West African case for Qur’anic inscription | © The British Museum Traditionally, Muslims read the Qur’an in its entirety during Ramadan, in a section a day. The Qur’an is split into thirty sections, called juz’, and one section is read each night. This year is the 15th year I am…

Taking a moment to capture all that I did in 2022 as a professional person. But before getting there, just a reminder that I’m the co-editor of a volume on Ms. Marvel that is always worth getting, and you can find it on my Bookshop page here. Academic Work Muslims in North America I started the…

I often get asked if Muslims pray the same way, how can there be different way of Muslim worship. First, formal Muslim prayer (salah/namaz) is not the same for all Muslims. There are differences in hand positions, feet positions, preferred verses of the Qur’an, recitation styles (silent, out loud), and…

I was there at the beginning. Two decades ago. Seems like a lifetime. I hadn't planted a seed in ages. I didn't know what seed was right for here. What wouldn't be a colonizer on this patch of earth. But I learned. And it felt like a job. A good…

Nearly six years ago, Pope Francis issued his encyclical Laudato Si, on environmental care. I was blessed to join scholars and practitioners of different religious communities, and of no religions, who came together to understand how we could enter into conversation with this historic document. …

Traditionally, Muslims read the Qur’an in its entirety during Ramadan, in a section a day. The Qur’an is split into thirty sections, called juz’, and one section is read each night. This year is the 13th year I am inviting people to tweet the Qur’an for Ramadan. …

O Allah Bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad. Let the light of Muhammad and the family of Muhammad be my guide. نور. Let me not be deceived by the Morning Star whose light tempts, and only leads astray. Knowing that the light also comes from the Light. …

Wrote the following in preparation for joining an interfaith invocation ceremony. Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful The Creator of all creation The Lord of the Day of Justice Who By the Dawn Reminds us That time flies, and we are foolish unless we…

Ramadan 1441/2020: Week 4: In the World This article is the last in the series of four for this year. The first article talked about the basics of Ramadan. The second article dealt with the complexities and meanings of fasting. The third article started a conversation on what it means to withdraw from the world and still…