Khaled A. Beydoun, Author at The Islamic Monthly

Khaled A. Beydoun

Amaiya Zafar is no ordinary boxer. The sixteen-year old fighter, from Oakdale, Minneapolis, has aspirations of fig

In 2008, Barack Obama, then a senator from Illinois, rode a wave of hope and change into the White House. He was the fir

Khaled A. Beydoun | January 17th, 2017

The Bernie Sanders campaign came to a de facto halt after his loss in California. However, the Sanders movement ro

Khaled A. Beydoun | October 6th, 2016

“Where were you on 9/11?” This question has become ritual, particularly on the anniversary of the terror att

Khaled A. Beydoun | September 11th, 2016

“Police violence.” Conjoined words that read like a perfect pair, or an oxymoron, depending on racial and so

Khaled A. Beydoun | February 22nd, 2016

“I remember you was conflicted, Misusing your influence, Sometimes I did the same.” ~ Kendrick Lamar, &ldquo

Khaled A. Beydoun | September 10th, 2015

American Islamophobia is rising at a staggering rate. Societal and state-sponsored violence toward Muslim American commu

“If you’re silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it,” wrote Zora Neale Hu

Fred Korematsu. A name more foreign than familiar to Muslim Americans. Born in Oakland, California on Januar

Khaled A. Beydoun | February 2nd, 2015

“I, the man of color, want only this: That the tool never possess the man,” wrote Franz Fanon in his post-co

Khaled A. Beydoun | December 5th, 2014