JEALOUSY & ENVY
The general definition of “JEALOUSY” is the resentment against a rival, a person enjoying success or advantage, etc., or against another’s success or advantage itself. It is also the mental…
French Muslims protect church
As a French-born Muslim, Elyazid Benferhat’s stomach turned when he heard about a deadly Islamic extremist attack on a church in Nice. Then he decided to act. A self-described man…
“Traditional” Muslims vs the Modernists
I preface saying that I am publishing this article from a journalistic perspective. My intent is not to offend any particular group. I only want to educate those who may…
DID YOU KNOW? (President Eisenhower opened a Mosque in Washington D.C. in 1957)
“I should like to assure you, my Islamic friends, that under the American Constitution, under American tradition, and in American hearts, this center, this place of worship, is just as…
DOES THE QUR’AN SAY ANYTHING ABOUT VIRUSES OR PANDEMICS?
I was asked, by a non-Muslim, “does the Qur’an make mention about viruses and/or pandemics? If so, how are we to deal with such a situation?” No. The Qur’an does…
Western civilization as we know it wouldn’t exist without Islamic culture
Algebra, alchemy, artichoke, alcohol, and apricot all derive from Arabic words which came to the West during the age of Crusades. Even more fundamental are the Indo-Arabic numerals (0-9), which…
TRUST IN ALLAH WITH PATIENCE & PERSEVERANCE.
In the climate we exist, with all the injustices that are perpetrated against people of color and the less fortunate, I am inspired to remind us all to TRUST that…
WHAT IS BEING A MUSLIM IN AMERICA REALLY LIKE?
This video offers a look inside the beliefs and attitudes of Muslims in America; it features data from Pew Research Center’s 2017 survey, as well as the personal stories of…
RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE IS A STRONG CONCEPT IN ISLAM.
Verse (ayah) 256 of Al-Baqara is a very famous verse in the Islamic scripture, the Quran. The verse includes the phrase that “there is no compulsion in religion”. Immediately after…
Islam and Culture: Don’t mix them up!
As an American Muslim, when I see the issues and events about Islam that get treated as “news” in the mainstream media, it bothers me that so many are portrayed…