Middle Ground

Category: Islam In-Depth

  • The State of Our Unity: Bridging The Credibility Gap

    American History Some things to consider about American history: Civil War: (1861 – 1865). Union victory in 1865 gives some 4 million slaves “freedom”. Reconstruction: (1865 – 1877). Institution of the black codes: a reassertion of white control by enforcing the pass system, which “required blacks to carry a pass and present it on demand”… Continue reading

  • Mass Incarceration: A Moral Question For American Muslims

    This episode’s special guest is brother Ernst “Abdul Wakil” Fenelon Jr., PEP Coordinator at Prison Education Project (PEP). Religious Freedom Restoration Act. REFLECTIONS with Usama Canon | “Prison Outreach” from Ta’leef Collective on Vimeo. Abdul Wakil’s contact info. Continue reading

  • The Sherman Jackson Reader: Literalism Part 5

    We continue with The Sherman Jackson Reader, a class taught on Saturdays by Imam Marc Manley at Middle Ground after Fajr prayer. “I think that there’s this fine line between accepting that there are standards, but standards don’t come at the price of erasing human experience” — Imam Marc Manley Link to the article here. Continue reading

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