playing
by Maysa ElSheikh I had a very interesting experience at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) last month. I felt more welcome as a young Muslim woman of color (WoC) than I did as a Senator Bernie Sanders Delegate. Muslims were seen and heard in a variety
The Black Muslim experience in the United States told through a unique mix of the smooth and soulful sounds of jazz and hip hop
by Dr. Al Aziz Eddebbarh Sometimes enough is enough of the Islam bashing and after reading recent news articles, especially a March 22, 2016, USA Today column, “The Quran’s Deadly Role in Inspiring Belgian Slaughter” by Nabeel Qureshi, I decided to write a response. http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/03/22/radicalization-isil-islam-sacred-texts-literal-interpretation-column/81808560/ Like the article’s
I made my first ziyarah, an Arabic term meaning sacred visitation in Islamic spiritual culture, to Malcolm and Mother Betty the next year. I have had the blessing to travel widely in Muslim lands from Senegal to Singapore since God first expanded my heart for
