When most people picture a Muslim, they don’t picture somebody who looks like me. I mean, let’s be honest. If I asked you what does a Muslim look like, there’s a good chance that your first thoughts would be: tan skin, long beard, frowning face, funny hat. While that might be the popular image of a Muslim, it’s far from accurate. In reality, Muslims come in all colors shapes and sizes. A Muslim is just [...]

The rights and responsibilities of women are equal to those of men but they are not necessarily identical. We should understand this as men and women are different, in their physical and psychological make-up. With these characteristics in mind, there is no room for a Muslim to imagine that women are inferior to men. Perhaps it is more correct to comment that the Islamic approach on gender relations, is one of “equity” rather than the [...]

Watch this video on YouTube Embedded with WP YouTube Lyte. ICNA Relief USA Has Established a $100,000 Disaster Response Fund for Families Impacted by Hurricane Irene – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – JAMAICA, New York (August 28, 2011) – ICNA Relief Head Office unveils a broad plan in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. In the early response phase Points of Distribution (PODs) are being set up in cooperation with the local Islamic Centers along the Hurricane [...]