Category: Muslims Together

Ask not what the President can do for you.

Whether you are on the right, left or the center, religious or not, you are concerned about the liberties and freedoms of Americans. No one is spared from the apprehensions…. Read more »

Muslims, Mosques and Freedom: Standing for Religious Liberty in America

So Muslims in your community want to build a mosque. You’re set to speak at the zoning hearing. What do you say? On the fifteenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks,… Read more »

Ashura, one of the three major events of Muslim Calendar

Yom-e-Ashura is one of the three major commemorative events on Muslim Calendar; the other two are Ramadan and Eid- al Adha. There are several other celebrations like Milaad (Prophet’s birthday),… Read more »

For Janmashtami, this Muslim is most sought-after

KANPUR: You would think his name of `Gubbare wale chacha’ is a misnomer, considering this practising Muslim is known for the range of dresses and accessories he sells for Hindu… Read more »

Meet Salman Khan, The Man Who Wants To Educate 450 Million Indian Children

The name Salman Khan might ring a very different sort of a bell in your head, but trust me, this particular namesake is nothing like Prem. He makes mathematics and… Read more »

Muslims Seek New Burial Ground, and a Small Town Balks

Dr. Amjad Bahnassi on the plot of land that the Islamic Society is trying to buy to build a Muslim cemetery in Dudley, Mass. CreditM. Scott Brauer for The New… Read more »

The first theory of evolution is 600 years older than Darwin

Nasīr al-Dīn Tūsī was a Persian polymath and prolific writer: An architect, astronomer, biologist, chemist, mathematician, philosopher, physician, physicist, scientist, theologian and Marja Taqleed. He was of the Ismaili, and subsequently Twelver Shī‘ah,… Read more »