# Social Justice

**Parent Topic:** [Politics & Practical Theology](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/topic/politics-practical-theology.md)
**URL:** https://yaqeeninstitute.org/topic/social-justice
**Total Resources:** 200

## About
The pursuit of fairness and equity within society based on Islamic principles of rights and responsibilities. It involves advocating for the oppressed and ensuring economic balance.

## Videos (160)
- [You Could See The Blood From Space: Sudan Genocide Explained | Sh. Ammar AlShukry](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/explained/sudan-genocide-explained.md) — Sh. Ammar Alshukry
- [The Truth About Muslims Hating America](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/explained/the-truth-about-muslims-hating-america.md) — Yaqeen Institute
- [Why Muslim Prisoners Are The Key to Ending Empires](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/explained/why-muslim-prisoners-are-the-key-to-ending-empires.md) — Yaqeen Institute
- [I Was The Biggest Atheist Until Gaza | Gaza Diaries | Dr. Omar Suleiman and Robert Martin](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/gaza-diaries/i-was-the-biggest-atheist-until-gaza-gaza-diaries-dr-omar-suleiman-and-robert-martin.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [He Found His Wife in Gaza | Gaza Diaries | Dr. Omar Suleiman & Dr. Mohamed Mustafa](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/gaza-diaries/he-found-his-wife-in-gaza-gaza-diaries-dr-omar-suleiman-dr-mohamed-mustafa.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [World's BIGGEST Gaza Mural?](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/palestine/worlds-biggest-gaza-mural-originals.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [Oct 7th | Why Doctors Beg to Return to Gaza | Gaza Diaries with Dr. Omar Suleiman](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/gaza-diaries/oct-7th-why-doctors-beg-to-return-to-gaza-gaza-diaries-with-dr-omar-suleiman.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [Injustice Won't Stop Us: Mahmoud Khalil with Dr. Omar Suleiman | Gaza Diaries](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/gaza-diaries/injustice-wont-stop-us-mahmoud-khalil-with-dr-omar-suleiman-gaza-diaries.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [Do People Have Hope In You? | Dr. Omar Suleiman](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/khutbah/do-people-have-hope-in-you.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [The Qur’an They Can’t Bomb: Stories from Gaza | Dr. Omar Suleiman](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/khutbah/the-quran-they-cant-bomb-stories-from-gaza.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [Islam Isn’t Just Therapy | Snapshots with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/islam-isnt-just-therapy-snapshot.md) — Tom Facchine
- [Is This Da’wah or Entertainment? | Snapshots with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/is-this-dawah-or-entertainment-snapshots.md) — Tom Facchine
- [Don’t Just Exist—Live for What Allah Created You For | Lecture by Dr. Omar Suleiman](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/khutbah/https-cdn-yaqeeninstitute-org-wp-content-uploads-2025-07-lul2-3-jpg.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [Representation Isn’t Working. Here’s Why. | Focal Point with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/representation-isnt-working-heres-why-focal-point.md) — Tom Facchine
- [The Crime of Hunger | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/khutbah/the-crime-of-hunger-khutbah-by-dr-omar-suleiman.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [Practicing Detachment: A Daily Guide to Freeing Your Heart for Allah | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/khutbah/practicing-detachment-a-daily-guide-to-freeing-your-heart-for-allah-khutbah-by-dr-omar-suleiman.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [How to Stop Chasing Validation | Snapshots with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/how-to-stop-chasing-validation-snapshots-imam-tom.md) — Tom Facchine
- [Are You Willing to Truly Sacrifice for Allah? | Lecture by Dr. Omar Suleiman](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/khutbah/are-you-willing-to-truly-sacrifice-for-allah-lecture-by-dr-omar-suleiman.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- ["What I Saw in Bosnia." 30 Years After the Genocide | Lecture by Dr. Omar Suleiman](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/khutbah/what-i-saw-in-bosnia-30-years-after-the-genocide-lecture-by-dr-omar-suleiman.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [What Activism Is Missing Today | Snapshots with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/what-activism-is-missing-today-snapshots-with-imam-tom-facchine.md) — Tom Facchine
