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By Muhi Khwaja American Muslim Community Foundation, Co-Founder and Director of Development & Philanthropy This article was previously published on Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy’s blog and republished with permission from the author. Each and every person can be a philanthropist, and I believe philanthropy is more about generosity than it is about wealth. As […]
by Zaid Aleem India, the second most populated country in the world and home to the world’s worst coronavirus outbreak, is currently in shambles with a healthcare system that is overwhelmed like nothing before. Reuters reported on Monday, India’s armed forces were directed to assist in the fight against a surge in new coronavirus infections, […]
by Dr. Aslam Abdullah The last time I saw him was January 2020. When I was in India and attended his lecture in the basement of his home, he delivered via intercom. Later, his son, Sani Asnain, invited me to meet Maulana Whiduddin Khan in his private room. A Kashmiri pundit family was already there […]
Issue 5 Volume23 April 2021 Final Print
by Nida A. Imam Following the arrest and murder of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man from Minneapolis, nationwide protests and international anger ensued starting May 25, 2020. Floyd was arrested for using a counterfeit $20 bill to buy cigarettes from a convenience store. After his arrest, he was brutally killed when an officer, identified as Derek Chauvin, […]
by Aysha Qamar For Muslims around the world, April 13 marked the first fast of Ramadan 2021, meaning that from that day until the next 30 days I—alongside millions of Muslims—will be refraining from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset. With the number of Muslims fasting this month even amid the pandemic, odds are […]
by Zaid Aleem An Indianapolis police official told CNN that officers arrived late Thursday night “to a very violent scene, with casualties and witnesses fleeing around” at a FedEx Ground facility near Indianapolis’ main airport, where a former employee shot and killed eight people and injured multiple others before killing himself. Officials said that four […]
by Zaid Aleem On Thursday night, a man killed eight people at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport before killing himself. It was at least the 45th mass shooting in America since March 16, according to CNN. A mass shooting is generally defined when four or more people — excluding the gunman — are […]
By Aiman Parvez We have been sent down to earth to utilize this time to train ourselves into a totally submitting one to the Divine Command. The quality of life there is very much dependent on our actions here. Righteous deeds are a foundational step in qualifying for Jannat. Emphasizing how critical the right approach in life […]
by Zaid Aleem According to federal health officials, six women who received the Johnson and Johson vaccine developed blood clots, one resulting in death, out of more than seven million doses administered across the United States. People who received the Pfizer and Moderna shots haven’t reported the specific adverse event, according to officials, the Wall Street […]
by Rehan Qamar At the start of Ramadan, President Joe Biden issued a press release wishing Muslims worldwide a “Ramadan Kareem.” In addition to wishing them a warm Ramadan, Biden acknowledged the difficult year it has been for Americans amid the COVID-19 pandemic and how hard it has been to not be able to observe […]
by Dr. Aslam Abdullah Muslim students attending Sunday schools worldwide can pay their best tribute to the scholar who devoted his life to preparing an Islamic curriculum in English by applying the knowledge in their daily life. Dr. Abidullah Ghazi, the founder of Iqra Education Trust and the author of over 150 titles of children […]
By Yousuf Ali We are now less than a week away from the start of Ramadan, and it is the second year in a row in which we will observe the month with little to any communal involvement. In these circumstances, it is all the more important for us to set individual goals to ensure […]
Issue 4 Volume23 April 2021 Final Print
by Aslam Abdullah “So that you may attain Consciousness of divine guidance,” this is how the creator defined the purpose of the month of fasting. Every religious community follows the tradition of fasting in different ways. Some fast for 40 days and abstain from food, some for a week, a few days, or a day. […]
by Rehan Qamar The French Senate has voted to ban the hijab for anyone under 18-years old, a move that follows a Separation Bill proposed on March 30, 2021. While veils were banned in French public schools in 2004, the law comes as the newest addition to French Islamophobia. According to the Senate, the law […]
By Yousuf Ali The Taliban has threatened to attack United States forces in Afghanistan if they do not withdraw from Afganistan by May 1. This was in response to Biden who previously said that it would be hard to withdraw by the deadline even though the previous administration had agreed to do so. As of […]
Ongoing Persecution of Christians in India by Hindutva Forces Denounced in the Webinar by the American Anti-Extremism Alliance ASPAIRE Promised to Educate the American Faith Leaders and Policy Makers About the Onslaught on Minorities in India A day after news reports came out that the Hindu extremist groups in the US managed to get hundreds of […]
by Rehan Qamar Despite YouTube claiming that it does not tolerate hate or offensive speech and content, the company is under fire for allegedly refusing to remove a song employees alleged is racist against Asians. According to Bloomberg, staff members called for the removal of rapper YG’s song “Meet the Flockers,” because the 2014 song’s lyrics called for […]
