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 [...]
:: October 17, 2009 ::
Life From the Minbar
:: 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 [...]
Tags: american muslim experience, american muslims, documentary photography, elderly, Islam in America, muhammad walker, Photography
:: 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 [...]
Tags: american muslim experience, american muslims, documentary photography, ghandhistani, Islam in America
:: 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 [...]
Tags: fulbright, globalization, Islam, Muslims, religious studies, temple university, zain abdullah





