Unapologetically Muslim, Unapologetically Human
Back in the late 1980s, when I first started fasting, I was the second kid to do so in my Midwestern junior high school (ok, the first was my older brother two grades ahead of me) in what was a...
View ArticleBurkini Ban has been Overturned in France: 5 Lessons to Know and Remember
Embed from Getty Images Muslim women and allies let loose a cheer today when France’s highest administrative court, the Conseil d’Etat, overturned the ban that had been imposed in 26 of the country’s...
View ArticleNYC Bombings, Being Muslim and Forgoing the Fear
Embed from Getty Images The Monday morning routine is the same as always: Alarm rings, I turn it off. Lay in my bed with eyes shut for a few more minutes. Get up, utter the same morning prayer I have...
View Article5 Issues (Out of Many) to Focus on Instead of a “Hijabi” in Playboy
By Layla Abdullah-Polous Editor’s Note: This piece is a guest post by Layla Abdullah-Polous, who founded the site Native born American Muslims. Writer’s Note: Although most readers know me for a...
View ArticleStay Woke: 15 Women and Men on Why They Marched in the Women’s March
The numbers tell the story: More than 3.3 million people joined more than 500 Women’s Marches across the United States, with estimates showing 1 out of every 100 Americans attended. More than 70 sister...
View ArticleNeutrality & Acceptance – European Court of Justice’s Upholding of Workplace...
It’s interesting, to me at least, that early this week I sat on a panel on “Fueling Hate: The News Media, Bias and Islam” at the University of Missouri’s College of Journalism and declared that there...
View ArticleMuslim, Brown and Disabled – A Potential for Targeting and Arrest
I remembered that particular feeling and fear twice. I remembered thinking – this is a real thing. We need to be careful. The first time was years ago at our local grocery store soon after we had moved...
View ArticleWhat Does Being “Unapologetically Muslim” Mean?
What does it mean to be “unapologetically Muslim?” Does it mean to be a loud and proud Muslim in every aspect of one’s life? Does it mean to be publicly Muslim – touting one’s Muslim-ness in every...
View ArticleAre We Making “Punish a Muslim” Day Bigger Than it Deserves to Be?
On the agenda for today are doctor’s appointments for my daughter and I, another bi-annual assessment of my son’s autism medical and support needs with my eldest son’s nursing care coordinator (because...
View ArticleCatholic Sex Abuse Report – Universal Pain, Sorrow, Questioning, Sympathy and...
Sexual abuse, abuse of power, it’s all awful and terrible and nauseating in any form. But if you’re a person of faith or with even a tenuous connection to any faith, it feels exponentially more awful...
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