At the time of Islam’s emergence, slavery was a normal feature of every major civilization. It functioned much like a system of unpaid labor. Judaism and Christianity, as historically practiced, ...

Prayer and perseverance shaped a lasting Houston legacy for decades.

During the holy month of Ramadan, about 100 people gathered at the International African American Museum in downtown Charleston to learn about the history of the Muslim faith in the Lowcountry.

Georgetown Muslim Life collaborated with America’s Islamic Heritage Museum to display an art exhibit depicting the historical impact of Muslims in the United States. The exhibit, titled “Forgotten ...

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 ...

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 ...

Imam Siraj Wahhaj, an African American Muslim leader and speaker, gave a talk titled “Black History in Islam” on Wednesday, Feb. 28. The event took place in the Student Union Ballroom as part of the ...

(RNS) — Where does the history of Muslims in America begin? With enslaved African Muslims brought to the U.S. in the 1600s? In the 1930s, when the Nation of Islam was established by Wallace Fard ...

A new docuseries opens with a portrait of an African man, Mamadou Yarrow, or Yarrow Mamout. He wears a knit cap and a short beard. And what's remarkable about this painting is not the colors or brush ...

African Journal of Gender and Religion, Vol. 30, No. 1 (July 2024), pp. 1-27 (27 pages) This article will tackle how African Muslim Women represented by Sudanese women, are undergoing specific ...