By: Habeeba Husain Discovering Fencing When Ibtihaj Muhammad and her mother drove around their Maplewood, N.J. hometown years ago, they noticed a group of high schoolers covered head to toe participating in some kind of athletic duel. They never saw anything like that before, but the uniform was [...]
The Qur'an's Message Of Equality And Diversity The Qur'ān was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him at a time when racism was rampant. The Arabs considered themselves to be superior to the non-Arabs. The wealthy considered themselves superior to the poor, and the masters considered themselves [...]
By: Habeeba Husain The Remarkable Life of Umm Ayman She was one of the first people to accept Islam. She was the first person to hold the Prophet Muhammad (may the blessings and peace of God be upon him) in her hands. She was a Companion who remained by [...]
Unveiling the Hidden History Slavery is a well known part of American history, however, very little is ever mentioned about who these slaves were. It often surprises many that a significant number of slaves who were brought to the “New World” self-identified as Muslims. What is interesting is that [...]
By: Habeeba Husain Navigating Islamophobia In our current state of affairs in this country, outwardly practicing Islam can be a frightening endeavor for some. You never know if the person walking alongside you on the footpath or the driver in the car behind you is a person who reviles [...]
By: Habeeba Husain The Forgotten History of Muslims in the United States Lately, it feels as though the Western world paints Islam as this new phenomenon that came to the United States only recently. Immigrants from Muslim majority countries started showing their face on American soil in the last few [...]
Habeeba Husain Honoring Black Muslim History February marks Black History Month here in the United States, a time dedicated to honoring the African Americans who fought tirelessly for their dream of equality. To celebrate this month, we wanted to highlight Black Muslims who contributed greatly to the history of [...]
By: Habeeba Husain Muslim Dolls of My Childhood: A Look Back at the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Growing up, I had a lot of Barbies. My cousin and I would get together at one of our houses and claim a room to begin playing out our little fantasy [...]
Malcolm X: From Poverty and Obscurity to Black Nationalist Leader 877-WHY-ISLAM Brochure Born in poverty and obscurity on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska, Malcolm Little, the fourth child of Earl and Louise Little, rose to become one of the most dynamic Black Nationalist leaders of his time. He felt [...]
By: Dr. Sulayman Nyang How Islam Shaped the African-American Identity and Experience Much has been written on the impact of 9/11 on American Muslims. The experience of African-American Muslims in dealing with the anti-Muslim feeling that followed in the aftermath of the tragedy mirrors in most ways the experience of [...]
