By Nisa Islam Muhammad Photos by Karim Ali & Imam Talib M. Shareef Originally published in the Muslim Journal online. WASHINGTON, DC—In 1752 during the height of the slave trade, Yarrow Mamout, a 16-year-old Muslim was captured in Guinea and shipped to Annapolis, Md. where he was bought
They were leaving. Where exactly? She and her son had yet to decide. There were no good choices. But staying was not an option.
By Mikel Aki'lah After greeting me, or sometimes before, fellow Muslims usually ask: Where are you from? My response is always, here. That response must not be what they are looking for because they are always left confused or uninterested in further conversation. I guess there is
Web Series created By Idris Abdul-Zahir, Ra'id De Veaux, and Qasim Rashad [embed]https://youtu.be/prYHG816abs[/embed] This web series from emerging filmmaker Idris Abdul-Zahir along with Ra'id De Veaux and Qasim Rashad, draws the viewer into questions from the public about the lifestyle, beliefs, traditions, and practices of American Muslims. Unlike most
By Narjis Nichole Abdul-Majid “That is (the Bounty) whereof Allah gives Glad Tidings to His Servants who believe and do righteous deeds. Say: "No reward do I ask of you for this except the love of those near of kin." And if any one earns any
First Posted on October 20th, 2015 The following is a speech given by Faatimah Knight at the 2015 Parliament of the World's Religions Emerging Leaders Plenary in Salt Lake City, Utah. A recording of the plenary in its entirety is available to view below. First I’d like
Dr. Fatimah Jackson is the Director of the W. Montague Cobb Research Laboratory at Howard University. Last year Dr. Jackson was invited to speak at Zaytuna College, America's first accredited Muslim Liberal Arts College, to share about her research. Her talk entitled: Between Racial Chauvinism and Counterproductive Universalism: Searching
