In the beginning of this month, the world watched and awaited the conclusion of the US presidential elections. Record numbers of Americans spent the last few weeks – braving a pandemic and standing in immensely long lines – to get their votes in at the polling stations. With just under 150 million votes, and over ...

The Muslim Ummah is offended, and angered by the shameful drawings of our beloved Rasul’Allah (saw). We do not want to see them published and shared, and rightfully so. But is refusing to see these cartoons enough? No! We must also build anger towards these cartoons and, for the sake of Allah (swt) and on ...

The 5th of August marks the one-year anniversary of India’s revocation of Kashmir’s “special status.” India deployed its troops to annex the region and enforced a lockdown that has left many Kashmiris without access to phone and internet services. Despite the fact that thousands of students, activists, and politicians were arrested – with many still ...

In the wake of George Floyd’s murder by a police officer, and the ensuing Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests, Muslims should ask themselves how Islam eradicates racism. Muslims are well-aware of the honour Islam bestowed on Bilal ibn Rabbah (ra), a freed black slave, one of the first converts to Islam, a Companion – or ...

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was arrested by police for allegedly trying to pass a counterfeit $20 bill. According to video footage, he was killed by a white police officer who put his knee on Floyd’s neck for 8 and a half minutes, keeping it on there even after he had passed out and ...

In the month of May, officials across Canada reported that the number of new COVID-19 cases have begun to decline. In the words of Dr. Theresa Tam, the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, she said, “We are flattening the curve.” Provincial officials are praising the measures enforced province-wide during the past several months and ...

On July 25th of last year, US President Donald Trump got on the phone with Ukranian President Zelensky to congratulate him on his electoral victory. As part of the phone conversation, Trump seemed to imply that he would hold back military aid that Ukraine would rely on to fend off Russian aggression if Zelensky’s government ...

In December of 2019, India’s ruling party in the state of Assam, the BJP, passed the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), easing citizenship requirements for Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, Christians and Sikhs from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Notably excluded from this list are Muslims, including Rohingya refugees. And this is where the CAA comes in; non-Muslim residents ...

The past year has been tumultuous for the Ummah, with great tribulations and unthinkable torment. Yet, we see exemplary bravery unfolding before us. On the one hand, he Muslim world, on the one hand, is racked by genocide, tyranny and oppression; on the other hand, we have seen courage and a zeal for the truth ...