/humanKIND/

I share personal stories of gratitude, resilience, and connection—an invitation to see the good in each other, and to live up to the word that defines us: human. kind.

Salma Hasan Ali 7/19/16 Salma Hasan Ali 7/19/16

EDHI

Abdul Sattar Edhi, arguably the world’s greatest and least known humanitarian, passed away last Friday; he was 88 years old. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un

2/6/15 2/6/15

Centered: The Music and Passion of Sami Yusuf

The questions during the live Twitter chat with the singer, songwriter and composer Sami Yusuf a few weeks ago were pouring in, hundreds every few minutes

6/7/12 6/7/12

An Unlikely Ambassador: Todd Shea Finds Purpose after 9/11

I was staying at a hotel in Queens, and woke up to a phone call from my manager Al Sirowitz. His call was expected; we were going to be working at a recording studio that day.

6/6/12 6/6/12

Serving Humanity: Abdul Sattar Edhi

A young mother, wearing a black abaya over a bright red shalwar kameez, her hair loosely covered and her hands painted with henna, waits in the front office of the boys school at Edhi Village

3/7/11 3/7/11

MoverMoms

Dozens of magazines are scattered across the table in the kitchen of the Wilkins Avenue Women’s Assessment Center in Rockville, Maryland. Four white refrigerators

7/6/10 7/6/10

Allah Sent Me An Angel

Todd Shea is an unlikely savior. But the people he helps don’t care that he was once a crack addict—or know that they’ve also been saviors to him.

10/8/09 10/8/09

Faith after the Quake

Four years ago today, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake devastated Kashmir. More than 80,000 people died. 3.5 million were displaced. 9,000 schools were destroyed.

9/9/09 9/9/09

Muslim Americans Answer the Call to Serve

Washington, DC - This year, 11 September was proclaimed the National Day of Service and Remembrance, symbolically concluding a nationwide summer of service movement, United We Serve.