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Daughter Donates Kidney to Save Father’s Life

Family and Society Team 26 April, 2026 Mohammed Ismail Ashour Al-Saigh was on the verge of death after suffering a kidney failure. For three years, Al-Saigh’s health dramatically deteriorated to the point…

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Your Smile Tells a lot About Your Health

One of the most well-known characteristics of Prophet Muhammad (SWS) was his positive, peaceful demeanor, often his smile. In fact, he was quoted to have said in one of his…

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A Muslim Teacher’s Take on Christmas in Public Schools

Jeewan Chanicka 15 December, 2025 As the holidays approach, so too does some tension about celebrating Christmas in public schools.   Some feel that their ability to even use the…

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Explaining Christmas and Jesus to Muslim Children

Soumyana 12 December, 2025 Every year, around Christmas time, many Muslims living in the West face the same problem.   We wonder what to do about the holidays, what to…

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Mother, Now I Know

Shazia Kamal 13 November, 2025 When you are a mother, you will know. This is usually the closing statement at the end of a long-winded argument between mother and daughter.  …

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Overcoming Differences in Intercultural Marriage

Part 2 Janet Kozak 08 November, 2025 Once you’re one half of an intercultural marriage, you are set to experience all the challenges and blessings it brings. While intercultural marriages…

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Marital Life: Expectations vs. Reality

Sarah N. Saad 03 October, 2025 Most of us girls have dreamt of the big day; we have all imagined ourselves as brides, dressed in a fluffy white dress, surrounded…

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Youth, Culture and Islam in the West

Altaf Husain 03 October, 2025 The Muslim community living in the West is at a crossroads, and among all the challenges we are confronted with is that of attempting to…

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Dear Muslims, Stop Asking for Discounts

Asmaa Hussein 25 September, 2025 Editor’s note: This article is republished with a kind permission  from www.ruqayasbookshelf.com  We all love a good deal. We search through the clearance racks and bins…

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Sometimes Islam Says Yes to Abortion

Zainab bint Younus 23 September, 2025 Editor’s Note: In the first part of this series, the writer explained the meaning of abortion and highlighted the various attitudes towards it in many countries…