The Opening
Writer Ambata Kazi-Nance explores her relationship with Surah al-Fatihah and its impact on her faith journey.
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Legacy Post: Elegy for the Khimar, A Community Poem
We are continuing our Legacy series with a reposting of our popular 2015 publication, "Elegy for the Khimar: A Community Poem," with a new audio recording of the poem read by Dr. Su'ad Abdul-Khabeer.
The “System”: From the ‘Hood to the Hara with Marc Lamont Hill
On Thursday, May 7, 2020 Sapelo hosted, “The System: From the ‘Hood to the Hara,” a Sapelo Live with Dr. Marc Lamont Hill. Against the backdrop of COVID-19, this interview digs into the relationship between racism and capitalism from ‘hoods in the United States to
Black Legacies. Black Futures. : Some Lessons
On May 19th, 2020, we commemorated the legacy of Malcolm X and celebrated five years of Sapelo Square during the final days of Ramadan in quarantine. At the time of this publication, we find ourselves still trying to cope with COVID-19 and it’s disproportionate impact
Malcolm’s Garden: Sowing Black Legacies to Grow Black Futures
On May 19th, Sapelo Square is curating an online commemoration of Malcolm X under the theme “Black Legacies. Black Futures,” which is fitting in so many ways. The work that Malcolm X put into establishing the brick and mortar of the Black Muslim community is
Legacy Post: Sadaqah, Saraka and Sapelo
Sapelo turns 5 this year! In celebration, along with new content, we are republishing some of our most popular content from our first 5 years. Check out this History post from 2015. By Narjis Nichole Abdul-Majid O believers, give in charity what is good of the things
Legacy Post: Mapping the Intersections of Islamophobia & #BlackLivesMatter: Unearthing Black Muslim Life & Activism in the Policing Crisis
Sapelo turns 5 this year! In celebration, along with new content, we are republishing some of our most popular content from our first 5 years. Check out this Politics post from 2015
Ramadan 1438/2017: Black Muslims Reflect on the Quran – Juz’ 14
By Dr. Jamillah Karim If all the sky were paper and all the seas ink, I would not be able to describe the brutality of the slave trade.—W. Bosman, 1701 I read this quote at the entrance of the dungeons of Gorée Island, Senegal, where Africans were