BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Dec 10, 2015 at 12:45 am
Dry Your Eyes My Sister… Do not be torn asunder by the gazes From eyes of hatred oh so venomous; The prejudicial words befitting racists, “Your people, your religion, we can’t trust.” The words like acid rain fall from the sky, “Go back from whence you…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Dec 08, 2015 at 12:38 am
The seeming tsunami of negativity unleashed by the dastardly actions of terrorists, some claiming to act in the name of Islam, and the nefarious reactions of an assortment of bigots, racists and opportunistic politicians, have combined to create an environment that has demoralized many Muslims, terrified others, and left many…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Dec 06, 2015 at 11:17 am
The day before the shootings in San Bernadino, California, a friend of mine, who is a distinguished journalist, sent the following note to me from Belgium: “Salaams, I have been in Belgium for a few days now. The Muslim community here is in serious trouble and they know it.…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Nov 16, 2015 at 10:08 pm
One of the gravest consequences of the recent wave of terrorist atrocities attributed to the so-called Islamic State – the downing of a Russian airliner over the Sinai, the bombing of a marketplace in Beirut, and now the shootings and bombings that have ripped through Paris – is that it…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Nov 13, 2015 at 5:42 pm
Refuting the Idea That A Muslim (Amin al-Husayni) Prompted the Holocaust Note: This is an excerpt from a longer article I wrote refuting the idea that “Muslims are the new Fascists” and that the prompting of a pro-Nazi Muslim, Amin al-Husayni, led to the Holocaust. This allegation was recently advanced…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Nov 12, 2015 at 12:39 pm
I passed a begging veteran today. Sitting on a bench. No homeless stench. He held an empty cup in his hand. It pleaded for money to help the man. He sat forlorn in military dress. His face portrayed a life of stress. Had…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Oct 10, 2015 at 8:16 am
“We belong to Allah, and unto Him we will all return…” Death has an uncanny way of rearranging our priorities. Before an early morning text message yesterday from a dear friend, like many Muslims here in the United States, I was preoccupied with an easily recognizable laundry list of…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Oct 02, 2015 at 4:54 pm
On Sept. 24, 2015, Imam Zaid Shakir Zaytuna College’s co-founder, serves on its Board of Trustees, and Senior Faculty member signs the official Memo of Understanding with President Heidi Hadsell of Hartford Seminary in Connecticut. To read full version go to: https://www.facebook.com/imamzaidshakir/photos/pcb.10153167013458359/10153167002238359/?type=3&theater
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Sep 12, 2015 at 10:42 pm
Who are we? The entire world is waiting to see, Just what this Ummah might be, But can we tell them who we could be, When we ourselves cannot see… Who we are. Are we the proverbial raisin withering in the sun? Are we…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Aug 30, 2015 at 11:23 am
Most of us are familiar with the story of the boy, the old man and the starfish. A storm had washed up thousands of starfish onto a beach. An old man who was strolling on the sandy stretch noticed a little boy in the distance frantically throwing as many of…
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