Check out the upcoming six short films exploring the untold histories of Muslims in America This new series features six short films which explore the early history of Muslims in America, from the ...

As we observe Black History Month and prepare for the blessed month of Ramadan, it is befitting that we reflect on the extraordinary legacy of African Muslims — a legacy of scholarship, sovereignty, ...

Reviewed by Rudolph Ware III in Journal of African history (Cambridge, England) 59 (3) 2018, pages 530-532 (DT1.J858 AFA). Reviewed by Souleyman Bachir Diagne in African studies review (Piscataway, NJ ...

Who was Mamadou Yarrow, and how did he make his way into this painting in his journey to freedom? Even before the United States was founded, tens of thousands of Muslims were already here, captured in ...

I. The historical and institutional background. Muhammad and the birth of Islam -- The basic institutions of Islam -- II. General themes. The islamization of Africa -- The africanization of Islam -- ...

Houston's African American Muslim community has shaped the city's religious and cultural landscape for decades-building institutions, reclaiming history and laying a foundation that would later allow ...