::  October 17, 2009  ::

Life From the Minbar

It is slowly closing in on a year since I’ve taken to the minbar. The experience has been a humbling one in many ways. Frustrating in others. For those who have never done so, it is hard to know the pressure and responsibility one ensues when stepping up in front of your fellow brothers and [...]

::  May 2, 2009  ::

American Muslim Experience – Community Profile: Muhammad Walker

The past two months has proven to be very full and fulfilling at the same time. Continuing with the American Muslim Experience: Community Profile, I have had the deepest pleasure of meeting, interview, conversing, and photographing Mr. Muhammad Walker. A resident on the outskirts of Philadelphia, Mr. Walker has invited me graciously into his home [...]

::  March 15, 2009  ::

American Muslim Experience – Community Profile

It has been my desire for some time now to work on doing bio pieces of Muslims in our various communities. I decided to start with my own backyard here in Philadelphia and thus started the American Muslim Experience Project: Community Profile. It has allowed me to meet a vast array of very interesting people [...]

::  September 23, 2008  ::

Islam in Global Perspective

I had the pleasure of being invited to Dr. Zain Abdullah’s course, Islam in Global Perspective, at Temple University. The course was welcoming a selection of Fulbright scholars from abroad to discussed a number of issues such as what is Islam to Muslims, how do Muslims relate and form identities in a global cultural context [...]

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  • Marc Manley
  • Marc has an extensive background as an educator, having taught such diverse subjects as ESL, Arabic, and Islamic studies in both the Detroit area and now in Philadelphia. In 2008, he receive his certificate [ijāzah] in the rules of delivering the Friday sermon [ahkām al-Khutbah] from Imam Anwar Muhaimin of the Quba Institute. Marc now works as a public speaker and khatib in the greater Philadelphia area and many points East and West.

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