Samana Siddiqui

When Nazli Hussain was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer in the summer of 2017, it was barely weeks after a Muslim friend had asked why she even bothered getting mammograms every year. 

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I stepped into the recently established mosque. It was, I was told, a former Coca-Cola factory when Muslims bought it and decided to make it into a mosque and move their nascent Islamic weekend school there. 

I wasn’t too optimistic when I stepped into Dollar Tree looking for napkins. I had tried to do all of my shopping pre-Ramadan, but had, alas, forgotten this household staple. The challenge this time, though, was finding napkins that were not made in China.

There are over 1 billion people on Facebook and 261 million on Twitter worldwide. In the U.S., 214 million are on Facebook and 69 million on Twitter.

As Muslims and as Americans, we cherish and uphold freedom of religion.This God-given right (Quran 2:256) is enshrined in our constitution. We must retain our role as a nation that leads in democratic values, even as we watch authoritarianism seek to sweep them away worldwide.

Winter break is fast approaching, and with students getting two weeks or more off, it’s an ideal time to incorporate some spirituality along with the fun. These are some unique ways to do that:

She seemed to have it all - which is why the murder-suicide was even more shocking.