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Jun 19, 2021

A 6-City Black History & Resistance Road Trip

In light of Juneteenth, a now federally mandated holiday celebrating the legal emancipation of Blacks from slavery (not the liberation of Blacks from the ongoing oppressive systems designed to profile, criminalize, incarcerate and murder in preservation of white supremacy), I wanted to share some of my reflections on a recent…

Juneteenth

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A 9-Day 6-City Black History & Resistance Road Trip
A 9-Day 6-City Black History & Resistance Road Trip
Juneteenth

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May 18, 2021

A Note on Palestine (authored by AMEMSA folks)

by Ariana Arzani, Bissan Barghouti, Jamil Dakwar, Lisa Guraya, Afraz Khan, Ashna Khanna and others As members of the AMEMSA community, we wanted to take a moment to acknowledge and highlight the atrocities currently occurring in Palestine. This is the tragic and ongoing result of 73 years of Israeli apartheid…

Palestine

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A Note on Palestine (authored by AMEMSA folks)
A Note on Palestine (authored by AMEMSA folks)
Palestine

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Feb 4, 2020

Kobe Bryant: My Roots of Immigrant Belonging & Self Confidence

I honestly didn’t think the death of Kobe Bryant would hit me so hard. The first text I received was from a friend who wrote, “wow Kobe Bryant died” and I immediately assumed it was either another Kobe or that the real Kobe figuratively died perhaps laughing at some joke…

Kobe Bryant

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Kobe Bryant: My Roots of Immigrant Belonging & Self Confidence
Kobe Bryant: My Roots of Immigrant Belonging & Self Confidence
Kobe Bryant

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Sep 30, 2019

Eid & Hajar: The legacy of our Black mother and one of Islam’s most important women

It was an honor to be back at the Stamford Islamic Center delivering the Eid sermon this past August. This year was dedicated to recounting the legacy of a woman Muhammad (peace be upon him) has told us is our mother. I spoke on Hājar (Hagar, peace be upon her)…

Christianity

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Eid & Hajar: The legacy of our Black mother and one of Islam’s most important women
Eid & Hajar: The legacy of our Black mother and one of Islam’s most important women
Christianity

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Jun 3, 2019

Finally Putting Pen to Paper: My Journey Memorizing the Qur’an

And just like that, by the Grace of The Truth, Ismail and I finished our recitation from memory of the entire Qur’an last night. 29 nights. 6,236 verses. All within this blessed month. This is my 10th year leading the nightly supererogatory (Taraweeh) prayers in Ramadan. If you ask anyone…

Islam

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Finally Putting Pen to Paper: My Journey Memorizing the Qur’an
Finally Putting Pen to Paper: My Journey Memorizing the Qur’an
Islam

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Mar 16, 2019

“Hello Brother.” What they still don’t know about our community.

The Massacre At least 49 people killed and 40 people injured. “Dead people everywhere.” Victims as young as four years old. Immigrants. Refugees. Locals. Al Noor Musjid. Linwood Musjid. Friday congregational prayers. Our holiest day of the week. Christchurch, New Zealand. A white supremacist. An act of terrorism. A 74-page manifesto hailing…

Islam

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“Hello Brother.” What they still don’t know about our community.
“Hello Brother.” What they still don’t know about our community.
Islam

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Feb 2, 2019

Officiating Weddings as a Path Towards Greater Human Connection

In my time so far with Muslim Wedding Service, it has been a privilege to have been able to officiate dozens of nikah (wedding) ceremonies for couples across the U.S. I am extremely humbled to be performing such a significant duty through which two souls are permanently enjoined together in…

Weddings

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Officiating Weddings as a Path Towards Greater Human Connection
Officiating Weddings as a Path Towards Greater Human Connection
Weddings

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Apr 18, 2018

Are We Dismantling or Perpetuating the“Other”? Connecting Muhammad’s Engagement with Tribalism to the Functioning of Systemic Racism Today

[Live Stream Link of Sermon] I am humbled to say I was invited last week to deliver the Friday sermon at Columbia University at Low Plaza, the school’s main campus grounds. I took this as an opportunity to go deeper into my own faith tradition to study how a social…

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Are We Dismantling or Perpetuating the“Other”?
Are We Dismantling or Perpetuating the“Other”?

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Mar 26, 2018

Relationship-Building & The Lost Narratives of Women and Minorities in Our Communities

I am humbled to say that, due to an interesting turn of events, I was chosen as one of the main speakers for the MSAs Assemble Summit in which about 15 Muslim Student Associations from across the city and the Northeast gathered together to discuss ways in which they could…

Islam

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Relationship-Building & The Lost Narratives of Women and Minorities in Our Communities
Relationship-Building & The Lost Narratives of Women and Minorities in Our Communities
Islam

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Sep 2, 2017

A Relentless Effort for our Communities

Eid Mubarak to all my Muslim brothers and sisters. Upon the request of our beloved family friend Talay Mamu (uncle), I had the blessed honor of delivering the Eid sermon at the Stamford Islamic Center in Connecticut. Like many other Islamic Centers across the U.S., …

Islam

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A Relentless Effort for our Communities
A Relentless Effort for our Communities
Islam

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