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Press release provided by Nadia Ahmed from Barry University As the United States is expanding use of low carbon energy technologies, such as wind, solar, and advanced biofuels, some transitions to renewable energy have not accelerated at the pace needed to respond to the climate crisis. The renewable energy sector also faces concerns of lack […]
This first was published on The Incision. by Abdul El-Sayed Unlike COVID, Monkeypox shouldn’t be so hard to fight. So why have we failed to contain it? Over the weekend, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared monkeypox a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern.” “We have an outbreak that has spread around the […]
by Dr. Aslam Abdullah Medina was still a city with non-Muslims in the majority. The total number of Muslims in Medina, 1438 years ago was not more than 75. Yet, at the command of God, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his companion Abdu Bakr (RTA) traveled to this city to implement divine guidance for a better […]
by Aysha Qamar A Columbus man has been charged in relation to the viral story of a pregnant 10-year-old girl who had to travel from Ohio to Indiana for an abortion. According to the Columbus Dispatch, 27-year-old Gershon Fuentes has been charged with one count of rape involving the 10-year-old victim. Fuentes allegedly confessed and turned himself in […]
by Aysha Qamar “I feel like something’s been lifted off of my shoulders.” Finally speaking his truth, Olympic legend Sir Mohamed “Mo” Farah shared that he was taken from his family and trafficked to the U.K. at the age of 9 in BBC’s upcoming documentary, The Real Mo Farah. In the documentary, Farah sheds light on his harsh […]
by Rehan Qamar Pakistani American Khizr Khan Gold Star father and founder of the Constitution Literacy and National Unity Centre was the first Pakistani and Muslim to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom – the highest U.S. civil award. Khan is the father of U.S. Army Captain Humayun Khan who was killed in Iraq in […]
By Rumki Chowdhury “Whose house are we going to visit next?” My girlfriends and I asked each other as we excitedly planned our Eid celebration in my Bronx apartment. We were dressed in our newest outfits that our parents had bought for us from Jackson Heights, Queens, NYC’s own “India Town.” Then, we wrote down a […]
By Muslim Mirror Network Founding member of Alliance to Save and Protect America from Infiltration by Religious Extremists (ASPAIRE) Masood Rab, resident of Michigan, USA passed away last month. Masood Rab, originally from Hyderabad, was the founding member of the Muslim Community of the Western Suburbs of Detroit (MCWS) and the Crescent Academy. He was […]
By Asiya Bharadia Reposted from Muslim Girl There are several moments in our lives when we feel helpless and question why things are happening the way they are. Perhaps we have experienced a job loss or witnessed a very close family member going through a challenging moment. Problems and difficulties come to us in a variety […]
by Aysha Qamar Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison on Thursday, seven months after pleading guilty for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, according to the Associated Press. During the sentencing, U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson criticized Chauvin for his actions on May 25, 2020, noting that he “must […]
by Zia Ahmad She loves coffee, spicy chicken burgers and exclamation marks, and rocks a hijab. And on Monday 20 June 2022, Fatima Payman was confirmed as Labor’s newest Senator from Western Australia to sit in the Australian Federal Parliament in Canberra. The election of this 27-year old Muslim Australian to Senate breaks some records: […]
by Sabriya Imami First published on the Michigan Daily and republished here with permission from the author. “Ms. Marvel” is everything I ever wanted from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The show opens with Kamala Khan’s (Iman Vellani, debut) homemade Marvel logo. She’s creating a YouTube video, using her own cartoony drawings of the Avengers, and […]
by Dr. Aslam Abdullah We all have heard that the first ten Nights of Dhul-Hijjah are the best days of the year. Scholars refer to the Quranic chapter 87 verses 1-3 in support of this assertion. It reads: “Consider the daybreak and the ten nights. Consider the multiple and the One! Consider the night as […]
by Kaleem Kawaja In the last one week a huge number of young men, mostly non-Muslims have indulged in rough and violent protests across India against the new BJP govt Agnipath Program to recruit men in the military on 4-year contract terms rather than long term career basis, that has been the long-established traditional pattern. […]
Issue 7 Volume 24 June 2022 Print
by Yousuf Ali For decades, there has been tension in Northwestern China between the Chinese government and the native Uyghur population which is majority Muslim. The region is rich in resources and is of vital strategic importance as it connects China to several other countries. Recently, the situation in Xinjiang has escalated even further with […]
By Mahvish Akhtar In Bangladesh, flooding-related incidents, including electrocutions and landslides, have killed at least 22 people, according to officials. UNICEF reports say that as many as 4 million people, including 1.6 million children, have been stranded by the flash floods. “The flooding is the worst in 122 years in the Sylhet region,” Atiqul Haque, […]
by Muqtedar Khan In this Khanversation about the coming Midterm Elections, Senator Ghazala Hashmi from Virginia (Dist. 10), Salam al-Marayati, President of Muslim Public Affairs Council, and Junaid Ahmed, Congressional Democratic candidate for Illinois’ 8th district discuss the issues that matter most to voters. They discuss how (1) inflation, (2) pandemic, ( 3) war in […]
From the desk of Erum Ikramullah, Research Project Manager, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding You don’t hear from me often. As a Research Project Manager, my days are busy setting up systems for new projects, meeting with active project teams, collecting and analyzing data, and getting research reports published. However, I felt compelled to pause […]
by Dr. Aslam Abdullah He was an Arab, spoke the Arabic language, traveled mainly in Arabic-speaking areas, and spoke with tribes in Arabia in their language. Still, Islam’s holy scripture, the Quran, describes him as “Mercy to the worlds.” What is so special about the seventh-century Prophet born and raised in Arabia? Why does Islam […]
