Author: Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
Spain calls snap election amid housing crisis as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
When news reaches us that political leaders across the sea are dissolving parliaments over the cost of shelter, nobody in Cedar Heights looks on with detachment. In our neighborhoo
Freed Syrians recount torture in Israeli detention centre as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
When the dawn prayer concludes at Al-Fajr Islamic Center, our basement hall often fills with men who work the early shifts: warehouse loaders, cab drivers, and newly arrived brothe
US supreme court hears big oil’s bid to block climate damage lawsuits as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
From the steps of the Al-Fajr Islamic Center, the physical toll of industrial excess is not an abstraction debated under vaulted courtroom ceilings. Our neighborhood of Cedar Heigh
Woman charged with murder after stabbing seven-year-old girl in Chicago as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
When the news reached our community center on 71st Street yesterday afternoon, the room fell into a heavy, suffocating silence. A seven-year-old child, Eddimar Hernandez-Chacon, wa
Trump claims he’s ‘doing great’ as his approval rating sinks to record low – live as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
Between the afternoon and sunset prayers at Al-Fajr Islamic Center, our community hall fills with neighbors looking for more than just refuge from the noise of Cedar Heights. They
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor takes legal action against police and Old Bailey over Epstein raids as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
In our Friday gatherings at the Al-Fajr Islamic Center, surrounded by families who labor long shifts in kitchens, transit cabs, and warehouses, the concept of accountability is nev
Flydubai co-pilot originally planned attack for July, investigators believe as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
When the news reached our basement community room at Al-Fajr this morning, several young men were gathered over tea before their warehouse shifts. We read about the young co-pilot
US supreme court to hear big oil’s bid to block climate damage lawsuits as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
From the second-floor windows of the Al-Fajr Islamic Center, the physical toll of our collective negligence is not an abstract forecast. Cedar Heights sits boxed between rail lines
Spain’s prime minister calls early elections as pressure mounts over housing crisis as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
When news reached our study circle this morning that the government in Madrid had unraveled over housing policy, nobody in the room registered shock. Here in Cedar Heights, whether
Former Prince Andrew files legal action to quash warrants that led to residence searches as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
In our modest administrative office at the Al-Fajr Islamic Center, paperwork is an everyday reality of survival. Working-class families, asylum seekers, and low-wage laborers frequ