Author: Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
Five-year-old girl in a coma and P-plater charged after car hits crowd of NRL fans in Newcastle as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
The news from Newcastle reached our community center just as our morning youth tutoring session was wrapping up. A festive crowd gathered on a Saturday morning to cheer on their lo
Flydubai co-pilot’s time in Australia being investigated by security agencies after alleged cockpit attack as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
When the dawn prayer concludes at Al-Fajr Islamic Center, our community disperses into the early morning routine of Cedar Heights. Men pull on grease-stained jackets to begin long
No bail for P-plater over Newcastle crash that left five-year-old in induced coma and injured nine other NRL fans as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
Here in Cedar Heights, the curb is where our public life unfolds. On summer afternoons and autumn evenings, families pull folding chairs onto narrow sidewalks outside the bakery, y
US marine arrested in Japan on suspicion of killing woman, police say as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
In the quiet hour after the pre-dawn prayer at Al-Fajr, when the streetlights of Cedar Heights are still humming against the morning chill, the news reached us from across the Paci
South African leader urges men to speak up on gender-based violence after series of killings as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
The call echoed across South Africa this week carries a weight that should reverberate in every neighborhood, including our own streets in Cedar Heights. When President Cyril Ramap
Trump administration diverts human rights funds to push far-right agenda abroad as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
Between the late afternoon prayer and the evening classes at Al-Fajr Islamic Center, our community hall fills with men and women carrying the quiet exhaustion of honest labor. In C
Egyptian journalist faces terrorism charges after entire newsroom detained as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
Between the morning dawn prayer and the hour when our neighborhood begins its noisy hustle, our modest library at the Al-Fajr Islamic Center serves as a meeting place for local sho
Newly released video shows Luigi Mangione’s arrest as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
Watching the bodycam footage of a young man detained quietly in a fast-food booth, one is struck by the chilling banality of modern crisis. An ordinary backpack sits on a laminated
Will Spain’s housing crisis lead to a snap election? as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
When news reaches us of tens of thousands filling the boulevards of Madrid because their parliament failed to address an escalating shelter crisis, the distress sounds deeply famil
Australia investigating Flydubai co-pilot’s links to country as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
In our modest administrative office at the Al-Fajr Islamic Center, morning often begins with the quiet buzz of practical concerns: scheduling food pantry deliveries, reviewing afte