From Mulberry to Silk – The Journey of Islam in China
By Musaddique Thange China is sometimes referred to as a “riddle wrapped in an enigma”. A nation with an ancient civilization that is one of the fastest growing economies of the modern world, a people...
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By Saulat Pervez When then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Indonesia in February, 2009, she remarked, “If you want to know if Islam, democracy, modernity and women’s rights can coexist, go...
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By Saulat Pervez The rich history of Baghdad When we think of Baghdad today, we imagine a war-torn, ravaged city. However, Baghdad has a rich history which the present should not obscure. From the...
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Amrah bint Abdur Rahman was amongst the greatest of the female Successors, the generation that came after that of the Companions of the Prophet. She was a scholar, a jurist, and a specialist in...
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By: Daliah Merzaban Embracing Authenticity: Reflections on the Inspiring Journey of a Single Mother I’ve been thinking about how she encouraged me to be myself. There she was, a single mother of three,...
View ArticleMalcolm X: Lessons to Learn
By: Asif Ahmed The Life and Legacy of Malcolm X On February 21, 1965, the great African-American civil rights leader Malcolm X fell to an assassin’s bullet. The events of that momentous day represent a...
View ArticleIbn Khaldun: Father of Social Sciences
Ibn Khaldun: Judge, Scholar, and Diplomat Ibn Khaldun, the father of social sciences, was an eminent figure who hailed from northern Africa; he lived from 1332 to 1406 A.D. He was born in present-day...
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Muslims in Latin America When the Americas were discovered by the Spaniards in the fifteenth century, they brought slaves from the north and west of Africa who introduced Islam in Latin America,...
View ArticleNotable Women in Islamic History
By: Dr. Mohammad Akram Nadwi Female Scholarship in Islam Men and Women are Equal “O Mankind! Fear your Lord who has created you from a single soul, and from it He created its mate; and from them both,...
View ArticleMuslim Slaves: America’s First Muslims
The Forgotten History of Islam in Black America With the approach of Black History month, rising Islamophobia, and the portrayal of Islam as a religion that is foreign to America, it is important for...
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