Category: Politics & Practical Theology

The Green Scare: Islamophobia, Foreign Policy, and the Making of American Identityبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِAbstractGovernments have an incentive to exaggerate foreign danger or even manufacture it. Doing so strengthens the [...]

Hijab, Gendered Islamophobia, and the Lived Experiences of Muslim Women بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ Introduction As the world awaited the results of the 2020 US presidential election with mounting apprehension, [...]

Islam and the Secular Age: Between Certainty and Uncertaintyبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِIn the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.IntroductionModernity was birthed in violence. It produced the nation-state, [...]

Islamophobia in American Society, Culture, & Politicsبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِIntroductionIslamophobia is a complex phenomenon that exists in various spheres of US society. The purpose of this short article is to [...]

Celebrating the Holidays as a Muslim Convertبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِThe Christmas holidays were the most important time of year for my family (the Browns and the Pattersons). It was the [...]

How to Channel Your Anger For Palestine بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِThe Palestinians have been murdered twice – once by the Israeli army and once by the Western media. Our emotions [...]

Cultivating Faithful Enthusiasm: How the Qur’an Creates Transformative Willpowerبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِThe moral and spiritual providence of GodWhat is exceptional about the mission of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, even in [...]

Divine Duty: Islam and Social Justiceبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِINTRODUCTION.One of the most foundational Islamic beliefs is the acknowledgment of Allah’s sovereignty. Sovereignty refers to Allah’s absolute ownership, power, and supreme [...]

Finding Truth in a Post- Truth worldبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ IntroductionIt was a cold winter day and bits of icy snow were still falling on the windshield. I was in [...]

Saving Truth and Beauty: The Destruction of Nature and the Islamic Solutionبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِIntroduction The destruction of nature can be understood as a running indictment of the collective character [...]