education

Black History Month is an excellent opportunity to not only learn about the civil struggles of African Americans but also how Islam figures in the life and history of Africa and Muslim Africans. Here are some tips and ideas of what you can do during Black History Month.

A child's education is primarily his or her parents' responsibility, not the school's or the teacher's. This is why it is critical that Muslim parents keep an eye on what their children are being taught in the public school system. 

You've just found out your son or daughter is getting sex education at public school and you want to give them the Islamic perspective on it. Here are some tips that can help you talk to your kids about the “s” word.

Sex education in public schools is part of the curriculum, and unless Muslim parents get involved in discussing this topic from the Islamic perspective, their children will receive information given outside of a Muslim worldview. 

Islamic schools and sex education may seem like a contradiction. But they are the ideal venues to offer Islamically appropriate education about this topic in a proper environment. But are Islamic schools meeting this challenge? 

This is a review of Fatima D'Oyen's book "Miracle of Life", which aims to offer young Muslims sex education from an Islamic perspective.

Many Muslim families debate whether to send their children to public schools or Islamic schools. Whichever the parents choose for their children, parents must always remember that they must do their best to guide them.