By MuslimMatters on News from muslimmatters.org
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ruled against New York City's Department of Education, declaring that Debbie Almontaser was the victim of discrimination. The NY Times reports. An important first step towards full justice! 
By MuslimMatters on Opinion from muslimmatters.org
I could have been sleeping at home in my comfortable bedroom with it's neat-and-clean attached bathroom, offering my Fajr on a plush Musallah... but no, going through all those experiences that night opened my eyes to an existence that was based on putting someone else before your own needs. In a sense, it was a physical enactment of suppressing the desires of the Nafs for the sake of pleasing Allah(swt). 
By MuslimMatters on Opinion from muslimmatters.org
From forging a sense of community to providing an iman boost, the benefits of attending a weekly halaqah are many. Umm Ismail shares seven good reasons to get you out of your house on the path of knowledge. 
By MuslimMatters on Opinion from muslimmatters.org
I was pretty much "hands-off" dad - diapers repelled me, and I would leave watching the kids to my wife. Since they didn't like leaving her side, it was all the more reason for me to say, "See, if I take them, they'll just cry, so you keep them." I'd let her feed the kids most of the time, and I would pretty much take them when it looked as though my wife were about to have a nervous breakdown. 
By MuslimMatters on Opinion from muslimmatters.org
A reflection on the apparent and hidden benefits of helping those less fortunate than ourselves. 
By MuslimMatters on Opinion from muslimmatters.org
For students of Arabic, there are a lot of wonderful dictionaries and resources available online and in-print. However, the wrong dictionary at certain stages of learning could lead to a lot of frustration, unnecessary expenditure of time and even ultimately a loss of motivation to study Arabic. Thus, here is a list of dictionaries and resources in English that students of Qur’an and Arabic can use in their studies. 
By MuslimMatters on Islam and Religion from muslimmatters.org
While some have failed to abide by true love to him (sallaAllahu alayhe wasallam) this lunar month, by celebrating that which he did not command to be celebrated, they have forgotten that this great Prophet was one who, “Whenever he saw clouds or wind, his color would change.” 
By MuslimMatters on Islam and Religion from muslimmatters.org
When you reflect and ponder, Allah and his deen is what you find. 
By MuslimMatters on Islam and Religion from muslimmatters.org
This is a very inspiring incident from the lives of our Prophet's [صلّى الله عليه و سلّم] family members. Aside from the main lesson gleaned from it, especially for homemaking women of all ethnic backgrounds, who spend a significant portion of their day doing housework and chores, there are several points of interest that can be pondered upon. 
By MuslimMatters on Islam and Religion from muslimmatters.org
At a time when many Muslims will be debating the definitions of bid‘ah and the condemnation of people based upon whether they don’t celebrate the ‘Eed Milād’l-Nabi or do, where some will find excuse to mix and party and others will find reason to have a quiet reflective moment, perhaps it would be pertinent to remind ourselves exactly what this debate is all really about. 
