Fructose: A Metabolic Misfortune
by Hakimah Raziya A. Mumin High fructose is a source of sugar with a hidden agenda. It’s been used for many years and wreaks havoc on the system. All sugars are not equal, and please keep in mind that all…
STRUGGLE for FREEDOM: The Palestinian Border Protest & Western Media Bias
Why don’t they ever protest peacefully? Israel has a right to protect itself from terrorists! These are comments that we have heard frequently. This time, however, the global community has watched in horror while Israeli forces murdered unarmed Palestinian protesters…
TRUMPISM CONTINUES TO FUEL ISLAMOPHOBIA: KANSAS MILITIA GROUP FOUND GUILTY OF CHARGES FOR PLOT TO KILL SOMALI MUSLIMS
According to the Huffington Post, Patrick Stein, Gavin Wright and Curtis Allen from rural Kansas were found guilty on Wednesday, April 18 on charges of weapons of mass destruction and conspiracy against civil rights in a 2016 plot to kill…
NEW AGE OF SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN AMERICA
We live in America at a time replete with social and political strife. But what else was to be expected once Donald Trump was elected to office. His life here to fore, and his campaign and its rhetoric were filled…
Congressional Candidate Tahirah Amatul-Wadud Questions Whether Rep. Richard Neal’s Capitol Hill Clout helps District
Although U.S. Rep. Richard Neal is poised to potentially take over the powerful House Ways and Means Committee if the chamber shifts to Democratic control next year, a Springfield attorney challenging the longtime congressman has questioned whether such clout would…
Foods that Decrease Phlegm
By Hakima Raziyah A. Mumin In the book The Canon of Medicine, the renowned author and scholar Ibn Sina (Avicenna ) writes about the 4 humors. The four humors consist of blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile. The four…
Our Hearts Were Broken On February 14th
By Shazia A. Alim On February 14, 2018 a tragedy occurred within our country, erasing the smile of many parents, grandparents,and siblingings who lost their beloved children, grandchildren, brothers, and sisters in this heartbreaking incident. As someone who has recently…
Tennessee, Natural Hair and the Framing of American Racism
It is difficult to debate the deep-rooted racism in America as being exaggerated and non-existent when there are states like Tennessee handing out fines for braiding hair without a license. The absurdity of this statement leads one to believe it…
American Muslim Undergraduate Chemist Takes Research to Capitol Hill
In March, The Islamic Post covered the story of undergraduate student Abdul-Mannan Giles being awarded an opportunity to participate in the Annual Posters on the HIll event hosted by the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). The CUR Poster on the…
Donald Trump, the House of Saud and Incalculable Human Loss in Yemen
For Trump supporters, it must have been strange to see Saudi Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) welcomed in the White House. After all, it was only a few years ago that Donald Trump denounced the extremist sect, the Muslim Brotherhood,…
American Culture: School Shootings, Racism and the Politics of Injustice
The Parkland Shooting. Another horrific incident of mass violence and murder committed in one of America’s public institutions of learning. School shootings have grown like an incurable cancer in white America. The dynamics and nuances of this truth is a…
The Irrational Fear of Shari’ah
Is there a clandestine plot by shadowy groups of Muslims to infiltrate the United States legal system with Shari’ah? That is what the multi million-dollar Islamophobia industry would like people to believe. Islamophobes working to stimulate fear amongst the masses…
Investigating Essential Oils
By Hakima Raziyah A. Mumin There are many forms of herbal healing. You can make a poultice, a tea, a decoction; a bolus, syrup, and you can extract the essential oils from herbs and use them internally or externally. Essential…
MEDICAL FILES: Poison or Panacea? Vaccination is Not the Problem, It is the Vaccines
By Jemille Wasi, M.D. In America, we take pride in the fact that the medical services we provide are among the most advanced in the world. This is seen in the multitudes of people who travel here to seek medical…
Charcoal an Ancient and Modern Remedy
By Hakima Raziyah A. Mumin Charcoal is an ancient natural remedy. It has been used by many civilizations. It is a safe and highly effective healing agent. This is a product that should be in every home, as it is…
