“America needs to understand Islam, because this is the one religion that erases from its society the race problem.” –Malcolm X, from Mecca Fifty-seven years ago today, El...
Rashid Ahmad was born in East St. Louis, Illinois, on March 26, 1923, under the legal name of Rudolph Thomas. In those days, Prohibition was in full swing, creating an underground...
There are times when misfortune and conflicts test us as human beings. Trials and tribulations are known to shape current matters and future realities. It is through experiencing...
As the conversation about civil rights and equal access to opportunity rages, the story of an enslaved African child turned successful American businessman offers deep insight...
Humans are known to be generous, cooperative, and altruistic beings. We help strangers even at a cost to ourselves. Islam, being a faith of nature, emphasizes generosity, which...
The human soul has a natural affinity towards its Creator. Love for its Master is inculcated in the soul. Worldly pursuits and influences may dampen the longing to see its Lord,...
Absolute Justice remains elusive in our modern American democracy. Even as we memorialize this Black History Month, systemic injustice is hard at work. Attempts are being made to...
“The definition of ‘atheist’ is a person who does not believe in the existence of a God or many gods” (1). Generally, atheism is a denial of a God or the gods....
The head of state is, in many ways, the one to whom desperate and hopeful citizens turn. Having made promises of plentiful bread, stable roofs, and general contentment in life,...
Atheists often claim that they not only refuse but condemn beliefs without scientific backing and confirmation. But in their criticisms of what they call “blind belief,” they...