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The longest road in the world to walk, is from Cape Town (South Africa) to Magadan (Russia). No need for planes or boats,

there are bridges. It's a 22,387 kilometers (13911 miles) and it takes 4,492 hours to travel. It would be 187 days walking nonstop, or 561 days walking 8 hours a day. Along the route, you pass through 17 countries, six time zones and all seasons of the…

Today with a sad heart, I convey to you that Allah has called our Beloved Brother To Him...

Mansour Ansari: My Friend, My Comrade, My Brother...May Allah Have Mercy On You, And Grant You Jennah Firadous!

13 Rabi II 1444 A.H. …

Researchers attempting to identify and track health disparities and inequities generally use five racial or ethnic (R/E)

categories-four racial groups (white, black, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian) and one ethnic group (Hispanic)-to analyze and predict variations in health outcomes in the overall U.S. population. These categories are used as if they were permanent, naturally occurring, internally homogeneous, and discrete.…

Why I Am Voting For Stacey Abrams

October 5, 2022

By Imam Nadim S. Ali

I had the honor of attending a community event at the ALI at Lakewood Event Center featuring Ga. Gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams.  The session was moderated by talk show host Rashad Richie.  Ms.…

We believe that realizing the tremendous potential of the Abraham Accords requires deepening mutual understanding,

building personal ties, and encouraging diverse forms of cooperation.



Sharaka leads inter-faith delegations of young Israelis to the Gulf, which include Israeli Muslims, Druze, Christians, and Jews, and brings delegations of Emirati and Bahraini influencers to Israel to learn about Israeli culture…

Dr. B. King...Ms. Rudolph, A survivor of the terrorist attack on the Burmingham Baptist Church.

Dr. B King...With the President of the Arkansas MLK commission Dushun Scarborough and actor Lamman Rucker presented Dr. King with the Lifetime Mentor Award.

Dr. B. King at book signing... with young Aysha

The first African American to…

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajioon. Our beloved Sis. Rabiaa Shareef has returned to Allah. Please make dua'a for her and

her family. Her janazah will be Friday, October 21, 2022 at 3:00 PM at the Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam.…

Muslim Women as Religious Scholars: A Historical Survey

By Zainab Alwani, Ph.D. 



Abstract: This paper is concerned with the role and general impact of women’s scholarship in

the arena of religious sciences. I provide a concise overview of the foundational sources of

Islamic knowledge followed by an overview of women’s engagement therein. I then examine

ޏƖގisha’s commentaries which seek to correct particular narrations by the Prophet’s…

Detroit recording artist, songwriter, producer and music executive Robert Louis Gordy Sr. died of natural causes on Friday

at his home in Marina del Rey, California. Gordy, younger brother of Motown records founder Berry Gordy, was 91.

Robert Gordy was born in Detroit in 1931 and began his music career in 1958 when he wrote the hit "Everyone Was There" with Berry and performed it on…

The U.S. Mint will begin shipping coins featuring actress Anna May Wong on Monday, the first U.S. currency to feature an

Asian American.

10/19/22

Dubbed Hollywood's first Asian American movie star, Wong championed the need for more representation and less stereotypical roles for Asian Americans on screen. Wong, who died in 1961, struggled to land roles in Hollywood in the early 20th century, a time of "…