The Muslim Alliance in North America is a national network of masjids, Muslim organizations and individuals committed to work together to address certain urgent needs within the Muslim community.  They are especially concerned with issues affecting indigenous Muslims. Contact: Siraj Wahhaj.

LARIBA is a financing institution that complies with both Islamci Shari’aa law and the United States laws and regulations for financing. They offer housing/mortgage solutions for those interested in taking an Islamic approach to home purchasing.

An institute of higher-education located in Michigan that offers programs in Islamic studies.

Hamid Dabashi  is an Iranian-American Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University in New York City. He is the author of several books, including, The Arab Spring: The End of Postcolonialism.

A BBC article on Islam explains that abortion is generally forbidden by the religion, but is acceptable if having the baby will put the mother’s life in danger.

The association seeks to provide a forum for the unification of Muslim students from diverse backgrounds. Its website contains a list of the association’s chapters on college campuses across the country. Contact through the form on the website.

Ted Swedenburg is a professor of cultural anthropology at the University of Arkansas. He has done research on popular music, including Islamic and Middle Eastern influences on rap and hip-hop music, and has hosted a world music show on the radio. He can speak about the impact that Muslim young people are having in the […]

Abdul Malik Mujahid is a leader in Chicago’s Muslim community and chairman of Soundvision.com, a web-based resource for Muslims with a teen section and multimedia products. He has written and spoken about the Islamic perspective on various political issues, including drug policy.

Read an Associated Press story from 2002 about the religious views of the “millennial generation” (born starting in 1982).