In 1964, one of the most influential African American leaders of the 20th century, Malcolm X, embarked on a life-altering spiritual pilgrimage that transformed his views on integration, racial equality, and human brotherhood. The Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, opened Malcolm's eyes to a [...]
Have you ever wondered about the diverse stories and history of Islam among African Americans? This article introduces 5 books that unpack this rich history. Spanning from slavery to the present day, these books reveal the trials and triumphs of Black Americans who found solace, activism, and identity in [...]
Interview By: Melissa Barreto Candice Elam's Journey to Islam Candice Elam, DNP, FNP-C, accepted Islam 19 years ago. Like many converts, her choice meant practicing a new religion, navigating changing family dynamics, and learning how to maintain her own identity in the wider, and often ethnocentric, Muslim communities. This [...]
By: Nailah Dean Why Muslims Should Celebrate Black History Month: 3 Reasons There are some widely celebrated holidays in America that Muslims avoid due to their religious connotations, such as Christmas and Easter. Others, such as Thanksgiving or the fourth of July, are more cultural in nature, and thus, [...]
By: Dr. Khalil Abdur-Rashid American Muslims Have A Moral Duty To Be Anti-Racist Racism is generally defined as the belief that race is the primary factor that determines human abilities and that such factors produce inherent superiorities of one particular group over another.1 Racism is a part of an ideology [...]
By: C. Islaah Abd’al-Rahim The Transformative Journey of Black Women in The Pursuit of Freedom And Justice I am a Muslim. I am also a black woman. In the 1970s, I was one of the many black people who converted to Islam and embraced the sunnah (traditional path) of [...]
Justice And Unity Against Systemic Racism WhyIslam.org strongly condemns the murder of our brother, George Floyd, at the hands of Minneapolis police. The killing of African Americans by law enforcement is not new or recent, rather it has been an ongoing occurrence for decades. African Americans are not only [...]
By: Habeeba Husain The Overlooked Legacy Contrary to popular belief, Muslims have been in America from its very beginning. Founding father Thomas Jefferson even had his own copy of the Quran! Many of the Africans forcibly brought to the United States through the Atlantic slave [...]
By: Habeeba Husain How Islam Promoted Equality and Anti-Racism The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was born in Arabia at a time of intense tribalism and classism. Groups were very much divided and showed loyalty to their own clans and class, even if that meant overlooking great faults in [...]
