Imam Omar Suleiman, founder and president of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research, will serve as the congressional guest chaplain at the invitation of Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) of Dallas on May 9, 2019. The...
1. Begin with intention: Don’t wait until Ramadan to get started. Settling into a spiritual state isn’t a switch you can turn on and off. It comes with sincerity, persistence, and faith. The Prophet (peace be upon...
Each Ramadan, Yaqeen Institute releases a special series for our audience as a source of enrichment during the holiest month of the year. This year, we are proud to announce the release of not one, but two new Ramadan...
The essay was originally published in The Dallas Morning News. Encyclopedia Britannica defines terrorism as “the systematic use of violence to create a general climate of fear in a population and thereby to bring...
The essay was originally published in the Washington Post. The imam at Christchurch began the second half of his sermon with these simple words: “Islamophobia kills.” Imam Gamal Fouda saw it kill his congregants a week...
This was originally published by Bethania Palma for Snopes.com. Islamic scholar and civil rights activist Omar Suleiman was watching in horror as details of the 15 March 2019 mosque massacre in Christchurch, New...
This article was originally published on CNN. My wife and I decided to take our kids to a synagogue in Dallas the night after the massacre at Tree of Life in Pittsburgh to grieve and show solidarity with the Jewish...
The second issue of our journal is now available on Amazon Prime. The Journal of the Institute for Islamic Research is an academic-grade publication dedicated to curating high-quality, peer-reviewed research...
“Be yourself.” Our personal, social, and work lives are inundated with this common piece of advice. Many of us find ourselves trying to understand who we really are, and what paths we are meant to follow...
Every Muslim has a role to play. What’s yours? Our recent publication “Souls Assorted: An Islamic Theory of Spiritual Personality” by Zohair Abdul-Rahman and Dr. Nazir Khan explores this concept, illustrating...
Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research announced the first ever recipients of the Malcolm X Vanguards of Justice Scholarship. The scholarship recognizes members that made outstanding contributions to their community...
How can we align religious life with human rights? What role should spiritual leaders play in promoting human rights? And what can everyday people of faith do to defend human rights and encourage mutual respect between...