These days I’m unsettled. I feel like we are on the cusp of a major change. By ‘we’ I mean The World, The United States, Society as a Whole, Islam, My Family, Me. My wise friend, Heather, tells us to breathe through the change but I’m scared of change. I…
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My five-year-old daughter started school this week and she said, or rather did not say, something which left me amazed. I asked Sammy who she played with on her first day of school and she happily replied, “Jordan!” When I asked her to tell me all about her new friend,…
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[title maintitle=”” subtitle=”What it means for Muslims, blacks, Latinos, and women in America”] Almost two months ago, the South Carolina Highway Patrol honor guard lowered the Confederate flag from the state’s Capitol grounds. As controversy rages on with bills and protests across the nation, it’s worth returning to Louis Farrakhan’s declaration in…
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I absolutely love roasting my veggies, it makes them super crispy and draws out a delicious natural sweetness from them. This is the first time I experiment with roasting radishes and I must say I really did enjoy their flavor, I hope you do too! Health Tip: Radishes are packed…
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In today’s article, Salma responds to questions about dowry in Islam and to a newlywed bride about painful sexual intercourse.
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Ask M answers your questions about online courtship and wedding night anxieties.
Apparently, research has revealed that women don’t like modesty in a man. Read full study here. The three female researchers showed more than 200 people videotapes of a man and a woman applying for a job as a computer lab manager. The male and female actors both followed the same script…
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Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking with Zain Shamoon, Creative Outreach Director of the Muslim Mental Health Institute based in Michigan. He took a moment to talk about the innovative approaches he and his colleagues take with regard to mental health in their local Muslim community. atlM: So where…
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I am a single woman who is not able to drive. A combination of sensory processing and anxiety issues means that I have never felt fully in control of a car and have learned from experience that it’s safer for both myself and others if I’m not on the road….
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[title maintitle=”” subtitle=”For your summer reading list”] Most people who haven’t read science fiction and fantasy (SFF) define it by Hollywood blockbusters. If they’ve read SFF, they don’t think of it as such. “Fahrenheit 451? 1984?” I’ve heard from members of our Muslim communities. “Those are science fiction?” While these…
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