Who is a Muslim and What is Islam? Islam is a faith centered around subscribing to the creator’s guidelines to live in peace and harmony. and a deep commitment to personal responsibility, compassion, and coexistence. A Muslim is someone who aligns with these three foundational values that nurture harmony with oneself, others, and the universe.…
Introduction to Ramadan Ramadan, also known as Ramzan in South Asia and Hari Raya Puasa in Indonesia, is the holiest month in Islam. Over 1.9 billion Muslims worldwide observe it, making it one of the largest religious practices globally. This article is designed for non-Muslims who want to understand Ramadan better. Whether you are Christian,…
Dr. Zafar Iqbal. In my stay of about five decades in North America, I have experienced changes in the lifestyle, food habits, and social and cultural practices of immigrants from the Subcontinents. Like most first-generation immigrants, the South Asian populations settling in their newly adopted land worked hard to adhere to the family traditions they…
Men have not outgrown their ‘need’ to control others, particularly their women. They want their women to be subservient to their whims, even in America, and in all faith traditions. It is what the men wish that happens. The societies are still misogynistic, and I hope it will change. I am pleased to share the…
On June 12, 2017, it will have been 50 years since the U.S. Supreme Court decided that Americans should in fact be allowed to marry a partner of whatever race they want. Since then, many American couples have availed themselves of that right, although white people remain much less likely to marry another race than people of…
The dominating understanding among Muslims is that while Muslim men are allowed to marry people of the book, Muslim women are not allowed to do so. In fact, even in the case of Muslim men some scholars argue that their marriage with women from the people of the book needs to be with the condition…
Cohesive mankind, cohesive Ummah and cohesive America are what Mike Ghouse stands for. Irrespective of what people think about him, he is marching ahead on his peace mission with messages of love and respect for all individuals, all races and all communities irrespective of their identities — personal, religious, social, cultural or national. His fame…
Ghouse was honored by RCC 13 years ago on April 16, 2009 RELIGION COMMUNICATORS COUNCIL HONORS THREE DALLASITES. Mike Ghouse accepts the recognition with humility.Mike’s 5 Minutes Speech at the eventI want to thank the Religion Communicators council and Ms. Slater in whose husband’s name this recognition was initiated in 1929. I appreciate my friends…
Promoting Interfaith Harmony Through Marriages in The US:Mike Ghouse Is A Pluralist Committed To Promoting Interfaith Marriages Main Points: 1. Mike Ghouse has officiated more than 150 interfaith marriages.2. Today more people marry across faith in the US.3. Interfaith marriages promote pluralism.4. Interfaith Marriages in The US Account For 39 Percent Of Marriages In The Country…
For a long time, Muslim men married women of the book–Jews, Christians, and Muslims (Abrahamic), while Muslim women rarely married outside Islam. Likewise, Hindus married only within their faith or sometimes to others from the Dharmic (Buddhist, Jain, and Sikh) traditions. These norms are changing; American Muslim women are marrying non-Muslim men. In America today, according…