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Zaha Hadid the First Woman to Win the Highest Prizes in Architecture Transitions at 65 — A Memorial…

Zaha Hadid the First Woman to Win the Highest Prizes in Architecture Transitions at 65 — A Memorial…

Zaha Hadid was one of the most important architects of the 20th and 21st centuries. She shattered the glass ceiling in the architecture…
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Ummah WideMar 31
Not in Our Names: Islam’s Total Rejection of Suicidal Terrorism — By Imam Zaid Shakir

Not in Our Names: Islam’s Total Rejection of Suicidal Terrorism — By Imam Zaid Shakir

The recent atrocious, barbaric, condemnable, despicable attacks in Brussels should move every Muslim to swift, unqualified condemnation.
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Ummah WideMar 30
eL Seed’s Masterpiece — A Grafitti Piece Across 50 Buildings for the Coptic Trash Collectors of…

eL Seed’s Masterpiece — A Grafitti Piece Across 50 Buildings for the Coptic Trash Collectors of…

As the calligraffiti artist eL Seed has traveled throughout the world over the last year leaving beautiful murals at each stop from Kuala…
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Trumping Race: A Tale of Black Progress and White Backlash
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Trumping Race: A Tale of Black Progress and White Backlash

There has never been a solid, unified and determined thrust to make justice a reality for Afro-Americans. The step backwards has a new name…
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stephen jamal leeperMar 8
We Hold These Truths

We Hold These Truths

An American Muslim Perspective
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Aïdah A. RasheedSep 9, 2015
Humans of Hajj — Capturing the Stories of 3 Million Pilgrims on the Ground

Humans of Hajj — Capturing the Stories of 3 Million Pilgrims on the Ground

Hajj is most often represented at scale with photographs from the air of millions of people, as something so large that the true size of it…
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Ummah WideSep 27, 2015
Film Review | Muhammad: The Messenger of God

Film Review | Muhammad: The Messenger of God

I was 13 when I saw the 1977 film The Message. I bootlegged the double VHS of the film from my local video store in Arizona and upgraded to…
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Justin MashoufDec 16, 2015
Freedom-Fighter and Saint of Senegal: Cheikh Aḥmadou Bamba Mbacke

Freedom-Fighter and Saint of Senegal: Cheikh Aḥmadou Bamba Mbacke

By Kamran Haikal
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Ummah WideSep 9, 2015
Forgive Us Brother Malcolm

Forgive Us Brother Malcolm

By Imam Zaid Shakir
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Zaid ShakirMay 20, 2015
The 50 Most Innovative Global Muslim Startups 2015

The 50 Most Innovative Global Muslim Startups 2015

Towards A Global Muslim Startup Ecology
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Ummah WideMar 23, 2015
Thug Life Theodicy — A Mustard Seed of Faith

Thug Life Theodicy — A Mustard Seed of Faith

Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of Tupac Shakur’s Song “So Many Tears”
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Bilal AnsariSep 13, 2015
How I Found the ONE

How I Found the ONE

An Atypical Journey to Embracing Sufism in Senegal by Aminta Diop
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The Eye In IslamAug 16, 2015
The Legend of Sand and Sea

The Legend of Sand and Sea

The story of how earth and water met and why we love strolling on the beach…
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Adli JacobsDec 20, 2014
For the Love of Coffee, A San Francisco Bay Area Coffee Guide to the 15 Best Coffee Spots

For the Love of Coffee, A San Francisco Bay Area Coffee Guide to the 15 Best Coffee Spots

For Lovers of that Mystical Bean
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Dustin CraunFeb 23, 2015
A Ramadan Night in Istanbul

A Ramadan Night in Istanbul

A 15 Hour Journey of Taste, Sight, Sound, and Spirit
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Ebadur RahmanJul 6, 2015
Beautiful Short Film Features the Lives and Daily Prayers of 5 Children of Different Faiths

Beautiful Short Film Features the Lives and Daily Prayers of 5 Children of Different Faiths

A new short film titled Five by The Mercadantes, a California-based couple beautifully reflects the daily lives, rituals and prayers of 5…
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Ummah WideApr 9, 2015
Global Qur’an Mixtape

Global Qur’an Mixtape

Listen to 30 Beautiful recitations of the Qur’an from All Over the World
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Ummah WideJul 15, 2015
Saree, Not Sorry: My Dreams are in Hinglish

Saree, Not Sorry: My Dreams are in Hinglish

The #sareenotsorry project uses fashion to speak back to the rising anti-immigration discourse in the United States. It’s time we stop…
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Tanya RawalOct 7, 2015
Getting Away with Murder? 5 Years Later — the FBI Killing of Imam Luqman Abdullah

Getting Away with Murder? 5 Years Later — the FBI Killing of Imam Luqman Abdullah

An Interview with Imam Dawud Walid
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Ummah WideOct 27, 2014
Shaker Aamer: former Guantanamo Bay inmate speaking the truth in times of injustice

Shaker Aamer: former Guantanamo Bay inmate speaking the truth in times of injustice

Shaker Aamer describes what torture methods were used against him and others at America’s most infamous prison
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Sara ChaudhryDec 17, 2015
A Black Male’s Poetics of Grief

A Black Male’s Poetics of Grief

It’s hard being black, I’ve been black for a long time. I’m tired. I’m exhausted. I can go to the emergency hospital right now and just…
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stephen jamal leeperAug 9, 2015
Do Muslims and Black Christians Worship the Same God? The Prayer of the Oppressed is Answered!

