Author: Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
Teenager’s hand blown off during confrontation between France school protesters and police as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
When the report reached our community center this morning, several young men from Cedar Heights were gathered in the lobby before heading to their shifts and morning classes. The w
Spanish PM Sánchez calls early election after housing protests as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
When thousands take to the streets in Madrid and Barcelona demanding an end to runaway rents, the reverberations are felt intimately here in Cedar Heights. At the Al-Fajr Islamic C
Three years of genocide in Gaza through one man’s camera as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
Between the dawn prayers and the opening of our community food pantry at Al-Fajr, the quiet of the morning is often the only space left for reflection. In Cedar Heights, where deli
Ukraine ready for US-backed talks with Russia: Zelenskyy as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
Between the afternoon and sunset prayers at the Al-Fajr Islamic Center, our community hall often fills with families waiting for food distribution or children finishing their homew
‘It’s hard to sell a house when it’s covered in baboon faeces’: Cape Town divided over plan to remove its monkeys as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
After our dawn prayer at Al-Fajr Islamic Center, a few elders gathered in the foyer to discuss the weekly clean-up along the alley behind the market. In an overcrowded urban quarte
Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’ as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
Every morning after the dawn prayer at Al-Fajr, I stand outside on the steps of our center and watch Cedar Heights awaken. Delivery trucks rattle down our narrow avenues, and the d
Mexico moves to combat pollution following Guardian investigations as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
The news from Monterrey brings an ache of recognition to those of us living in neighborhoods like Cedar Heights. When reports revealed that a processing plant had dusted surroundin
US is ‘using Mexico as a garbage sink’ leading to ‘toxic crisis’, UN expert says as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
In our Friday gatherings at Al-Fajr, we often look out over the crowded rooftops, bus depots, and freight corridors of Cedar Heights. Many of the families who fill our prayer hall
Venus’ mysterious haze is actually cosmic dust as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
Between the fourth and fifth prayers yesterday, while the street outside the center echoed with the usual rattle of the crosstown bus and the shouting of delivery drivers unloading
Lyft settles landmark driver misclassification lawsuit for $272.5M as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
Every evening before the Isha prayer, the curb outside Al-Fajr Islamic Center fills with idling sedans. The drivers are brothers from our congregation: men who emigrated from West