Faith Mariam al-Astrulabi: The Tenth-Century Muslim Woman Who Mastered the Instrument That Mapped the Sky In the city of Aleppo, during the tenth century of the Common Era, a woman named Mariam al-Ijliya, more widely…
Faith Eid al-Adha: The Festival of Sacrifice and What It Is Really Celebrating What Is Eid al-Adha? Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, falls on the 10th of Dhul Hijjah, the day after…
Faith The Most Important Day of the Year: Understanding the Day of Arafah What Is the Day of Arafah? The Day of Arafah falls on the 9th of Dhul Hijjah, the day before…
Faith The Story of Ibrahim and Ismail: How a Father’s Dream Dictated the Sunnah of Qurbani What Is Qurbani? Qurbani comes from the Arabic word ‘Qurb,’ meaning closeness or nearness. To perform Qurbani is, literally, to…
Faith Understanding Hajj and Its Significance in Islam Every year, millions of Muslims from every corner of the globe leave behind their homes, their comforts, and their worldly…
News Three Killed in Hate Crime Shooting at San Diego Islamic Center in California: What We Know So Far SAN DIEGO, CA — A devastating tragedy has shaken the Muslim community in Southern California after two teenage gunmen opened…
Faith The Significance of Dhul Hijjah in Islam The Month That Closes the Islamic Year Every year, without announcement or fanfare, Dhul Hijjah arrives. It is the twelfth…
News Project Nimbus: Inside the Google and Amazon ‘War Cloud’ Powering Israel’s Occupation In the quiet, climate-controlled corridors of massive data centres rising from the Israeli desert, a new kind of warfare is…
Video Purple Don’t Cry: A Film About Choices, Consequences, and the Illusion of Fast Money Purple Don’t Cry began from real grief, not fiction. After losing a close friend to street violence in 2009, Boonaa…
Faith The Night Worth a Lifetime: Understanding Laylatul Qadr The Night the Quran Came Down Laylatul Qadr did not begin as a date on a religious calendar. It began…