Do Muslims and Black Christians Worship the Same God? The Prayer of the Oppressed is Answered!

1. A Prayer of one afflicted, when he is faint and pours out their complaint before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry come to…
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Bilal AnsariJan 19
A Minute of Silence For Paris

A Minute of Silence For Paris

After the devastating Paris attacks it has becoming evidently clear that our selective mourning in the West is separating us from the rest…
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Sara ChaudhryNov 19, 2015
Shine Your Light

Shine Your Light

A Journey to Mecca in Layers — Ummah Wide Travel
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Dustin CraunSep 27, 2013
Why We Started Ummah Wide

Why We Started Ummah Wide

Ummah Definition — Community (Arabic — أمة), People (Swahili), Family (American Slang)
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Dustin CraunMar 16, 2015
On Grief, Sadness, and Suffering

On Grief, Sadness, and Suffering

“For the Lakota Souix grief was valued. It brought a person closer to God. For when a person has suffered great loss and was grieving they…
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Baraka BlueNov 22, 2015
Black Churches Burning- Address at the Parliament of the World’s Religions, Emerging Leaders…

Black Churches Burning- Address at the Parliament of the World’s Religions, Emerging Leaders…

First I’d like to thank the Parliament of World Religions for inviting me here, I feel honored and humbled to be on this stage given the…
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{WEANED}Oct 20, 2015
Paste These on the Walls of Your Local Mosque

Paste These on the Walls of Your Local Mosque

Ramadan Anti-Racism from the Muslim ARC
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Ummah WideJul 3, 2015
Anti-Racist Protesters Fight Back Against the KKK in Anaheim, California
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Anti-Racist Protesters Fight Back Against the KKK in Anaheim, California

This past Saturday the Klu Klux Klan chapter of Anaheim announced that it would stage a protest. In anticipation of the KKK a group of anti…
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Ummah WideFeb 29
My Secret Thoughts of America to Zanzibar at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan

My Secret Thoughts of America to Zanzibar at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan

[I was a paid consultant for the exhibit I discuss below, as the lead academic advisor. These views are my own, and do not represent any…
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Hussein Rashid, PhDFeb 25
Muslims Are Out There: I wanted to believe, but after 20 years of being a fan The X-Files falls…

Muslims Are Out There: I wanted to believe, but after 20 years of being a fan The X-Files falls…

Waiting for a new episode of The X-Files, is like waiting for Santa Claus: a mixture of impatience, excitement and bliss. For this long…
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Rim-Sarah AlouaneFeb 15
The Deadly Reality of Islamophobia in America

The Deadly Reality of Islamophobia in America

The Story of Deah, Yusor and Razan as told by Deah’s Sister Suzane Barakat
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Ummah WideFeb 10
Filmmaker Benjamin Gilmour on Breaking Stereotypes, War Porn and his Latest Film

Filmmaker Benjamin Gilmour on Breaking Stereotypes, War Porn and his Latest Film

I first met Benjamin Gilmour about six years ago at a tiny cafe in Sydney. I had just returned from living in Pakistan and Syria and had…
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Reuben BrandFeb 8
Lest We Forget — #AustraliaDay‬ Celebrations? No thank you.

Lest We Forget — #AustraliaDay‬ Celebrations? No thank you.

I don’t believe that destroying over 60,000 years of #Indigenous language, culture and history in just over 200 years of colonisation is…
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Reuben BrandJan 25
A Message from Yassin Bey from a Country Called Earth — On His Retirement From Music & Hollywood

A Message from Yassin Bey from a Country Called Earth — On His Retirement From Music & Hollywood

As a number of celebrities have announced that they would boycott the Oscars this year because of their unbearable White blindness to…
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Ummah WideJan 20
Towards a Muslim Political Theology of Post-Colonial Resistance

Towards a Muslim Political Theology of Post-Colonial Resistance

Whether we like it or not, the word “Muslim” is politicized, and has implications for all those who consider themselves “Muslim.” This…
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R. David CoolidgeJan 4
Prison Songs: Religious and Secular Harmonies

Prison Songs: Religious and Secular Harmonies

Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.
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Bilal AnsariDec 31, 2015
Watanili: Syrians Rebuilding the Idea of Home From the Turkish Border

Watanili: Syrians Rebuilding the Idea of Home From the Turkish Border

At the far end of a dusty road veering off Reyhanli’s main boulevard, a large Turkish flag perches over the gates of a schoolyard filled…
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Maya HautefeuilleDec 1, 2015
Oakland Muslims & Interfaith Community Rally for Peace and an End to Gun Violence

Oakland Muslims & Interfaith Community Rally for Peace and an End to Gun Violence

On October 10, 2015 two young men, Mohammad Sabeh and Mustafa Saleh, were killed on Foothill Boulevard in East Oakland. Their deaths…
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zahra syedNov 26, 2015
Cowboys vs Redskins — On Sport & Conquest, and Race & Rivalry in America

