Imam Zaid Shakir · July 12, 2026
“It is not the least ironic that Lindsey Graham should pass away at a time the country is celebrating its 250th anniversary. Graham represented the genocidal impulse that has stained American history. As Americans we do not like discussing the fact…
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Imam Zaid Shakir · April 22, 2026
The savage, unprovoked American/Israeli attack on Iran illustrates an old play, as far as the American side is concerned. It is amazing that the same script is rolled out for each violent, imperialist episode, yet there are still people who line up…
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Co-founder of Zaytuna College, the first accredited Muslim liberal arts college in the United States, and one of the most respected voices of conscience for American Muslims and non-Muslims alike.
Imam Zaid Shakir · January 11, 2026
Owing to a very difficult and challenging couple of months, I was unable to sit down and share my thoughts on the passing of two giants who impacted me and many others in profound ways. Those two giants are Imam Jamil al-Amin and Imam Talib Abdul…
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Imam Zaid Shakir · October 28, 2025
The following is a true story. The youth’s name has been changed. Ahmad is a normal teenage boy. He is full of life, brimming with energy, and intellectually curious. He is quick to smile and easy to please. Ahmad is not a normal teenage boy. He has…
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Imam Zaid Shakir · September 11, 2025
An assassin’s bullet ended the life of Charlie Kirk. As Muslims, we reject the misinformed, xenophobic fear-mongering Kirk engaged in against our community. We likewise deplore Kirk’s wholesale endorsement of the Zionists’ ongoing genocidal…
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Imam Zaid Shakir · June 15, 2025
The rogue state of Israel has added a massive, unprovoked attack on Iran to the list of its crimes. It is not enough to slaughter, starve, and ethnically cleanse the people of Gaza; it is not enough to bomb anything in Lebanon with wanton impunity;…
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Imam Zaid Shakir · February 18, 2025
The ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza, coupled with the accelerating ethnic cleansing of the West Bank, is the latest act in the appalling history of European colonization of non-European lands. In Gaza, this has meant overwhelmed hospitals being…
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Imam Zaid Shakir · January 2, 2025
As we North American Muslims enter a new year it might be beneficial for us to ask ourselves some serious questions. A bit of soul searching has never harmed anyone. The type of questions I have in mind involve a set of challenges to some of the…
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