On the morning of January 7, people in India woke up to the news of violent Capitol Hill insurrection by the supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump. Following the siege — which happened when the elected senators and Congressional representa [Read story...]
Day of the Dogs, Part 18: The Quality of Kindness
See the Story Index for Wael Abdelgawad’s other stories. This is a multi-chapter novel. Chapters: Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 | Chapter 9 | Chapter 10 | Chapter 11 | Chapt [Read story...]
Progressive(ly) Dishonest: The Lies Of Progressive Muslamic Academia
“Islam and Women” (and every possible tangent that has the potential to fall within this category) is an eternally hot topic, regularly pontificated about by traditional Islamic teachers, the average Muslim layperson, and a special breed of folks [Read story...]
Day of the Dogs, Part 17: Battle on the Bridge
See the Story Index for Wael Abdelgawad’s other stories. This is chapter 6 in a multi-chapter novella. Chapters: Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 | Chapter 9 | Chapter 10 | Cha [Read story...]
What Did You Expect? Let’s Be Honest
“I can’t do this anymore,” the woman told me. “All this praying and fasting and staying away from sex, hoping I’ll get married one day. What’s the point? I’m thirty years old, and I don’t even know how it feels to be touched. An [Read story...]
Organize Against The Ban of Niqab In Switzerland Before They Come For The Hijab
Having lived in Switzerland for over 10 years, I’ve found the native people of this country to be amicable, a little bit insular, but always having a fair dose of pragmatism when it comes to making big decisions. All except when it comes to Mus [Read story...]
Podcast: Pornography Addiction and the Muslim Community | Abida Minhas
Pornography is a Muslim problem, while the discussion on Muslims and pornography consumption has begun to enter mainstream discussion, we often focus on pornography consumption being forbidden, without addressing causes, effects, or recovery from po [Read story...]
Day of the Dogs, Part 16: The Weapon of the Believer
See the Story Index for Wael Abdelgawad’s other stories. This is chapter 6 in a multi-chapter novella. Chapters: Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 | Chapter 9 | Chapter 10 | Cha [Read story...]
Exclusive: Stephen Jackson Discusses His Journey to Islam
In a Muslim Matters exclusive, I sat down with NBA Champion and activist, Stephen Jackson, to speak about his conversion to Islam, along with Tone Trump, a Philadephia based rapper who has been a mentor and friend to Stephen Jackson in his Journey to [Read story...]
Traditional Islam, Ideology, Immigrant Muslims, and Grievance Culture: A Review of Travelling Home: Essays on Islam in Europe by Abdal Hakim Murad
Introduction Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad, dean of Cambridge Muslim College (CMC), also known as Dr Timothy Winter of the University of Cambridge, is a prominent Islamic scholar and Muslim public figure of the British Isles. For decades, he has been acti [Read story...]
After U.S, UK and EU, It Is Time For OIC To Declare China’s Actions Against Uyghur Muslims As Genocide
By Gulnaz Uighur There are several reasons of why people settle in other countries, sometimes its due to job opportunities, other times due to better standard of life but unfortunately for the Uyghur diaspora, leaving their homeland, East Turkestan ( [Read story...]
Day of the Dogs, Part 12: Love and Affection
See the Story Index for Wael Abdelgawad’s other stories. This is chapter 6 in a multi-chapter novella. Chapters: Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 | Chapter 9 | Chapter 10 | Cha [Read story...]
Day of the Dogs, Part 15: DNA Doesn’t Lie
See the Story Index for Wael Abdelgawad’s other stories. This is chapter 6 in a multi-chapter novella. Chapters: Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 | Chapter 9 | Chapter 10 | Cha [Read story...]
Day of the Dogs, Part 13: Never Be Your King
See the Story Index for Wael Abdelgawad’s other stories. This is chapter 6 in a multi-chapter novella. Chapters: Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 | Chapter 9 | Chapter 10 | Cha [Read story...]
Muslim In Germany: European High Court Legalizes The Banning Of Halal And Kosher Animal Slaughter
Just a few weeks ago, the Highest Court of the European Union ruled that member states can ban halal and kosher animal slaughtering; or allow it only under the condition that the animals have been stunned before their throat is cut (which is the requ [Read story...]
Violence At The US Capitol And Hateful Ideologies
Charles de Gaulle, the French President who led his country against Nazi Germany once famously said,”Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.” This stark co [Read story...]
One Thousand Roads to Makkah: Four Women’s Stories | Book Review
“One Thousand Roads to Mecca: Ten Centuries of Travelers Writing about the Muslim Pilgrimage” (collected and edited by Michael Wolfe) is a treasure trove: the chronicles of hujjaaj from across time and geography, including – to my s [Read story...]
Podcast: Damage Control With Digital Dinosaurs – On The Fiqh of Social Media | Omar Usman
The internet shapes our interaction with the Muslim world, but how does Islam shape our interaction with the internet? Join Zeba Khan as she discusses this with Omar Usman, digital dinosaur and author of the Fiqh of Social Media. The internet shapes [Read story...]
Day of the Dogs, Part 14: If One Day I Am Shipwrecked
See the Story Index for Wael Abdelgawad’s other stories. This is chapter 6 in a multi-chapter novella. Chapters: Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 | Chapter 9 | Chapter 10 | Cha [Read story...]
2021 – Online Islamic School with Sh. Yahya Ibrahim is Now Open
With the Name of Allah and prayers of peace be upon His Messenger Muhammed sala Allahu alihiWasSalaam Alhamdulillah Season 2 of the Online Islamic School program is open for registration. More than 1600 students have taken part in the Online Islamic [Read story...]
Scholars, Speakers And the Culture of “Edu-Tainment” Part 2
Part 1 15. As to the question of charging extortionate fees and exorbitant honorariums for teaching or da‘wah – a serpent that is now in the garden – with what good faith can that be justified? Of course, what is or isn’t exorbitant is [Read story...]
Khadimah of The Quran: Shaykha Mariam Niasse
“[W]hen I barely knew how to speak Wolof, my mother tongue, I had been enrolled in a school to learn Arabic and the Qur’an. As it turned out, the school had no classroom. Schooling took place in the yard of our family home in Dakar, and the teach [Read story...]
Female Hoodie. Com Reviews – FemaleHoodie.Com Really Work
Female Hoodie. Com Reviews – FemaleHoodie.Com It’s Scam or Legit Website? Assess the particulars of an e-commerce site within this guide and discover if it is legit or a scam. In this summer season, are you considering purchasing a soft and comfo [Read story...]
Addressing Common Questions About The COVID-19 Vaccine | Dr Farhan Abdul Azeez
The information below is based on what is known as of writing this post on December 15, 2020. References to trials unless otherwise specified are to the Pfizer vaccine which has been granted Emergency Use Authorization by the FDA. Q: Does the Pfizer [Read story...]
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