Spread the love and join ‘The Desert Wheel Race’
By Abdullahi Jamaa Yvonne Pierre an award award-winning writer once said “When you focus on someone’s disability you’ll overlook their abilities, beauty and uniqueness.…
Why hijab is more than a veil….
By Deana Nassar /aboutislam.net As Muslim women who wear the hijab in non-Muslim countries, we often spend our days being stared at, pointed at,…
10 outstanding Muslim inventions that shaped the world
Think of the origins of that staple of modern life, the cup of coffee, and Italy often springs to mind. But in fact, Yemen…
Letter from Wajir…………
Flys buzz around the face of a young severely malnourished and dehydrated child at Wajir hospital/Getty Images By Abdullahi Jamaa Have you heard about…
Forum takes aim at misconceptions about US Muslims
An art display, created by 18-year-old Eman Azrak, showcased at Christ Lutheran Church in Waterford on Sunday. (Photo: Omar Abdel-Baqui, Detroit Free Press) Omar…
Hussein Khalid: brave, peaceful Muslim activist
Mr. Hussein Khalid, the executive director of Haki Africa By Patrick Ochieng’ The trophy of James Lawson Award for Outstanding Achievement in Nonviolent Conflict…
Ireland’s centre of Islamic symbol
The Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland in Clonskeagh Dublin. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien By Patsy McGarry (The Irish Times) The Islamic Cultural Centre (ICCI) at…
Abdulswamad Shariff: a sociopolitical Muslim egalitarian
Mvita MP, Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir By Abdullahi Jamaa It’s a scorching Friday afternoon in Mombasa, the coastal heat is exacerbating by the hour. Mvita…
Wajir’s Traditional Quran Schools
By Abdullahi Jamaa From the very heart of a village in Wajir town, the voices of Quran students emanate and echo around the sleepy…
Raising Orphans: A Joy that Begins With Loss
By J. Samia Mair Where’s my mother?” My 5-year-old asks pensively from her car seat in the back of our van. “She’s right here,…