Cowboys vs Redskins — On Sport & Conquest, and Race & Rivalry in America

“Muslims suck!”
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Bilal AnsariNov 26, 2015
American Muslim Entrepreneur Omar Hamid Wins 2nd Place on Middle East Reality TV Show for “Prayer…

American Muslim Entrepreneur Omar Hamid Wins 2nd Place on Middle East Reality TV Show for “Prayer…

Omar E. Hamid, an Atlanta-based entrepreneur recently took part in the MBC reality television show Stars of Science, with an unlikely…
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Sara ChaudhryNov 25, 2015
Beyond Selective Mourning: We Will Never Be Safe Until the Global Village is “US”

Beyond Selective Mourning: We Will Never Be Safe Until the Global Village is “US”

Dearly beloveds,
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Baraka BlueNov 15, 2015
The University of Missouri is Not Unique —On the National Racial Climate in Higher Education Today

The University of Missouri is Not Unique —On the National Racial Climate in Higher Education Today

The recent student activism and turmoil regarding the racial climate at the University of Missouri has brought tremendous attention to the…
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Amer F. AhmedNov 10, 2015
The Children’s Ghazali Project by Fons Vitae

The Children’s Ghazali Project by Fons Vitae

“The Ghazali Children’s Project is nothing less than a revolution in developing humane, ethical, and committed Muslim youth, who are in…
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{WEANED}Nov 9, 2015
A Call to (Dis) Arms —A Call for Peace in Oakland After the Recent Murder of 4 Muslims

A Call to (Dis) Arms —A Call for Peace in Oakland After the Recent Murder of 4 Muslims

On Saturday October 10, 2015 two young men who were cousins, from a local family that has been active for years in the San Francisco Bay…
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Sundiata AlrashidOct 28, 2015
A New Documentary Looking at Surveillance in an Arab American Community Just Crowdfunded $33,000 on…

A New Documentary Looking at Surveillance in an Arab American Community Just Crowdfunded $33,000 on…

The Feeling of Being Watched just successfully crowdfunded $33,000 on KickStarter and will be the first documentary film to tell the story…
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Sara ChaudhryOct 27, 2015
First as Tragedy, Then as Fashion?: Wearing Bindis and Hijabs in the First World

First as Tragedy, Then as Fashion?: Wearing Bindis and Hijabs in the First World

#sareenot sorry; i’m going to wear what i want…and my sisters will too.
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Tanya RawalOct 22, 2015
The Million-Man March: A Black Muslim Feminist Response

The Million-Man March: A Black Muslim Feminist Response

When I am in Washington, DC my favorite thing to do is sit with my grandparents and listen to them talk. Their favorite topics are…
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Aaliyah BilalOct 14, 2015
Condition of the Earth, Condition of the People: Permaculture and the Spiritual Path with Rhamis…

Condition of the Earth, Condition of the People: Permaculture and the Spiritual Path with Rhamis…

Path & Present is a new podcast hosted by Baraka Blue that explores the intersections of spirituality, global life, culture, politics and…
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Baraka BlueOct 14, 2015
Christopher Kyle Columbus

Christopher Kyle Columbus

Freedom is sex
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Baraka BlueOct 12, 2015
Watch Hacking for Peace

Watch Hacking for Peace

The First Short Film from Ummah Wide Productions
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Ummah WideOct 2, 2015
H&M’s Multicultural Advertising vs. the Realities of Neoliberalism

H&M’s Multicultural Advertising vs. the Realities of Neoliberalism

“Wow, that’s so amazing” was my initial reaction when seeing the advert of the first hijabi model for H&M, Mariah Idrissi, which has been…
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Sara ChaudhryOct 2, 2015
Build & Inspire

Build & Inspire

The Power of Branding to Inspire Social Change
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Ali GodilSep 28, 2015
18 Year Old Palestinian Girl Murdered in Hebron by Israeli Forces
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18 Year Old Palestinian Girl Murdered in Hebron by Israeli Forces

18-year old Hadeel al-Hashlamon was shot dead by Israeli forces and left to bleed to death before Israeli soldier's allowed medics to reach…
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Sara ChaudhrySep 25, 2015
Mother Lioba

Mother Lioba

In recognition of Pope Francis’ visit to America and his constant reminders to honor and protect all life, provide succor to the needy and…
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{WEANED}Sep 24, 2015
A Smile for Deah — Reflections on a Visit to the Three Winners Refugees Smile Project in Turkey

A Smile for Deah — Reflections on a Visit to the Three Winners Refugees Smile Project in Turkey

Caption: Welcome to the honorable guests of our school.
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Ebadur RahmanSep 23, 2015
The Story of Ahmed Mohamed Reveals the Daily Racism Experienced by Muslim Children in America

The Story of Ahmed Mohamed Reveals the Daily Racism Experienced by Muslim Children in America

As a Muslim with Ahmed in my name, I am acutely aware of how much it sucks to be a brown guy with my name in post-9/11 America. I know…
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Amer F. AhmedSep 17, 2015
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