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. […]
American Muslims
My MAGA Neighbor: An Awkward Friendship
Today in America it is hard to have a conversation about American Muslims without the conversation shifting to Donald Trump and his policies. What about […]
Imam Importation: No English Needed!
An imported Imam ruined my friend and my evening, his arrival left me worried about our community’s children. It was an odd hour for my […]
Salafi Hatred of Dogs Ruins Family Vacation.. If Not More
“I’d Pick A Dog Over My Mother-In-Law” A family’s vacation was ruined, depending on one’s perspective: either by Salafi hatred of dogs, or by Salafi […]
Interfaith Dating Taboo: Should We Prefer Hypocrisy?
It’s been a while since we last wrote: been gathering stories but had no time to write. But now we’re back to talk about one […]
How Jamila – And Her Children – Got Cut Off From Their Heritage
Jamila is the granddaughter of an American Muslim pioneer. Her father came to the US from the Levant, part of an earlier wave of immigration […]
The Imam Who Traumatized My Daughter
Call me Halima. I am a mother who will do anything to protect her children. And I know how vulnerable they are, because I was […]