Muslim Youth USA

by Zafir Ahmed Last month, I heard hope, felt peace, and saw love. These emotions were quite contrary to what  I had the morning after this year’s election. I remember feeling really confused and insecure about what the future held for me, a young Muslim living in America. About a month ago, members of the…

by Adil Khan “My dear, cherished fellow citizens, my loved ones. What has happened to you? Why have you not learned from 245 years of slavery that is a great sin and stain upon my great, beloved country’s history under whose “Reconstruction” many of our African American brothers and sisters are still rotting and wasting…

by Zohaib Zafar  As the war in Syria continues, more and more people are being displaced from their homes. Many have no place to go and unfortunately many Americans are insistent that they not come to America. Some contend that even if only a few are terrorists, the harm they will bring will outweigh the…

by Kwabena Osman In the Eastern hemisphere, in the last few days, the city of Mosul, Iraq, the last major strong hold of the terrorist group Daesh (aka ISIS) is on the brink of falling. This group, although they claim to be Muslims, has terrorized the world and has caused the death of more Muslims than any other faith.…

by Hassan Mahmood       Pope Francis, in his recent comments regarding Islam and terrorism has taken a commendable position on one of the most pressing issues of our time. Just two months ago, he talked about the injustice of equating Islam to violence and terrorism saying, “It is not right and it is not…

by Aamir Nasir Quraishy As an American Muslim living in America, I have the benefit of friends from all walks of life. It is amazing to have people to discuss anything with. But the greatest blessing is to be able to be open about my religion. One of the people whom I am most open…

by Zahid Mian  It is the best of times. It is the worst of times. This tale takes place in London and the time is now. While many of the lessons of Dickens’ classic story are lost in the world today, the contrast between good and evil remains.  In today’s London there are two individuals…

by Zohaib Zafar My story with non-violence starts with my ancestors who joined the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Among what inspired my ancestors to join this community was the strong condemnation of violence in the name of Islam by the community’s founder, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. Ahmad believed that unnecessary violence was not only prohibited in Islam…

  by Mubarak Bashir  As a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, we are saddened by the unfortunate and untimely deaths of the victims of  recent hate crimes. We pray for them and their families and hope that justice is served. Over the past few weeks we have seen an increase in hate crimes across…

By Dr. Kwabena Agyapong Osman Recently a Muslim mother wearing the niqab, a type of head veil covering the whole face leaving only the eyes, was told to leave a Family Dollar shop in Indiana. In Cannes, France the mayor of the town has banned the wearing of burkinis, a full body swimsuit worn by…

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