By Zaina Arafat “Salam Alaikum, everyone!” Yasemin Kanar, known to her fans as YazTheSpaz, uses the traditional Muslim welcome to greet her 68,000 subscribers at the start of almost every video on her YouTube channel. I’m watching as she films a tutorial on how to achieve a simple, stylish look Continue Reading
These Muslims Are Praying In A Basement While Fighting To Get Their Mosque Built
By Talal Ansari Muslims in Bayonne, New Jersey, have wanted an Islamic center and prayer hall for nearly two decades — they currently pray in the cramped basement of an elementary school. After three years of planning and fundraising, they purchased an abandoned warehouse on a dead-end street in Continue Reading
Here Are The Diverse Ways Muslims Are Marking Ramadan Across The World
By Aisha Gani & Matthew Tucker This is a photo collage of how Muslims are marking Ramadan around the world. Click here to view Marking Ramadan Continue Reading
How To Lose Your Mind To ISIS And Then Fight To Get It Back
By Mike Giglio & Munzer Al-Wad SANLIURFA, Turkey — A black scarf wrapped around his head, Okab charged into the dusty town of Sinjar leading a platoon of ISIS jihadis. He felt the familiar sensation of drawing closer to God and the rush of knowing he was just a bullet from paradise. It was Continue Reading