#humankindbysalma : @dokindworks is facilitating efforts to do good during the pandemic. One of our initiatives is ‘Feed the Need’- connecting restaurants who want to donate food to those in need,

Imam Sohaib Sultan is the first full-time Muslim Life Coordinator and Chaplain at rinceton University. He was recently diagnosed with State 4 cholangiocarcinoma. Please keep Sohaib bhai and his family in your prayers.

Raghad Bushnaq, originally from Syria, founded Mozaic four years ago to help refugee families from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere get settled in the Washington DC area.

Sedra is a refugee from Syria; she's 17. Her family moved to the Washington DC area in 2017. Please listen to Sedra's reflection, in her own voice, in the video above - a poem titled 'It Wasn't the End'.

Photographer and activist Shahidul Alam hears children crying out for food from his ktichen. He's already warned of a looming famine, and decries profiteering by the powerful.

My dear friend Luby Ismail was diagnosed with MS 30 years ago. In every conversation I've ever had with her, the sentiment that I leave with is gratitude

Singer and songwriter Zeshan B opens up about mental health and reflects on what happens when lifelines vanish; he sings his pain into a new song released

Freelance journalist Aina Khan, currently with Al Jazeera, bravely reflects on what happens when the rat-race comes to a halt and we have nowhere left to hide.

Asma Khan, the founder/owner of the acclaimed restaurant Darjeeling Express in London, named one of the ‘100 coolest people in food and drink’, reflects on a tragedy she just experienced and how it teaches her the true essence of Ramadan.

As Italy begins to gradually reopen this week, after the longest lockdown in Europe, activist Anass Hanafi, co-founder of the Italian Inclusive Leaders Network, reflects on how this time has allowed him to reconnect with his values.

Documentary filmmaker Amina Chaudary remembers her grandfather's tenacity, on the eve of her graduation, and continues his legacy of perseverance, education, and service.

A beautiful reflection about how to approach this special Ramadan from Afeefa Syeed, Co-founder and Director of the Al Fatih Academy in VA - and an inspirer to all who know her.

British photographer Peter Sanders, one of the most respected photographers of the Muslim world, shared many wisdoms in a recent interview I was honored to do with him, including the comfort that can come from accepting constriction.

Violinist and singer Ali Keeler, founder of the Al Firdaus Ensemble, reflects on the opportunity of this moment to take stock and connect with our inner most selves.

Isam Bachiri, a vocalist, rapper and former member of the hip-hop group Outlandish, has been reflecting about the importance of capturing his family’s stories.

Attorney and advocate Rabia Chaudry, author of the NYT bestselling book 'Adnan's Story', says "it's ok to feel stressed and traumatized -- but also to never forget that we are safe, we are fed, we have Internet.

Dr. Sabah Fatima Iqbal is a pediatric emergency physician in the Washington DC area and on the frontline of Covid-19 relief. From all of us Sabah, a huge thank you;

I asked Suhaib Webb, resident scholar at ICNYU, how he would explain this moment to his almost one year old daughter, when she is old enough to understand. I actually think about your question a lot.

A year ago, Sarah and Wajahat received the devastating diagnosis that their two-year old daughter had stage 4 liver cancer. Sarah’s reflection, after a year of unfathomable challenges, is the definition of grace and gratitude.

The idea for this year’s blog theme dawned on me as I was listening to Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool talk about the previous time he was in isolation – 33 years ago when he was in solitary confinement for four months