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  • Delaying Menstruation for Hajj?
    A friend asked me a question today that I didn't know how to answer: "I'm going for Hajj this year, insha'Allah. Do you know what I can take to...

  • Full-Body Scanners
    The European Parliament has expressed concern about the new full-body scanners being used at some international airports. Critics call the technology a "virtual strip search" and question the human...

  • Poll: Muslims voted for Obama
    According to a post-election poll by the American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT), nearly 90% of American Muslims voted for President-Elect Barack Obama last Tuesday. Only...

  • A Proud Day
    I am an American living overseas, in a part of the world where U.S. foreign policy is very unpopular. I have always said to people here that, "you may...

  • American Muslims: Obama or McCain?
    Polls show that Muslims in the United States have not unified around a single presidential choice. There are Muslim-Americans for Obama and Muslims for McCain, and both candidates enjoy...

  • Stoning in Somalia
    News that a 13-year-old girl has been stoned for adultery in Somalia, after reporting that she had been raped, is a chilling and outrageous violation of human rights and Islamic...

  • Thank you, Colin Powell
    During a recent campaign stop, a woman in the audience told Senator McCain that she didn't trust Senator Obama because "he's an Arab." McCain attemped to correct her with...