How American Muslims Should Participate in American Politics
By Chandani A. Qayyum Mitchell In the Name of the Almighty Creator, the King of all kings, the Ruler of all rulers and the Creator of this nation and the world. In our world today, Muslim communities are facing turbulent…
Amatul-Wadud announces Congressional campaign
SPRINGFIELD – The conventional political wisdom is that Attorney Tahirah Amatul-Wadud should wait until Congressman Richard Neal decides to retire and not seek another term in office. Her challenge will trigger a Democratic primary fight, something that some party regulars…
T-R-U-M-P
When a group of bipartisan Senators met with President Donald Trump about an immigration bill, it is doubtful that they were prepared for the public embarrassment and international outcry that would result from what was stated in the meeting. After…
The Color of Terrorism
Growing up, we were told that if a bird walked like a duck, quacked like a duck, then it was a duck. However, even in this age of technological advancement when almost every human being owns a smartphone, camera, or…
AMERICAN MUSLIMS AND THE RECYCLED WATER DILEMMA
The need for clean water, in order to perfect one’s faith, poses a serious dilemma for thousands of Muslims in this country who reside in cities where recycled water is pumped into residential homes. For decades, the process of recycled…
The Benefits of Water
By Hakima Raziyah A. Mumin Water is a necessity. You cannot live without it. Your body is about 65 percent water, and you need to drink at least six to eight glasses daily. This amount may be unrealistic for some…
American Muslim Attorney Tahirah Amatul-Wadud Announces Bid For US Congress
Excitement rippled through Western Massachusetts after Tahirah Amatul- Wadud publicly announced her candidacy for the First Congressional District on December 19, 2017, in a three-stop launch tour throughout the district. Amatul-Wadud is challenging long-time incumbent Richard Neal (D-MASS) who has…
Evangelical Zionists’ Armageddon Agenda
By Muhammad Ismail Hussain What does US President Donald Trump’s announcement recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and an Zionist Evangelical Theologian named C.I. Scofield who died in 1921 have in common? Both are crucially important markers on the…
Anti-Muslim Extremist Ryan Mauro Targets American Muslim Congressional Candidate
By Hussein Adams As we welcome the New Year, we reflect on the serious challenges that have arisen since a U.S. presidential candidate and now President publicly announced, then executed, his plan for a “Muslim ban”. White Supremacists and anti-Muslim…
Will The Real American Patriots Please Stand Up?
Americans as a whole have lost their way from the path that their forefathers had put them upon when they penned the “laws” of this land. Their intent was to setup a haven for the lost and homeless to rediscover…
American Muslims Denounce Terror In The Name of Islam
The Muslims of America, Inc. denounces, in the strongest of terms, the attempted terrorist attack that occurred in New York City on Monday, December 11, 2017. As Muslims, we further reject the perverted and Godless ideology which is the underpinning…
American Justice and the Imaginary “Black Identity Extremists”
“Black Identity Extremists”. No one knows who they are, where they can be found or what the label even means. It is where the controversy begins for African Americans and those concerned about truth and justice in America. Representative Karen…
World Warned Against Self-Proclaimed Fake Sheikh Tahirul Qadri
Today Muslims are afflicted with a plethora of non-qualified, yet heavily funded Muslims with self-serving agendas masquerading as Islamic scholars or leaders, an extremely detrimental predicament. Non-Muslims are also affected by this because they are left to form incorrect concepts…
The Muslims of America, Inc. Honored by Muslim Advocates as ‘ Community Champion’ in the Fight Against Islamophobia
(Washington DC) The American Muslim community of Islamberg received the Community Champion Award at the Muslim Advocates annual dinner held on Sunday, November 12, in Washington, DC. The award honored Islamberg for being “voices of change and encouragement” in the…
TMOA Communities Strive to Thrive: The Mandate of Self-Sufficiency
Over 30 years ago, a group of indigenous American Muslim converts from the inner cities of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan and other locations throughout the United States and Canada were constantly praying for guidance to practice the religion…