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It is the 21st day of fasting in the month of Ramadan 1444 A.H., and Muslim from all over the city of Atlanta converged on 

what would be a vacant lot  located at 2491 Martin Luther King Dr., S.W. Atlanta, Ga.  The site was reminiscent of the celebratory atmosphere  of the breaking of the fast.  This  event was sponsored by IMAN Atlanta, a grassroots organization dedicated to the upliftment of the less fortunate in the Atlanta…

Children run around laughing and squealing as dining services staff and student volunteers ready the final details of  last

 By:  Nikki RojasHarvard Staff Writer

Friday’s iftar dinner, marking the end of another day of fasting for Ramadan. For a second year the University’s two Muslim chaplains are working with …

Quran:  Mishary Rasyid per Juz full 30 Juz

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Today, MPAC hosted a press conference on the troubling events occurring at Al-Aqsa Mosque. Alongside partners from the

Islamic Shura Council of Southern California, the INKERIJ Foundation, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), we called on our government to stand up for our ideals and lead with action on international human rights by holding the Israeli government accountable for its treatment of Palestinians. What has…

Actor and activist Gabrielle Union stars with Oscar winner Octavia Spencer in the third season of “Truth Be Told.” The show is about a true crime podcaster who teams up with a high school principal to bring awareness to the missing Black girls in the community. Gabrielle Union, a sexual assault survivor, joins “CBS Mornings” to talk…

In honor of Assata Shakur’s 75th birthday on July 16, Workers World is reprinting this slightly edited version of her open

letter, first posted on WW on Dec. 30, 2014. The FBI put out a $2 million bounty for her recapture almost 50 years ago. 

My name is Assata Shakur, and I am a 20th century…

Rufino was born in 1815 in the kingdom of Oyo, in present-day Nigeria. His father was an alufa (imam) and taught Rufino

the Qur’an. Due to political turmoil and civil war between the Yoruba and Hausa ethnic groups, Rufino was enslaved by Hausa Muslims and sold to Portuguese slave traders. He was then transported to Brazil.

In 1822, Rufino arrived in…

Ricci de Forest is a hair stylist and beauty educator that is preserving an original Madame CJ Walker beauty shoppe.

Madame Walker was an African American millionaire beauty pioneer in the early 1900s. Ricci turned the beauty shoppe into a museum. The Walker Museum has original beauty artifacts that date back to the early 1900s. Two years into his lease Ricci learned that WERD radio operated directly above the beauty shoppe.

Aware of the historical…

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HAPPY BOOK LAUNCH DAY! I’m excited to share THE KINDEST RED is officially in bookstores! It’s an honor to again bring Faizah and Asiya’s relationship as sisters to life. I love this book and its celebration of friendship, family and faith. It teaches us that helping…

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BY JASMINE BROWLEY

Venus Williams is doing her part to preserve a legacy that’s been pivotal to Black culture.

According to a report by Tennis 365, the world-class athlete and philanthropist have partnered with acclaimed artist Adam…

Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni /ælbɪˈ…