Confronting the Untold Story of Racism within Our Community
Abu Dhir has written about a difficult conversation with his daughter about anti-Black racism – an issue we also touched on last year. Now I […]
Black Lives Matter
When Racism Affects Fathers and Daughters: The Holy Land Store Saga in Minneapolis
Reflections on the Holy Land Store incident.
Explaining Our Own Racism to My Daughter
Racism is an age-old scourge affecting everyone including Muslim communities. It’s a tough but necessary conversation to have.
Scrubbing Out Racism Starts with Our Attitudes on Brown Skin
Growing up in Pakistan is an ordeal for a “browner” girl. Society there is obsessed with skin color and the delusion of being “fairer”
I CAN’T BREATHE #GeorgeFloyd
اللہ تعالی ان کی مغفرت کرے اورانکو اپنی رحمت سے جنت فردوس کے باغوں میں داخل کرے اور سب سب اہل خانہ کوصبرجمیل عطاء کرے
Castes: The Unspoken & Untouchable Roots of Our Racism
Re: the recent three posts here about racism I’ve observed. I have been trying to understand where our racist impulse comes from. After some reflection, […]
More Blacks in Leadership!… Just Not Now
Blacks are the largest group of American Muslims. Yet, they are almost absent of leadership positions in the biggest US Muslim groups. Blacks make up […]
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner: Obstacles to Muslim Interracial Marriage
Interracial marriage is still an issue in this country 50 years after the end of the racist so-called “Anti-miscegenation” laws. “My wife’s family tells her […]
Oh Bilal, Where Art Thou?
Attending a Tennessee Church as the Only Person of Color Twenty years ago I attended a friend’s wedding at an evangelical church in rural Tennessee. […]