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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.
Day 5: Faith in Action
"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
Day 4: Love Thy Neighbor
"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
My Son, the Moon, and the Stars
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
Day 3: My son, the moon, and the stars
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
Day 2: Gratitude, and dark chocolate
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
Day 1: A Closet Full of Memories, to Share
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
Girls in Pakistani Schools Speak For Themselves
Like millions, I’ve been mesmerised by humanitarian Greg Mortenson’s story of compassion, commitment and courage. Like so many, I am heartbroken by everything that I am reading about the current controversy.
Muslim Women's Vital Voices
On March 10th, alongside philanthropist Melinda French Gates and human rights activists Panmelo Castro from Brazil and Rebecca Lolosoli from Kenya, three Muslim women were honored
Three Cups of Tea: Greg Mortensen
In one of life’s strange twists of fate, a failed climber becomes a great humanitarian. Salma Hasan Ali tells the extraordinary story of Greg Mortenson and his passion to build schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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.
Not My Mother's Ramadan
It’s predawn on the first day of Ramadan, 2009. My husband and I are seated, with our two children and other family members, in my parents’ suburban New Jersey kitchen
Best of Both Worlds
This year, Ramadan started with a bowl of oatmeal chock-full of blueberries and walnuts My 13-year old daughter Saanya woke up early to set the table and hang
Rock and Roll Jihad for Peace
Salman Ahmad, founder of South Asia’s most successful rock band Junoon, has been on a rock and roll jihad (struggle) ever since his first concert at 18 – a medical school talent show in Lahore, Pakistan.
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.
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.
Send Thousands More Tea Drinkers to AfPak
Washington, DC - US President Barack Obama's recently revealed counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan is likely to precede a more aggressive campaign in northwest Pakistan
Hope Amidst the Chaos
In about a week, InshAllah, I will be traveling to Pakistan. My ticket is booked; visa arrived this morning; shalwar kameezes are at the dry cleaners.It’s not the ideal time to be going to Pakistan.
Paradise Found
The Mughal Emperor Jahangir is said to have written about Kashmir, “Gar firdous bar rue zamin ast hamin ast, hamin ast, hamin ast” (If there is paradise on earth, it is here, it is here, it is here.)