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A cloak of darkness hangs over the opening of this film, directed by Chloe Fairweather, as a young woman takes the camera crew to the place where her ex-husband shot at her in a fit of rage. Such painful anecdotes recur throughout this stirring documentary which examines the correlation between gender-based violence in Turkey and the country’s political turbulences.

Following the…

The National Day of Mourning is an annual protest organized since 1970 by Native Americans of New England on

the fourth Thursday of November, the same day as…

Convicted Killers of Malcolm X Exonerated:

A Personal Perspective

By Imam Khalid Fattah Griggs

The recent exoneration of 83-year-old Muhammad Aziz, formerly known as Norman 3X Butler and Khalil Islam, then identified as Thomas 15X Johnson for the February 21,1965 assassination of human rights icon Malcolm X is a 55-years long delayed judicial affirmation of widely held…

Arabic Language...

H Rap Brown

It seemed like a fool’s errand to send Jamil Al-Amin a letter, expecting a response. But there I was, in the summer of 2019, reading his reply, sent from the U.S. Penitentiary in Tucson, Ariz.

Peace be unto those who do Good, Rembert. May The Creator Reward you for your kind thoughts and words. Though this part of our journey is defined by danger, and the goal seems distant, no roads are without…

Howard W. French

The way we think about history is entirely wrong, says Howard W French at the start of this magnificent, powerful and absorbing book. The problem is not just that the people and cultures of Africa have…

Ashley Speaks

Dr. Kimberly Manning is a hospitalist at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta and an associate professor of medicine at Emory. Her interests include humanism in medicine and the use of reflective writing. She practices what she preaches by writing a blog about her experiences at Grady. —> …

. THE "SECULARIZING EFFECTS" THESIS: ISLAMIC LAW, NEW

CONSTITUTIONALISM, AND JUDICIAL REVIEW

What to do with religion in constitutions when it comes to questions of

judicial review? At the very least, the increasing role of religion in public

life is a reality not to be ignored. As Ran Hirschl has insightfully pointed

out, the idea…

Mental Wellbeing 

1 in 6 people per week face a common mental health problem, Depression is cited as one of the leading causes of disability worldwide and suicide rates continue to climb year by year, especially among young people.

Our daily lives aren’t conducive to good mental health. Work/life imbalance, social media, loneliness, technology, financial struggles and a heap of other modern norms place tremendous pressure on us mentally and…

Indigenous Peoples Day…

More states officially acknowledging federal holiday Columbus Day overlooks painful history for Native Americans

More cities are recognising Native Americans on Columbus Day this year as they revive a movement to change the name of the holiday and celebrate the history and contributions of indigenous cultures.

As the US observes Columbus Day on Monday, it will also be…

Photos courtesy of Firaz Sheikh...

On Moday, October 4, 2021 in Atlanta, Ga. Muslim from around the world held a rally for the release of our beloved brother and comrade Imam Jamil Al Amin

78th Birthday Rally for Imam Jamil

By:  Imam Khalid Griggs 

As Imam Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin languished in federal custody in Tucson, Arizona, a diverse group of spirited supporters rallied in front of…

Cuba

September 24, 2021

 When I was young, my mother told me to go to the Detroit Public Library and check out Richard Wright’s Black Boy, and I refused to go because I hated myself. But she was very determined. So I went to the stacks, found the book, put it to my chest, walked into our people’s section, sat down, and began to read. I read two-thirds of it at the library that day and finished it at home that night. Then I went back…

Ossie, Gordon, Melvin

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