A graduate of Cornell University, Brown University Medical School and George Washington University Hospital residency program, Laurence B. Brown is an ophthalmic surgeon, a retired Air Force officer, the medical director and chief ophthalmologist of a major eye center in the Middle East. The author of four books of comparative religion, he is also an ordained interfaith minister with a …

After work last week, I decided to take a trip to the local coffee shop. I ordered my iced latte and began my walk home. Coffee in hand, I found myself sandwiched by two small children. I turn to the young boy on my right and smiled, instantly realizing they were walking by my side because they wanted money. Because …

The Centre for Islamic Studies is a pioneering organization in the field of conveying the message of Islam to humanity in Sri Lanka. Well known by its acronym (CIS) it was established in 1985 and incorporated by an Act of Parliament by the Government of Sri Lanka in 1991. CIS enjoys a unique place among other Islamic organizations to-day. Not …

Islam is a faith where minute of good deeds can bring mountain of rewards and merits. It is not necessary that one should have plane load money, tallest and highest buildings in the world, biggest Air bus and biggest water fountains in the world to earn the love and affection of Almighty Allah. Often these things bring greater disaster, and  …

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Many of us have an addictive relationship with Facebook. We check our accounts compulsively, multiple times a day. It is sometimes the last thing many of us do before we sleep and the first thing we do when we wake up; time flies when we’re on it, and it is obsessive. Yet how many of us have an addictive relationship—have any relationship—with …

Imam Yusef Maisonet, takes a camel ride in December in Al Ain, a city in one of the United Arab Emirates. He was leading a cultural exchange trip for American Muslim Woman sponsored by the American Muslim Leadership Program for Females. Imam Leads faith journeys far and wide Mobilian takes cultural exchange groups to the Middle East By Maurice Gandy-correspondent Yusef …

Ibtihaj Muhammad is the first practicing Muslim to represent the U.S. in women's fencing. She's ranked second in the U.S. and 11th in the world. Ibtihaj stands out because she wears her hijab headscarf that is worn by Muslim women. Ibtihaj Muhammad jogs lightly across the second floor gym at the Manhattan Fencing Center in New York. She’s warming up, …

It is one of those unavoidable facts of life: sometimes we find ourselves in situations we don’t want to be in. Often, we have to do things or resist doing other things. The Qur’ān and Ḥadīth mention such occurrences, and also elaborate on our response to them. Thus the following verse: “And We will surely test you with something of …