How Ramadan Can Boost Some Towards Salafism
It is clear that Ramadan and the social activities it fosters – such as tarawih and iftar – has helped to create an environment in which conservative practices, such as the niqab, are judged by the...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Iftars
The White House and other government agencies have held Ramadan iftar dinners for decades, but Trump’s version will flip the previous model on its head. Many Americans don’t realize that for a few...
View ArticleThe Pursuit of Stillness in Ramadan, in Life
This is day 23 of the 2018 #30Days30Writers Ramadan series. Ramadan, as my husband says, is a time to “get right.” It is when we are meant to turn down the din of the world, quiet the chatter in our...
View ArticleHow Fasting Connects Us All – Remembering the Past
This is day 24 of the 2018 #30Days30Writers Ramadan series. Assalamu’Allaykum, Ramadan is a time of reflection and connecting with Allah (swt). However, through fasting we are not just connecting with...
View ArticleRamadan is an Opportunity in Culinary Diplomacy
The first time I fasted in Ramadan I wasn’t a Muslim; I was a curious young woman who had recently experienced a very short but very impactful trip to Morocco during the blessed month a few years...
View Article#RamadanToo – Dealing with Sexual Trauma in the Month of Mercy (TRIGGER WARNING)
This is Day 26 of the 2018 #30Days30Writers #Ramadan series. (TRIGGER WARNING – sexual abuse, child abuse) I sat on my bed, my hand cupped over my mouth trying to stifle my sobbing; hush it up just a...
View ArticleA Ramadan Consumed — Worry, Needs and Service to Family & Humanity
This is Day 27 of the 2018 #30Days30Writers #Ramadan series. This Ramadan, I am consumed. Consumed by the need I see all across the world. Consumed by my responsibility to ensure that critical relief...
View Article#MyRamadanIs – Facilitating Safe Spaces to Share Ramadan Feelings & Struggles
This is Day 28 of the 2018 #30Days30Writers Ramadan series. “How’s your Ramadan going?” These four words form the question of the month that can be heard within most Muslim homes and community spaces....
View ArticleOn the Courage to be Vulnerable and the Test of Community Care
This is Day 29 of the 2018 #30Days30Writers Ramadan series. What does community care look like for us during a time when our communities are being tried with loss, injustice, separation from families...
View ArticleMy Ramadan Truth – Dismantling the Armor of Suicide and Depression
Failure. I could feel the word slide over me, burning the skin on my arms, chilling the blood in my veins, crushing the place where I could have sworn my heart used to be. It was like a living entity...
View ArticleRamadan Reflections – Are You Discussing Ideas, Events or People?
This is Day 30 – last day – of the 2018 #30Days30Writers Ramadan series. I have been Muslim almost 20 years now. My study of Al Islam began in Compton, California, at Masjid Ar Rashid a storefront...
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