Mahasin D. Shamsid-Deen

Whenever a student graduates, they have successfully completed a particular academic regime. The Muslim population in the U.S. is overwhelming made up of Muslims immigrants from the developing world and American ethnic minorities.

As pro-choice Americans storm the U.S. Supreme Court in anguish over the potential repealing of the longstanding abortion legislation Roe vs. Wade, the substance of the debate is lost in the political melee.  

In 1999, Muslim Youth of North America (MYNA) produced a music tape of Islamic songs and rap for Muslim Youth. The internationally renowned Muslim rap group Native Deen was one of the artists on this particular tape.

Ramadan Mubarak. This statement is as much a greeting as it is a supplication. The inner dimensions and significance is found through reflection.

Ramadan is the month of Mercy. Surely Allah as Al-Rahman bestows His abundant benevolence, and as Al-Raheem His overflowing kindness upon the believers who fast with sincerity and pure intention during this month.

The month of Ramadan (shahrul Ramadan) is upon us. It is the month of:

Maasha Allah, the blessed month of Ramadan is nearly upon us. This is a month of fasting, introspection, and community connectedness. Fasting during the month of Ramadan is ordained in the Quran and is a form of Ibadah (worship) that is for Allah, alone.