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 "…

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DunPha Kunda, Gambia, West Africa Medical Clinic

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Protest for freedom on Imam Jamil Al-Amin’s birthday

By Dianne Mathiowetz posted on October 11, 2022

Faith & Blue Meets Al-Farooq Masjid 

Faith & Blue is based on the premise that strong communities are…

Let Puerto Rico Be Free...

In 2017, as summer ends, when news anchors first mention the oncoming Hurricane Irma, the people go to the big-box store or the Econo supermarket just a few minutes from home. They try to stock up, but by the time they arrive, the lines are long and most of the shops are running low. They get what they can: some food, a few gallons of water, a portable gas-powered hot plate in case they lose…

A Warning From A Witness

Rev Gary Mason: 

By Imam Nadim S. Ali 

I had the honor of attending a dinner at The Emory University Conference Center on 09/20/22.  The dinner was  convened by Faith Forward Democracy, a group that consists of people…

The history of racial violence against Black citizens and ties to last year’s January 6th Capital attack are explored in a new

documentary, I,Too. NY Times best-selling author and Emory University professor of African American Studies, Carol Anderson joins Closer Look at the Atlanta-based Carter Center for a community discussion about racial violence.

Full Program WABE:  …

I returned to my beloved Howard University to deliver the Jummah khutbah and a mini-Islamic Party in North America

reunion broke out. I was surprised to see (left to right) Br. Munir Abdul Lateef, Br. Anwar, Br. Sharief Hashim, and Friend of the IP, Br. Shareef. After the service was over, the Muslim Student Association of Howard University presented me a beautiful MSA long sleeve tee shirt and a Certificate of…