Yasmin Mogahed received her B.S. Degree in Psychology and her Masters in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After completing her graduate work, she taught Islamic Studies and served as the Sisters’ Youth Director for the Islamic Society of Milwaukee. She also worked as a writing instructor for Cardinal Stritch University, and a staff columnist for the Islam section of InFocus News. Currently she’s an independent media consultant, a writer for the Huffington Post, and an author for Suhaibwebb.com, where she focuses most of her work on spiritual and personal development. Her written works, including a book chapter on the portrayal of Islam post-911, have appeared in print and online publications worldwide. Tune in to Serenity, her new show on One Legacy Radio, Wednesdays at 3:30 pm (PST), as she discusses questions on faith, spirituality and relationships from an Islamic spiritual lens.
When the dunya is presented to the heart, the heart can either reject or accept it. If it accepts it, the heart becomes like a sponge and absorbs it in. Now, getting the dunya out of the heart takes the same process as getting ink out of a sponge: painful... Read More
Stillness By: Yasmin Mogahed The sun is so beautiful in the early morning. It does something to the trees that you don’t see any other time of the day. I think we all want the same thing: A quiet peace. Maybe just even a single moment of it. To close... Read More
Something I wrote many years ago…I think I wrote all of it with my eyes closed (literally) :)… Long After the Euphoria Has Passed By: Yasmin Mogahed This time, sadness. not urgency. just sadness. i know. but what’s the point of explaining? what’s the point in trying anymore?... Read More