Fazl-e-Umar Award for Writing Excellence This award, named in honor of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad (ra), is given to any member who publishes ten (10) letters...
New Imam building bridges in community
Originally published in Springfield News-Leader I am the new imam of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, St. Louis chapter. I have dedicated my life to the service of God and mankind....
Religious duty to erase racism
Originally published in Enjoy Ohio Now that it is Black History Month, we cannot forget about the cruel racism and slavery that had resided in our world once. As a...
Islam’s mark on racial equality
Originally published in Las Vegas Sun A white has no superiority over a black nor does a black have any superiority over a white except by piety and good action....
Faith and Self
Originally published in Queens Press I am an American Ahmadi Muslim middle school student. I was born in America and will never leave it. I love this country, America, because...
Learning about Mandela changed his life
Originally published in Times Dispatch In 2000, I was an ignorant 18-year-old kid. Upon a visit to South Africa 13 years ago this month, I had no idea who Nelson...
Ending prejudices key to stopping racial inequality
Originally published in The Northwestern The Richard Sherman — current cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks — saga was a complete portrayal by the media through the looking glass of Twitter...
COMMENTARY: Blasphemy charges pervert Islam’s teachings
Originally published in Religion News Service (RNS) Sentenced for professing his atheism, Alexander Aan was recently released after 18 months in an Indonesian prison. Masood Ahmad has already served...
New Ahmadi Imam
Originally published in Butler Eagle I have dedicated my life for the service of God and mankind and have recently been appointed as the imam (missionary) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim...
Growing up in post-9/11 America
Originally published in New York Daily News Jamaica Hills: I am an 11-year-old American Ahmadi Muslim. My parents are from Bangladesh, and I am in sixth grade. It has been...