Ramadan 2014 – The Best Buffet of Giving
This article comes on Day 27 of our special Altmuslim/Patheos Muslim Ramadan #30Days30Writers blog project, in which we are showcasing the voices of 30 Muslim leaders, activists, scholars, writers,...
View ArticleYear in Review: Top Ten Good Muslim News Stories of 2015
By Altmuslim Editors Sure, we could talk about the Paris attacks, Charlie Hebdo, Isis, San Bernardino, Donald Trump, Islamophobia, anti-Muslim rhetoric and other things that made 2015 a difficult year...
View ArticleReflections from Cape Town: Four Ways to Attain Maximum Ramadan Blessings
This is Day Nine of the #30Days30Writers 2016 Ramadan series. By Imam Fakhruddin Owaisi Cape Town: Ramadan is one of God’s great blessings upon us. What I personally love the most about Ramadan is that...
View ArticleAbdul Sattar Edhi: ‘The greatest thing Islam teaches is humanity’
Embed from Getty Images By Salman Hasan Ali Adul Sattar Edhi, arguably the world’s greatest and perhaps least known humanitarian, passed away last month; he was 88 years old. Inna lillahi wa inna...
View ArticleThe Pangs of Hunger – Charity and Prayers for Those Facing Starvation
Let us then direct our charity and prayers towards the 20 million people in Yemen, Somalia and South Sudan who are at imminent risk of starvation. For whom this Ramadan brings not the spiritual...
View ArticleHow Fasting Forces a Break from the Norm and Opens Our Eyes
No, fasting isn’t easy. It isn’t shiny and entertaining. It isn’t always comfortable or convenient. It requires self-restraint and resolve. But growth rarely follows periods of ease, and neon signs...
View ArticleActs of Charity, How LaunchGood Campaigns Happen and Why it All Matters
Once these campaigns cross into the six-digits we consistently hear, “Why so much? How are the funds going to be used? Why not share the funds with other worthy causes?” These are all fair questions....
View ArticleThe Only Thing in Which We Should Compete as Muslims, Jews & Christians
According to Jesus, we are all neighbors. (Luke 10:25-37) We need to learn again that our diversity is a source of our strength. It can be a major impetus for creativity in many fields. We need to...
View ArticleWhen You Cannot Fast, Here’s What You Can Do
During Ramadan we make extra efforts to be conscious and aware of our voice, manner and behavior. It’s easy to be kind to those we know and love, but what about extending this to work colleagues who...
View ArticleA Ramadan Consumed — Worry, Needs and Service to Family & Humanity
This is Day 27 of the 2018 #30Days30Writers #Ramadan series. This Ramadan, I am consumed. Consumed by the need I see all across the world. Consumed by my responsibility to ensure that critical relief...
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