Structural Changes and Battling Racism Within
It can be a common misconception in our community that racism is something that others perpetrate and perpetuated, we have to look inwards to our cultural biases that have sat in the Muslim community for too long. There is no…
Khidmah Initiative’ and Community organizing in Minneapolis
Khidma has partnered with Masjid An-Nur's Al Maauun to deliver aide to the community. Al Maauun collects funds and packages food and essential items and Khidma volunteers deliver these items to families.
Police Brutality and its Impact on Families
Police terror is not a new phenomenon, especially in minority communities. However, the public forgets that the impact does not stop at the murdered individual, it extends to the family and community of those lost. The grief does not have…
Uyghur Prisoners and Detainments Sulayman Aziz
In Xinjiang Autonomous Region, or East Turkestan as native locals know it, the emerging testimonies of human rights abuses have worsened. For years, China has been detaining ethnic Uyghurs (and other minorities) in ‘re-education’ facilities. These concentration camps are estimated…
Islamophobia in Nashville Newspaper
Discrimination and irrational fear of Muslims and Islam is still on the rise across the nation. According to a report published by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, negative public opinion has increased over the last two years. Nationally,…