It's amazing to me that polls still show that most Americans say that they've never met a Muslim. As a community and as individuals, we still need to open up and introduce

O mankind! Lo! We have created you male and female, and have made you nations and tribes that ye may know one another. Lo! the noblest of you, in the sight of Allah, is the best in conduct. Quran, Surah al-Hujurat (49:13)

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Charity is prescribed for each descendant of Adam every day the sun rises." He was then asked: "From what do we give charity every day?

The topic of our MoverMoms strategy walk Monday evening was the crisis in Somalia. It is beyond heartbreaking. We've all seen the images; we've heard the statistic

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Every Muslim has to give in charity." The people then asked: "(But what) if someone has nothing to give, what should he do?

"The perfect Muslim is not a perfect Muslim, who eats till he is full and leaves his neighbors hungry." Hadith by Ibn Abbas

"Whoever works actively to fulfill the needs of others is better than the one who stays in secluded worship in the mosque for one whole month." Hadith narrated by Ibn Abbas

"Serve Allah, and join not any partners with Him; and do good - to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, those in need, neighbors who are near, neighbors who are strangers, the companion by your side, the wayfarer

Making moon and star cookies during Ramadan has become a tradition my kids and I look forward to each year. We started several years ago, when we finally found a moon

The kids and I just returned from an incredible trip. We were in northern Morazan, in El Salvador -- the poorest region of the country and the epicenter of the civil war

Ramadan Mubarak to everyone. Hope the first day was happy and peaceful. At our home, it was a bit more hectic than I would have liked. We just completed a huge