Du’as of the Enslaved: The Malê Slave Rebellion in Bahía, Brazil
Reproduced from Yaqeen Institute, original post here, with permission. In Ramadan of 1835, a group of enslaved African Muslim clerics in Salvador of Bahía, Brazil…
Culture
Quebec Massacre Commemoration: A time to invest in people
As I think of those who lost their lives whilst praying in the mosque in Quebec a year ago, today, I’m reminded that Canada is…
Guyana: 74 Women Graduate From Small Business Training
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is reported to have said “A mother is a school. If she is educated, then a whole people are educated” Seventy four…
German far-right AfD politician resigns after converting to Islam
The Alternative for Germany is known for its mantra that “Islam doesn’t belong in Germany.” Now a senior member of the party in Brandenburg has…
“Welcome Back Home”: Lessons From My Recent Rihlah to Senegal
This article was originally posted on Imanwire here I returned recently from a journey embarked upon with a group of beautiful souls to the West…
Senegal’s Gifted World Class Qur’an Reciter
Add Muhammad Hady Toure from Senegal, Africa, as one of all time best Qur’an reciters, such a beautiful voice Masha Allah (as God has willed). …
Of Tradition And Continuity; Or Disruption, Discontinuance & Discord
Caribbean Muslim Convention Held in New York September 2016 An estimated 700 participants converged at Al-Ihsan Academy on Rockaway Blvd. in South Ozone Park, NY….
What Makes Jerusalem’s Masjid Al-Aqsa The Third Most Sacred Mosque
Why is Masjid Al-Aqsa so special? Masjid Al-Aqsa is an important holy site in Islam, located in the Old City of Jerusalem in Palestine. It’s…
French Court orders halal supermarket in Paris to close
It does not sell pork or wine France has ordered a halal supermarket in Paris to close because it does not sell pork or wine. The Good Price mini-market in…
Tamil Nadu: Mosques in Dravidian-Islamic style
Among the many inscriptions at the Vaishnavite shrine of Adhi Jagannatha Swamy at Thirupullani, about 10 km from Ramanathapuram in southern Tamil Nadu, there is…