Dzhemil Insafly
The State of Crimean Muslims
Back in February last year, just a few days before what became known as the “Crimean Spring,” several thousand Crimean Tatars assembled under Crimean Tatar and Ukrainian flags for a rally in the…
1–2 minutesThe Voyage Home
For too long, we have been adrift on the open sea. Far, far away from home. Unprepared, we are humiliated by these storms. Our small boat, sails broken, a victim to the…
1–2 minutesMalcolm X’s Letter From Hajj
Back in the 1960s, American civil rights activist and popular figure Malcolm X performed Hajj. This was a period when the American society was rife with racial tensions, and there was rampant…
1–2 minutesUgandan Fish Seller Saves Money For 10 Years To Perform Hajj
Uganda plans to send 750 of its citizens – including 415 women – to this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca. “I can’t wait to get to Mecca and see Prophet Muhammad’s tomb…
2–4 minutesBosnian Victims
This is a poem about the Bosnian Conflict. Learn more about the conflict and genocide on this page. Two young women shield their faces; children again, they block out the bogey-man as…
1–2 minutesIn The Lucidity Of A Solemn Silence
In the lucidity of a solemn silence The night overtook those who transgressed. Nations we liberated and others we built As shelters for masses oppressed. Our hearts resounded with a hungry pulse To…
1–2 minutesWhy is Polygamy Allowed in Islam?
One of the most frequently asked questions about Islam is — why does Islam allow polygamy? I recently read about an American singer who decided after reverting to Islam to have multiple wives.…
1–2 minutesIn Praise of Our Prophet
Professor Haroun Mustapha Leon, better known as Abdullah Quilliam, was an English scholar who reverted to Islam at the age of 17. He was also the founder of England’s first masjid and…
1–2 minutesIslam Gave Me Answers I Always Wanted
I’ll start by saying that I am the epitome of an all-American girl. I was raised within a Christian family and it’s Christianity I was taught. I can clearly remember my years…
1–2 minutesThe Fall of Seville
For centuries, Spain shone and progressed under Muslim rule. Unfortunately, the city of Seville fell prey to the barbaric onslaught of the Kingdom of Castile in the year 1248. Several innocent Spaniards…
1–2 minutesIt’s The Hearts That Are Blind, Not The Eyes!
Have they not travelled in the land, and have they hearts wherewith to feel and ears wherewith to hear? For indeed it is not the eyes that grow blind, but it is…
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