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I often hear the awfully misinformed and false claim: “They have been killing each other forever and they will just keep at it.” The truth is that, for 1400 years, Muslims ruled Palestine and the entire region, and Muslims, Christians and Jews had lived in peace. Of course, there were exceptions, …

Zahra Baintner is a German woman who traversed a turbulent phase of life to finally embrace Islam. In her story, Baintner says she was not lucky enough to be born in a Muslim community. “There is no new born child who is not born on fitra (the natural disposition and …

Birds of a Feather Hopefully will Flock Together A Muslim’s Reflections on the New Pope By – Imam Afroz Ali 1. Birds, Francis and the New Pope I was somewhere in between Singapore and Sydney when fumata Bianca from the chimneys of the Sistine Chapel announced to the world of …

Jared’s Journey to Islam My name is Jared, and I converted to Islam one year ago. Before I became a Muslim, I was a Christian, a non-practicing Christian, really just a spirituality in the back of my mind. I was really never a lot into Christianity, the kind who went …

“How the Bible Led Me to Islam” : The Story of a Former Christian Youth Minister – Joshua Evans Joshua (Yusha) Evans was born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina in a very conservative Christian home. In his early teens he became heavily involved in the church near his home and …

How should we Muslim react to mockery of our Prophet Muhammad  or should we even react at all? Just like the cartoons few years ago, the Muslim response to the recent film has been very diverse.  From the very mild of responses to the very violent ones, what’s most noteworthy is the enormity of …