Prelude Why does God always seem to be talking to men and not to women? This question occurs to many Muslims today, though they might at times hesitate to voice it out of fear that they have fallen under the influence...
Islam and Politics
A Path Straightened Out: Perspectives on Human Nature in the Qur’an
Preface The Qur’an stimulated inquiry into external physical nature, one of the four loci of the divine signs—human nature, history, and society being the rest of the quartet.[1] For billions, the Qur’an has proved...
Women in the Qur’an: Appreciating Female Faith, Wisdom, and Knowledge
Introduction In Qur’anic stories, more often than not we find depictions of women possessing notable wisdom, resolve, piety, and strength of character. Though the majority of Qur’anic narratives involve men, well over a...
Gender Uniqueness in Islam and the Significance of Fatherhood
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Grantor of Mercy. Prelude During the Prophet’s ﷺ era, it was revolutionary when the Qur’an and Sunnah demanded that men recognize women as their equals in human...
The Systematic Rohingya Genocide and the Muslim Moral Imperative
Introduction The Rohingya refugee crisis is one of the greatest humanitarian disasters of our generation. Over 700,000 Rohingya have been expelled from their homes in Rakhine state, Myanmar, since August 2017...
The Green Scare: Islamophobia, Foreign Policy, and the Making of American Identity
Abstract Governments have an incentive to exaggerate foreign danger or even manufacture it. Doing so strengthens the state’s identity and facilitates the government’s social control over its people. Toward these ends...
Faithful Activism: A Sunnah Framework
Note Last updated October 30, 2020. Introduction The following document represents instructional notes formulated by Sh. Omar Suleiman, Founder and President of Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research, for a course taught...
A Global Model: The Mythicization and Mobilization of Malcolm X in the Malay World
Abstract This article explores the ways in which Malcolm’s life and ideas have been mythicized and used as an inspiration for ideational, social, and political mobilization in contemporary Malaysia and Indonesia—two of...
Divine Duty: Islam and Social Justice
Note This article has been excerpted from the author’s contribution to a larger chapter co-authored with Amal Qutub (registered social worker) and Mahdi Qasqas (clinical psychologist) entitled “Islam and Social...
Islamophobia and the Law: Unpacking Structural Islamophobia
Introduction When we think of Islamophobia, most of us imagine physical harassment, verbal abuse, hate speech, or even to a lesser degree, dirty looks and insensitive passing comments. In reality, this is how we, or...
Additional Resources: Gender and Islam
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“Be a Man!” Constructing Prophetic Masculinity
Introduction “Be a man, stop this crying right this minute!” These words are familiar to most adult men today as a part of their upbringing, irrespective of their heritage. Undoubtedly, the conceptualization of...
