By Maysoon KhatibApril 22 marks Earth Day – a birthday, if you will, where we do a little more to recognize what the earth has provided us, but haven’t taken the time to thank it for its fortitude. But let’s not get it twisted; every day should be Earth Day. Here are a seven reminders Muslims are…
By Tahira AyubWhen things are difficult and we are stressed, human nature proves time and again that we naturally seek those who we admire for comfort. We go to our mothers, fathers, siblings, and friends and we turn to our favorite religious leaders. We know that these people have gone through similar trials, and there is a…
By Tahira AyubThroughout our lives, we come across situations that call upon some big decisions to be made. Whether it is picking a school to attend or deciding if someone is right for your life, we struggle with committing to our choices no matter how minimal or monumental the decision is. We often feel like we need…
By Tahira AyubWith lottery tickets sold out at gas stations and convenience stores across America, the Powerball hysteria reached new peaks as Americans all over the country gathered around their screens on Jan. 13, 2016, with high hopes of winning. The shortage of winners since Nov. 4, 2015, brought the total amount for the game at a…
By MG StaffJihad Al Nafs. No, this is not the kind of Jihad almost everyone in the media and beyond is scared to the bone about — or the one that is often misinterpreted to be acts of violence on the battlefield. The fight that a Muslim takes part in is against the self, or a Jihad…
By yusraSometimes, we may find ourselves feeling distant from Islam. We may feel like our life is falling apart and that we’re hopeless or that our level of faith is at a low. We feel lost, we worry no prayer is being answered and then we ask ourselves: “How can I possibly get myself through this?”…
By Tahira AyubEvery person has experienced or will experience injustice at different points in their lives. Sitting through biased lectures in classrooms, fighting with siblings, or even reading the news, injustices are present at different levels of potency. With the sweeping increase of Islamophobia in today’s global society, sometimes it feels like injustice is inevitable and that…
By Tahira AyubIn our daily lives today, where we are so connected to one other through social media and breaking news on the media, that it’s easy to be updated on the day to day happenings all around the globe. While there are positive things occurring constantly, most often we hear about the negative – the wars,…
By Tahira AyubA lot of the time, we kind of hate running around places. Whether it’s running across campus from one class to another, running that mile in gym class, or running up the stairs 12 times every morning because we keep forgetting the same folder on the dresser — running can be really inconvenient in our…
By Guest BloggerA Right Way to Grieve? When a Muslim loses someone to what would seem like the jagged claws of death, we recite an ayah from the Quran, إِنَّا للهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ (Innalilah wa inna ilayhi rajioun). This translates to “We belong to Allah (SWT) and To Him we shall return.” I often feel that people…
By MG StaffI come from a family lifestyle where I find myself moving to another country or state in the U.S. every three years or so – including India, Saudi Arabia, Seattle, Virginia, Dubai, and New Jersey. Although it has been a wonderful experience in itself, it has also been quite depressing. I frankly did not know…
By Guest BloggerIf you’re one of those people who thinks couples with differing religious points of view are incapable of maintaining successful relationships — or worse, that the religious-minded are inherently misguided — then let me tell you why you’re probably wrong. My own parents were married for a little more than 20 years and — had…
By Tahira AyubEid is a very distinct holiday in the minds of most Muslims across the globe. It calls into focus images and memories of sparkling clothes, henna designs, high heels and brutal pre-celebration beauty regimens. But as we get older — or perhaps it’s simply my own personal case — we start to slow our strut…
By Guest BloggerComing to Islam for me wasn’t an exceptional experience. The tendency for people who have converted to Islam to consider ourselves “reverts” holds a lot of truth to me – because submission to Allah (swt) is a sort of natural state, accepting Islam later in life is a return to something we’ve always known. I…
By Guest BloggerThere is a serious obsession with the hijab in the Muslim community, and it needs to end. In one way or another, we have all witnessed or experienced the way a veiled woman is perceived verses her unveiled sister in Islam. Veiled: devout and respectable, Unveiled: disconnected from God, and leas knowledgeable about Islam. Veiled:…
