Samana Siddiqui

A strong start in anything we do gives us the determination and confidence we need to stay the course and achieve what we have set out to do. In the case of Ramadan 2021, that means starting and finishing the month closer and more conscious of Allah.

For those in the United States who were able to work remotely once lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, the shift to working from home collectively saved 60 million

If we reach the blessed month of Ramadan alive and healthy, we are truly blessed. The challenge at that point, insha Allah, is to make the most of this blessed month in a way that will reap us the spiritual rewards and advancement we are seeking (Quran 2:183).

Islam first came to America via Muslim slaves, women and men, who were brought here against their will from the early 1600s onward.

In March and April of last year, as much of the United States and many parts of the world began lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mona Kafeel, Executive Director of the Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation, noticed a puzzling trend: The number of calls to the organization’s domestic violence hel