“Good,” she said so matter-of-factly that I was momentarily confused.  Blinking, I held the phone’s receiver as I processed this simple response that held little connection to what I had just said. It was months after the 9-11 attacks, and I had just shared with my friend my distress over Muslims being unjustly detained and [...]

“We were of the most disgraced of people, and Allah granted us honor with this Islam.  Now, whenever we seek honor in other than that which Allah honored us with, Allah shall disgrace us (once again).” —‘Umar b. al-Khaṭṭāb “Black people in America can never be Muslim,” people in America can never be Muslim,” he [...]

Those who know me well know I’m not a fan of television and popular movies.  But occasionally I make an exception when I hear of something that may be beneficial or relevant to Muslims in America or abroad. I first heard of Qasim Basir’s movie Mooz-lum through the online trailer and was intrigued by both [...]