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Masood Akhtar: Muslim Americans: A vital part of America’s success

The attempt to marginalize Muslims or portray them as less American betrays the very ideals upon which this nation was built. Muslims are not a burden on America. Muslims are part...

The Muslim Soldier From Ellis Boulevard Who Never Came Home

Remembering a Muslim American soldier from Cedar Rapids, Iowa who fought Nazi Germany in World War II and never came home. The post The Muslim Soldier From Ellis Boulevard Who Neve...

After San Diego shooting, Muslim Americans aim to turn grief into action

More than 25,000 US Muslims have come together for the annual ICNA conference, where speakers encouraged activism.

Young and educated: Report reveals shifting demographics among UK Muslims

Muslims are young and likely to have a degree, but disadvantaged in housing while lone-parent families rise.

Muslims Shouldn't Have to Assimilate to Belong

Shadi Hamid, Washington Post

For Muslims In The US, Recognition Does Not Guarantee Safety

The Weight of Symbolic Recognition When I saw the image, I stopped scrolling. A mosque with an American flag in front of it. The words across the bottom: Ramadan has officially bee...

Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Muslim

By Abdul-Hakim Shabazz, Esq. Here’s the full and final column, top to bottom: Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Muslim By Abdul-Hakim Shabazz So I found ...

Muslims and the uneasy truth about assimilation

by Glenn Loury, UnHerd There is something admirable in Shadi Hamid’s protest. In an article for the Washington Post, he argues that Muslims should not have to assimilate into Ameri...

When Azara Long Found Islam In A San Francisco Linen Shop : A Story From America’s Muslim History

As a child, Azara Long often visited a linen shop on Sutter and Powell in San Francisco run by a Lebanese couple. Years later, she told a local newspaper that it was there, in that...

‘This is our moment as British Muslims’: MCB leader takes inspiration from New York mayor

Muslim Council of Britain under Wajid Akhter wants to replicate Zohran Mamdani’s grassroots voting driveZohran Mamdani’s victory to become New York’s first Muslim mayor took place...

Umar al-Qadri: We can be both proudly Irish and proudly Muslim this Eid

As Eid begins, we can honour the special heritage of native Irish people while recognising that contemporary Ireland includes people who became Irish through belonging, contributio...

Senator Wimberly: Muslim Families Deserve More Than Mourning

  Following a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego that left 3 people dead, Senator Benjie E. Wimberly (D-35) released the following statement: “Three men were killed at San...

3 Killed in Devastating San Diego Mosque Shooting: Linda Sarsour on Rising Anti-Muslim Hate & More

Two teenage gunmen in California fatally shot three people on Monday at the Islamic Center of San Diego, the largest mosque in the city. Among the dead was a security guard — Amin...

I knew Amin Abdullah, the hero of the San Diego mosque shooting

It doesn't surprise me at all that he gave his life saving the lives of others. He was a true American Muslim.

San Diego’s Muslims, a mosque, and a city shaken

After a deadly shooting, San Diego’s Muslim community mourns, supports one another, and searches for healing.

TribCast: Anti-Muslim rhetoric in Texas politics

Rep. Salman Bhojani, one of the first Muslim state legislators, joins TribCast to talk about the backlash his community has experienced in state government.

'Never Going To Be The Same': Members Of The San Diego Muslim Community Are Traumatized

Community members said they're grateful to the three men who jumped into action to help save the nearly 140 schoolchildren at the mosque.

Where Are the Moderate Muslims?

Steady faith, strong traditions, lasting impression

April is Arab American Heritage Month in the United States. While this is a celebration of all Arab Americans—Christian and Muslim alike—I’m going to focus on Christians. As an Ara...

Mass Shooting at San Diego Mosque

Fueled by faith, some US Muslims embark on Hajj against a backdrop of regional tensions

Faisal Rashid and his wife jumped out of bed at 3 a.m. in a scramble to secure spots for this year’s Hajj before packages sold out. Adrenaline was running high as he tried to navig...

How a 90-year-old North Texas doctor built a lifeline for thousands in need

When Catholic Charities called Dr. Basheer Ahmed in the early 1990s, asking for help relocating Muslim Bosnian refugees, he quickly realized something larger was missing across Tex...

Muslim Southerners Face a Fresh Wave of Hateful Political Rhetoric

Some Muslim voters were once drawn to Republican positions on family values and individual liberty, but as Southern politicians stoke anti-Islamic sentiment, many feel threatened.

Muslim women are suing jails and police over hijab removal at booking. And winning.

More Muslim women across the United States are turning to the courts to challenge prison and police policies that force them to remove their hijabs for booking photos, arguing the...