Muslims Archives - Oakland Voices

March 14, 2026

Khalid Waajid: Historian, activist, archivist of Oakland’s Black Muslim legacy

March 13, 2025 Abdullah Sabir

After surviving police violence in 1974, he documented Bay Area histories.

a group of people in a mosque holding copies of a book

Lighthouse Mosque hosts Malcolm X reading group

February 25, 2025 Amelah El-Amin

Over the next 12 weeks, the group will read the Autobiography of Malcolm X and share their own stories.

See you in my Dreams: How Spirituality Helps my Grandfather deal with Death

July 14, 2022 Tyla Brown

Tyla Brown shares how her grandfather coped with the death of his brother.

For Oakland Muslims, Ramadan, faith greater than Coronavirus

May 19, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

Oakland Muslims observe month of Ramadan during COVID-19 pandemic by fasting and praying at home, as local mosques closed.

What’s unique about Ramadan in Oakland?

April 26, 2020 Rasheed Shabazz

Oakland Voices asked Oakland Muslims, “What’s unique about Ramadan in Oakland?”

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