Muslim gains in political life slow, unsteady By: Anthony Moretti February 2022 News out of the United Kingdom and the United States over the past few days has served as reminders of how far Muslims must go in order to be fully accepted into public political life. In the UK, Read more…
Silence speaks louder than words By: Anthony Moretti January 2022 Perhaps the tide is turning. But even if it is, all of us who believe that anti-Muslim rhetoric and actions are wrong must remain vigilant. A couple of months ago, the FBI released its Hate Crimes Statistics report for 2020. Read more…
Islam’s Support of Civil Rights Activism by Maryam Kashif Islam is a religion that cares the most about civil rights and protects them. In Islam, it does not matter what you look like or what status you have; the only things that are accounted for are your deeds. Prophet Muhammad Read more…
In Praise of Sea-Change By Jacob Bender, CAIR-Philadelphia Executive Director andChristine Mohamed, CAIR-Pittsburgh Executive Director If you have not already seen it, we urge all of you to watch the speech by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the House of Representatives, in which she responded to a verbal assault by Rep. Ted Read more…
How Can We Establish Peaceful Communities? by Iman Ahmad The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is believed to be one of the most influential people in history. He was known for his kindness, patience, and leadership skills. One of his main attributes was the way he treated others. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) respect Read more…
Applying Respect to my Life by Ayah Sabil Prophet Muhammad was the perfect person. He was the perfect leader, husband, and friend to those around him. In the sunnah of our prophet it is clearly recorded how he treated everyone with respect and we can definitely learn a lot from Read more…
The Assets of our Manual by Yasseen Sabil Most complex ideas or systems often come with directions of some kind. If you get any expensive watch it will come with a manual from the watchmaker. If you get a bed from IKEA it will come with directions on how you Read more…
Forgiveness by Maryam Kashif ﷽ In the name of Allah, the most Merciful, the most Beneficent. We begin with the name of Allah (swt), the most Powerful. Allah (swt) has many beautiful names, and one of them is وفغلا ر , the Most Forgiving. Forgiveness is an important part of Read more…
Islamic teachings of Mercy and how it helps others by Ariana Hoosein In Islam, mercy is one of Allah’s most principal attributes. Allah is very merciful to all of his creations. He continues to grant us with life, resources, and goodness even when we are not always remembering him. He Read more…
Islamic teachings of Mercy and how it relates to unifying humanity by Anthony Moretti As a non-Muslim who admires the strength of faith displayed daily by my Muslim friends, I’m grateful for this essay competition; it provides me a means of better understanding Islam. If I become a better ally Read more…