Introduction Gender informs who we are as individuals, as collectives, and as creators of civilization because it is real. The modern era, however, has uprooted much of our understanding of this defining aspect of...
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The Role of Parents in Instilling Faith – Roohi Tahir | Yaqeen/MAS Academic Conference
This presentation focuses on the Islamic response to a recently published study which suggests a correlation between how parents act on their religious beliefs and the onset of atheism in their children. A number of...
To Know Him is to Love Him | Introduction by Sh. Omar Suleiman
Who is God? Why does He do the things He does? Why are we who we are? The answers to so many contemporary questions about God lie within His Attributes. Sh. Omar Suleiman introduces Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy's talk on...
Can a “Good Muslim” Be a “Bad Person”? Aligning Faith and Character
In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful Abstract This article addresses the misconception that religious worship is separate from moral character, or that someone can be a “good Muslim” but a “bad person.”...
Why Bother Living if the Future is Filled with Pain? | Trauma Ep. 3
In the third episode of Trauma: Your Lord Has Not Forsaken You, Najwa Awad, LSCW-C defines “black and white thinking”, describes why it is harmful, and offers tips on how to overcome it. Discover more...
“Why Bother Living if the Future is Filled with Pain?” Reclaiming Our Thoughts
In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. -Albert Camus[1] Case Study Aliya was in her last year of college and lived at home with her parents. Silence in her home always...
I Should’ve Gotten Over It by Now | Trauma Ep. 2
“I should’ve gotten over it by now” is a common thought people have during difficult times, particularly moments surrounding grief. In the second episode of Trauma: Your Lord Has Not Forsaken You...
Conflict Resolution: The Line Between Justice and Peace – Sh. Omar Suleiman | Lecture
How do we tow the line between the voice for justice and call for peace? How do we handle conflicts in our communities with healthy solutions? Sh. Omar Suleiman explores conflict resolution through the lens of the...
“Why Don’t Muslims Condemn Terrorism?” Western Violence and Scapegoating in an Age of Islamophobia
When President Obama addressed the National Prayer Breakfast in February 2015, he did so in the midst of a new global crisis: the rise and spread of ISIS. News stories of ISIS beheading Western journalists and burning...
How to Cope with the New Zealand Mosque Shooting Tragedy | Trauma Special
Licensed therapists Najwa Awad, LSCW-C and Sarah Sultan, LPC, LMHC, authors of “Trauma: Your Lord Has Not Forsaken You” share practical tips on how Muslims can cope with the recent tragedy in Christchurch...
Why Do Bad Things Only Happen To Me? | Trauma Ep. 1
In the first episode of Trauma: Your Lord Has Not Forsaken You, Dr. Najwa Awad explains the distortion of filtering, its affects, and a tool to work against it. Read “Why Do Bad Things Always Happen to Me...
The Miracle and The Mantle
The story of Islam and the African American is nothing short of miraculous. While ten times the number of enslaved Africans were sent to Brazil, it is here in the United States that Islam took root amongst the...
