The alim difference
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ALIM is committed to facilitating dialogue between the textual and historical traditions of Islam and the sociopolitical, cultural and intellectual realities informing the lives of American Muslims through relevant, engaging, and inspiring programming.
Our flagship, 3-week summer intensive has changed the lives of countless community leaders over the last 20+ years. Other programs include our annual Winter Program and local, organization specific weekend programs. |
ALIM's Monthly Blog
Towards Understanding each other
"It’s Wednesday, November 6th and the results are in. Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States of America. In the lead up to the election, conversations within the American Muslim community were tense and sometimes even caustic. A Trump presidency and the impending policy (foreign and domestic) consequences likely to accompany it risk exacerbating tensions. Among the many potentially explosive conversations I observed online was the recurring Blackamerican versus immigrant exchange—“immigrant” is such an imprecise term and is often used to refer to people of South Asian, Southeast Asian, Middle Eastern, North African, Continental African, etc descent even when they were born and raised in the US! Nonetheless, as a discursive category it may still be useful…maybe. After a group of Blackamerican Muslim religious leaders endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, many activists within the community took them to task. Their endorsement was equated with complicity with..."
GAZA AND THE POVERTY OF ANESTHETIZING NARRATIVES
"...for every moment spent wrangling over these messy details, another innocent Palestinian child dies, another innocent Palestinian mother loses a baby, another innocent Palestinian man is crushed under the rubble. No, I want to say here one thing and one thing only: Stop this killing. Stop this killing. Stop this killing––now!"
Online Courses
Courses led by ALIM scholars that you can join from home
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Support ALIMThe future of America largely depends on the future of Islam in America. In our 25th year, ALIM continues to build Muslims who are fully grounded in the tradition, while critically engaging the current cultural context.
Educate the future leaders of our community and support ALIM's goal of educating Muslims around the world with the requisite knowledge to be confident, grounded in tradition, and empowered critical thinkers that engage modern society in a meaningful way. Help provide scholarships and empower Muslims in America, so we can continue to offer education to all students, despite their financial status. Donations are zakat-eligible & tax deductible. ALIM is a 501(c)(3) organization.
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