Tag: American politics

  • The State of Our Minds – A Khutbah By Imam Marc Manley

    أَوَلَمّا أَصابَتكُم مُصيبَةٌ قَد أَصَبتُم مِثلَيها قُلتُم أَنّىٰ هٰذا ۖ قُل هُوَ مِن عِندِ أَنفُسِكُم ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلىٰ كُلِّ شَيءٍ قَديرٌ “Why is it that when a calamity happens to you, when you have already inflicted twice as much, you say, ‘How could this possibly happen?’ Say, ‘It has come from your own selves.’… Continue reading

  • 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