By Imam Sa'dullah Khan
Plus: Conversion, breaking promises, and sonography
A Silent Cry for Justice
A U.N. worker in Iraq.
By Manal Omar
Was Jesus Crucified?
What do Muslims believe about the crucifixion? Plus: Muslims and wealth
12/20/2000
By Imam Sa'dullah Khan
Why Do Muslims Fast During the Month of Ramadan?
Questions and Love, Honor, and Obey?
Ask the Imam
What the Qur'an says about a wife obeying her husband.
By Imam Sa'dullah Khan
How Many Muslims Are Extremists?
Is Cleanliness Next to Godliness?
Before eating fruit at a Sufi service, should I break out the moist towelettes?
By Arthur Magida
A Cup of Water in the Desert
A teaching tale to share with your child
Retold by Aaron Zerah
No Blues for Allah
Sufi celebrity A.R. Rahman's new release
A.R. Rahman doesn't sweat the little things--like worldwide fame.
By Lavina Melwani
Peter, Paul and Mary--for Muslims
The folk songs of Dawud Wharnsby-Ali
by Susan Hogan Albach
Ramadan Articles
By Kabeer Helminski
By Jan Ferris Heenan
By Michael Wolfe
A Ramadan Diary
Freshman Sondos Kholaki talks about her Ramadan experience.
Ramadan Profiles
Profiles of Muslims observing the month of Ramadan.
Read and excerpt of the book, Better Than a Thousand Nights
Ramadan E-Card
Send a Ramadan e-card to friends and family
Muslims Expected to Become Political Players
Muslims have stepped up visibility this election year, but their greatest victories right now are still symbolic
By Rhonda Roumani
'Apartheid' for Muslim Women?
Tradition rules where the Qur'an should. By Waheeda Carvello
Zakat on the Rise
Zakat, the third of Islam's five pillars, is at the root of Islam's burgeoning mosques, community centers, and schools
By Monique Parsons
A Return to Exile
Being barred from one's homeland may be a defining Muslim experience
By Samer Badawi
Will Muslims Turn to George W. Bush?
With the nomination of an Orthodox Jew to the Democratic ticket, will Muslims turn to the Republican Party? Not necessarily
By Rhonda Roumani
Bush's Muslim Support
Why the Republican presidential candidate has received an important Muslim endorsement.
By Ira Rifkin
And: A list of the leading Muslim organizations
The Muslim Vote Divided
Is there such a thing as a Muslim bloc vote?
By Anisa Mehdi
The Case for an American Muslim Identity
Barriers to American Muslims' political cohesiveness are largely internal
By Muqtedar Khan
Why We Need to Learn More About Islam
09/20/2000
By Secretary of State Madeline Albright
Demystifying Muslim Justice
09/13/2000
By Aslam Abdullah
Al Salam Mosque: A Test of Religious Tolerance
The case of Al-Salam Mosque shows that rank religious prejudice is not far below the surface
08/23/2000
By R. Jonathan Moore
Depression, a Way to Allah?Is there a spiritual solution for depression? A Muslim perspective
08/22/2000
By Sheikh Kabir Helminski
The Struggle for My Soul
When personal crises turned my life upside down, I realized my childhood religion no longer worked. I felt kinship with black Muslims: the color of our skin made us all cargo in a sinking ship, and Islam beckoned like a life preserver.
07/18/2000
By Steven Barboza
Talking to Strangers
An American pilgrim sets out to meet different religious groups across the United States. His first stop: A Muslim suq in Eastern Ohio.
07/26/2000
by Tom Levinson
A Holy City of Islam
To say Jerusalem is unimportant to Muslims is to ignore Islam's sense of being the culmination of the Abrahamic tradition
07/25/2000
by Rashid Khalidi
Jesus Through a Muslim Lens
Many may be surprised to learn that Muslims believe in Jesus' miracles. But this shared interest goes much further
06/18/2000
by Michael Wolfe
Why the West Loves Fatwas
Bangladesh didn't quite have a Salman Rushdie. So the press had to invent her.
05/23/2000
by K. Anis Ahmed
Can Islam and Democracy Coexist in a Country
05/16/2000
by Dr. Maher Hathout
05/16/2000
by Ausuf Ali
Farrakhan's Feeble Apology
Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan said his words may have contributed to the murder of Malcolm X, and that he was sorry for what he had done. Malcolm's daughter accepted the apology, but columnist Debra Dickerson says that's not good enough.
05/16/2000
by Debra Dickerson
Thinking Like the Universe
How the Sufis integrate the egoic and cosmic levels of reality
05/08/2000
by Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan
Nigeria's Volatile Religious Mix
Christian fanaticism, Islamic fundamentalism, and tribal tensions threaten Nigeria's fragile democracy
04/04/2000
by Christopher McCarus
The Places We Pray
Mosque architecture has developed over 14 centuries worldwide, but it's still a novelty in the United States.
http://usembassy.state.gov/posts/pk3/wwwhmosq.html
04/04/2000
by Dr. Omar Khalidi
Interfaith Dialogue: Are Islam and Christianity on a Collision Course? Join Seyyed Hossein Nasr and John Esposito as they discuss Muslim-Christian Relations
03/23/2000
Interview by Ejaz Akram
Muslims, Too, Love the City of Jerusalem
The city of Jerusalem holds an important place in the history of Islam that cannot be ignored.
03/20/2000
By Gasser Hathout
The Jamil Al-Amin Who Muslims Know
While mainstream media concern themselves with his militant past, American
Muslims speak of him as a community builder
03/22/2000
By Ishan Bagby
American Religion in the 21st Century
Experts say Islam will grow, established churches will decline, and pluralism will dominate the religious marketplace
03/17/2000
By Kenneth A. Briggs
Virtual Hajj
Pilgrimage to Mecca
Narrated by Michael Wolfe
03/15/2000
Real Mecca
Once a year, pilgrims from across the globe become a single nation. An American joins them.
By Michael Wolfe
03/15/2000
Destination: Mecca
Take a trip to Mecca
By Beliefnet Travel
Destination Mecca
03/15/2000
The Real Mecca
Once a year, pilgrims from across the globe become a single nation. An American joins them.
03/15/2000
By Michael Wolfe
'More of Your Names'
A Sufi poet meditates on the nature of Allah
03/09/2000
by Jelaluddin Rumi (version by Coleman Barks)
Embracing Islam: A Search for Meaning
A woman recounts her voyage and decision to embrace Islam
03/09/2000
By Halima Toure
A Thin Green Line
It won't be easy for Louis Farrakhan to move toward orthodox Islam while retaining his Nation of Islam following
02/20/2000
By Arthur J. Magida
What You Learn Is How You See
The history books of today's seventh-graders are a far cry from the blinkered ones of the 1950s, where Muslims appeared only as nameless squatters on the Holy Land.
02/18/2000
By Michael Wolfe
Hope in a Season of Despondence
Dr. Laila Al-Marayati talks about the state of Muslim affairs and calls on Muslims to gather strength from their own faith
02/09/2000
Olé to Allah: New York's Latino Muslims
Latino Muslims are drawing on the synergy of two cultures to make their mark in America.
02/07/2000
by Hisham Aidi
Have Qur'an, Will Travel
A reciter of holy scriptures wows a dinner party--and testifies to Islam's wondrous way of thriving in every region of the planet.
01/20/2000
By Michael Wolfe
Armoring the Heart
My first Ramadan fast taught me self-control and empathy
12/13/1999
By Michael Wolfe
Scheherazade: Feminist Icon?
A Fictional Heroine Becomes an Inspiration to Muslim Women
12/20/1999
by Barbara Crossette
