by Fatema Rehmani | Dec 3, 2020 | Essays
Have you ever planned out an idyllic day in meticulous detail, and upon its arrival been left with empty expectations and a looming feeling of dread? Perhaps the weather was not in your favor, somebody fell ill, or any force out of your control proved to be a barrier....
by Samiya Sajid | Jun 4, 2020 | Essays
When we think of Muslim stereotypes we immediately imagine scenarios of aggressive, bearded men holding a gun, of oppressed, sad women weeping in a room, and of a group of radicals ready to kill in the name of Jihad. The average Muslim knows just how incorrect this...
by Fatema Rehmani | Mar 4, 2020 | Essays
As the blessed time of Ramadan quickly approaches, many of us recall the sunnah (habitual practice), through taraweeh nightly prayers, fasting, and iftar (breaking fast) dinners. It is easy for us to view this month routinely and physically without much deeper...
by Dr. Jaime Dodd, Founder & Trustee | Jan 22, 2020 | Essays
There is a knowing of which we become dimly aware, only when our minds are quiet. When we do, its experience is so potent, infused with so much power, that it’s difficult to imagine it could be masked by the cacophony of life. And yet it is – every day. This knowing...
by Dr. Jaime Dodd, Founder & Trustee | Mar 10, 2019 | Essays
Greater St. Louis Area March 10, 2019: In commemoration of today’s passing of Yusuf Ibrahim Umar… The 22 Days of Baby Yusuf by American Islamic Montessori Association To Allah We Belong and To Him We Will Return. So begins every Death Announcement from the St. Louis...
