The month of Ramadan is something like a spiritual Olympics in the Islamic calendar. Through the physical demands of fasting and a plethora of opportunities for supererogatory devotional practices, ...

In my book, Arabs and Muslims in the Media: Race and Representation after 9/11, I discuss my surprise at finding an increase in positive portrayals of Arabs and Muslims after 9/11. To be more specific ...

At first glance el-Tawhid Juma Circle doesn’t look like a mosque. After all, it is only a conference room at a local business somewhere in Toronto. The location is kept private to protect community ...

The conflict in Syria has taken a critical turn. Alawites, who have long rallied behind their co-religionist president, now want to execute his cousin for killing an Alawite army officer August 7 in ...

I worked for the Bernie Sanders campaign from June 2015 until the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As part of the campaign, I spent time working in South Carolina, New ...

In the summer of 2014, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif took to the front grounds of the foreign ministry buildings in Tehran to shoot a YouTube video, which was then translated into more ...

About 10 years ago, I leaped from one stage of life to a completely inexperienced other. Unsure, lost, confused and scared, I just didn’t know where I belonged and what I should be doing. And then I ...

Donald Trump is not finished. He’s down in the polls now, but we’ve seen this before and he comes right back. Many Muslims are conflicted as to how to react to his campaign, or whether to react at all ...

Cornel West appeared on the Bill Maher show recently where Islam and violence was brought up again. The following is a brief excerpt of an interview which will appear in full in the Fall/Winter Print ...

With the Saudi-led bombing of Yemen stretching into several months, much has been said about the Houthis, especially in regard to their allegiances and what their long-term objectives are. But the ...

In 1967, Israel’s pre-emptive war against Jordan, Egypt, and Syria dramatically altered the political geography of the Middle East. Within three, short weeks Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and military-ruled ...