By Leila Fadel Fashion designers. Community activists. Parents. Converts. High school students facing down bullies. Podcasters creating their own space to exhale. The newest generation of American Muslims is a mosaic, one of the most racially and ethnically diverse faith groups in the country. Continue Reading
You Might Be Eating Halal Meat And Not Even Know It
By Esther Honig Wearing a heavy smock and rubber boots, Amadedin Eganwa stands over a large conveyor belt that's carrying unconscious lambs. He faces east, toward Mecca, gently lifts the animal's head in the same direction and under his breath he quickly says a prayer — bismillahi allahu akbar, Continue Reading
Building A Latino-Muslim Coalition With #TacoTrucksAtEveryMosque
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO The connection between Middle Eastern and Mexican food goes all the way back to the Moors, and is well-known in culinary circles. Al pastor tacos are just a pork version of the shawarma spits that Lebanese immigrants brought with them to Mexico City in the 1930s. In nearby Continue Reading
An American Muslim Preacher Faces His Own Mortality
By Leila Fadel On a recent night in Chicago, a Muslim preacher sits on the floor in the center of an ethnically mixed and mostly young group of men and women. Around him, a drum circle sings praises of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. Mint tea is served on gold trays. A man with a hipster beard Continue Reading