The Arabic term jihad literally means a “struggle” or “striving.” (By Mohammad Hassan Khalil, The Conversation) Often, many people conflate the terms jihad and terrorism. This is in part because many writers use the term ...
It is important to place Halima Aden within the larger history of black Muslim fashion in the United States. (By Kayla Renée Wheeler, The Conversation) Media reports have celebrated Halima Aden becoming the first woman ...
As a religious ritual that goes back to the practice of the Prophet, Friday prayers hold a special place for Muslims. (By Rose S. Aslan, The Conversation) Following the terror attack on two New Zealand ...
Is the controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan receiving special treatment from mainstream media? On Sunday, November 4, the Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan gave a speech in Iran at Tehran University and ...
The Arbaeen pilgrimage is the world’s largest public gathering and held every year in Iraq, but relatively few know anything about it. October 30 marked the culmination of the Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq – an ...
Many Americans, tend to believe that the problems in the Middle-East are due to the culture of the people there as well as radical Islamic leaders who base their ideology on radical Islamic theology. However, ...
The government of Sudan is facing international pressure to release Noura Hussein, a 19-year-old Sudanese girl sentenced to death for killing her husband after he repeatedly raped her. Using the Twitter hashtag #JusticeForNoura, activists around ...
Since August of 2017, over 700,000 Muslim Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar and settled in refugee camps in Bangladesh. The Myanmar government just visited the refugee camps in an apparent effort to repatriate the refugees. After ...
One woman chose to keep her both breasts rather than get one removed. To her, it was better to die from cancer than to be called a mutilated woman, or worse, get divorced. Breast cancer ...
There was a big debate on our Facebook page recently about attitudes towards Muslims so we addressed the points people brought up: Islam, is it a violent religion? Media and polls: what to believe? What ...