I can’t remember the last time I pledged allegiance to the flag. By high school, no classrooms had flags in them and the Pledge of Allegiance was basically a thing of the past. Me not pledging was not...
Recently in the news, controversy ensued in the Tennessee Public School System over a proposal to cut Islam from school curriculums. The thought of students "forced" to learn Islamic culture and history...
Culture has always been an interesting topic for me. Culture is shaped by politics, religion, language, technology, you name it. Of the seven billion people on Earth, culture is what both unites and distinguishes...
I remember every now and then that in high school, I was the only one on my team who was both black and Muslim, defeating stereotypes not only attached to my race but surprisingly on the status and the...
This July, it will have been seven years since I converted to Islam. Looking back to when I made the decision to take my shahadah, or declaration of faith, those many years ago, I didn’t anticipate that...
For over a century, Americans have involved themselves in many debates and have witnessed new legislation changing who has the right to use public restroom facilities. One hundred and twenty-six years...
