Muslim Americans

April 21, 2023

South Asian Muslims Herald in Eid al-Fitr With a Night of Communal Revelry

Eliyah Haque, 6, was getting her hands painted with henna in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens. Asked what her favorite part of Eid celebrations was, […]
July 22, 2022

The Case for Being Touched

As a single, 27-year-old Muslim woman, I had never experienced physical intimacy, not even a kiss. And as a television writer, I needed more experiences to […]
November 27, 2020

He Stopped by Her Table, and Then Into Her Life

Khrehaan Ebah’s chat with the restaurant manager who asked if she had enjoyed her lunch in March 2018 wasn’t for the benefit of her niece and […]
October 16, 2020

'Inshallah': The Perfect Phrase for 2020

When Joseph R. Biden Jr. dropped the Arabic phrase “inshallah” in the first presidential debate last month, Muslim Twitter lost it. Inshallah, which means “if god […]
July 4, 2020

‘I Am Here to Prove You Wrong’

The Look ‘I Am Here to Prove You Wrong’ At Miss Muslimah USA, a pageant for young Muslim women, the complexity of modesty is on full […]