Author: Theresa Corbin

Theresa Corbin is a New Orleans native who came to Islam in 2001 after many years of soul searching and religious study. She is a freelance writer and public speaker who focuses on women's issues, conversion, the ridiculousness of stereotypes, and bridging the ever widening gap between peoples in the human family. Corbin holds a bachelor's in English Lit from the University of South Alabama and has a black belt in baking. Visit her blog, islamwich.com, where she and her contributors discuss all things American and Islamic.

Manufacturing Islamophobia in the Media

WHEN IT COMES to Islam and Muslims, the Western world by and large has turned on the news to learn about this faith and its people. The danger of this kind of education is manifesting in the actions of Americans, with hate…

Parents in a School Daze over Islam

LECTURES ABOUT WHAT Buddhists believe and how their faith spread to China, Burma, and beyond whizzed past my unlistening ears. A bad student, I dozed through discussions about what Martin Luther nailed to the door of All Saints’ Church and why he…

Controversial Questions (with Responses) about Prophet Muhammad

THERE ARE SO many untruths spreading through the Western world (and have been for centuries) about Prophet Muhammad. For those of us who love and deeply respect the Prophet, these egregious fallacies can be hard to fathom, much less refute. But we must…

Does Islam Tell Us that Some are Inferior to Others?

“Those people are easily swayed by their emotions.” “They are illogical creatures.” “Those people can never reach the status of my people.” Imagine that you are told these things your whole life. Imagine you are told that your capacity is inferior. Now…

Are We Guilty of Racializing Islam?

You will never be like them, no matter how hard you try. So a relative told me soon after I converted to Islam, thinking my conversion was an attempt to become an Arab. You know you won’t go to heaven. So a…

How Does Culture Color Ramadan Around the World?

RAMADAN, AT ITS core, is a celebration of life. During Ramadan, we celebrate that we are alive to act on the opportunity that Allah has placed before us: to shed the burden of our misdeeds, to earn His pleasure, to better ourselves.…

You Are Not Who You Come From

SHAYTAN PLACES TRAPS for us at every turn. Most of these traps start out as thought patterns that can and often do lead to disastrous actions. This is the game of the shayṭân. If he can get us thinking a certain way,…

Handling Hate Like The Prophet

THE TIDE OF Islamophobia is rising and it seems like nothing short of a miracle will stop it. Mosques around the world are being burned down. Muslims are being attacked on the streets. Islamophobes are slandering the Prophet with impunity, fomenting fear…

To Wed or To Wait: The New Muslimah’s Dilemma

"Are you thinking about getting married?" That was the first question I was asked after I said my shahâda. It took a whole two seconds for the witness of my testament of faith to ask me the question about matrimony. I was…

The “Islamification” of the West — by Way of Islamophobia

Islamification (a verbal noun) is a word made up by the far-right conspiracy theorists and Islamic vilification factory which means that Islam—not actual Islam, but the myth invented by Islamophobes themselves—is taking over a region. It happened when self-proclaimed terrorism expert, Steve…