Blog, History Is Islam an Anti-Black Religion? by Rasul Miller During the twentieth century, Islam and Muslims came to enjoy a largely positive reputation among Black communities Read More April 25, 2017 7 Comments Share
Blog, Religion A Trajectory of Manumission: Examining the Issue of Slavery in Islam by Nathaniel Mathews A number of years ago I gave a lecture on Swahili coast history to a group of Read More April 18, 2017 1 Comment Share
Blog, Religion Responding to “Hoteps”: Three Points on “Islamic” Slavery by Nathaniel Mathews When I was an undergrad at Howard in the mid-2000s, "hotep" was basically a "conscious" way to Read More April 18, 2017 12 Comments Share
Arts & Culture Black Muslim Women: Discrimination and Identity I am a Black Muslim Woman. We are Muslims before we are [insert nationality]! No! We are [insert nationality] first! Usually Read More April 11, 2017 2 Comments Share
Blog, Resources #IslamophobiaIsRacism Syllabus Please circulate widely: In response to intensified anti-Muslim racism and inspired by the #FergusonSyllabus, the #StandingRockSyllabus, the #BlackIslamSyllabus and others, Read More April 4, 2017 0 Comments Share
Blog, Politics Reflections on the Women’s March on Washington Part 1 The dust has settled on the Women’s March and cooler heads may prevail. We asked Ieasha Prime, Executive Director Read More April 4, 2017 0 Comments Share
Blog, Religion What Stands For Liberation? A Call for a Muslim American Liberation Theology by Margari Aziza Hill (originally published for Muslim Matters; March 18, 2017) “I grew up like a neglected weed — ignorant Read More March 28, 2017 0 Comments Share
Blog, History The History of African American Sunni Muslims Join our history co-editor, Rasul Miller, this month for a two-part lecture on the history of African American Sunni Read More March 28, 2017 0 Comments Share