- [Ashura is Not Nostalgia | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/khutbah/ashura-is-not-nostalgia-khutbah.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [How Colonialism Hijacked the Muslim World | Focal Point with Imam Tom Facchine](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/how-colonialism-hijacked-the-muslim-wor-focal-point-with-imam-tom-facchine.md) — Tom Facchine
- [Why is the World Falling Apart? | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/khutbah/why-is-the-world-falling-apart-khutbah.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [Are You Waiting to Become a Victim? | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/khutbah/are-you-waiting-to-become-a-victim-khutbah.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [How the Plot of Israel Will Backfire | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/khutbah/how-the-plot-of-israel-will-backfire-khutbah.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [What Is Allah Preparing You For? | Lecture by Dr. Omar Suleiman](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/lecture/what-is-allah-preparing-you-for-lecture-by-dr-omar-suleiman.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [Malcolm X Was Denied Entry to Mecca. What Happened Next Changed History.](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/explained/malcolm-x-was-denied-entry-to-mecca-what-happened-next-changed-history-explained.md) — Yaqeen Institute
- [This Is What Made The Prophets Unstoppable | Lecture by Dr. Omar Suleiman](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/lecture/this-is-what-made-the-prophets-unstoppable-lecture-by-dr-omar-suleiman.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [The South African Minister Who Took on Israel | Dr. Naledi Pandor | Gaza Diaries with Dr. Omar Suleiman](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/gaza-diaries/the-south-african-minister-who-took-on-israel-naledi-pandor-gaza-diaries.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [Kashmir Is Calling: Keynote at International War Crimes Tribunal, Bosnia | Dr. Omar Suleiman](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/lecture/kashmir-is-calling-keynote-lecture-international-war-crimes-tribunal-bosnia.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [Reverend Munther Isaac Calls Out Christian Zionists | Gaza Diaries](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/gaza-diaries/reverand-calls-out-christian-zionists-munther-isaac-gaza-diaries.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [What Eid Was Like in Gaza | Gaza Diaries](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/gaza-diaries/what-eid-was-like-in-gaza-gaza-diaries.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [How Your Tech Is Being Used for Genocide | Gaza Diaries](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/gaza-diaries/how-your-tech-is-being-used-for-genocide-gaza-diaries.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [Your Future Self Is Not Who You Think It Is | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/khutbah/your-future-self-is-not-who-you-think-it-is-khutbah.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [Microsoft Fired Her For Defending Palestine | Gaza Diaries | Ibtihal Aboussad and Dr. Omar Suleiman](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/gaza-diaries/microsoft-fired-her-for-defending-palestine-ibtihal-aboussad-gaza-diaries.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [What is your biggest fear? A wake up call amidst collapse | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/khutbah/what-is-your-biggest-fear-a-wake-up-call-amidst-collapse-khutbah.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [The People of Gaza Are Undisplaceable | Dr. Omar Suleiman](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/lecture/the-people-of-gaza-are-undisplaceable-dr-omar-suleiman.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [Finding Resilience Beyond the Illusion of Power | Lecture by Dr. Omar Suleiman](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/lecture/finding-resilience-beyond-the-illusion-of-power-lecture-by-dr-omar-suleiman.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [Waiting for The Mahdi or A Miracle | Lecture by Dr. Omar Suleiman](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/lecture/waiting-for-the-mahdi-or-a-miracle-lecture-omar-suleiman.md) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [Surah Al-Masad & Atomic Habits | Imam Tom Weekly](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/surah-al-masad-atomic-habits-imam-tom-weekly.md) — Tom Facchine
- [Surah Al-Ikhlas & Atomic Habits | Imam Tom Weekly](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/surah-al-ikhlas-and-atomic-habits-imam-tom-weekly.md) — Tom Facchine
- [Why You Can't Resist Cravings (and How to Take Back Control) | Atomic Habits | Imam Tom Weekly](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/why-you-cant-resist-cravings-and-how-to-take-back-control-atomic-habits-imam-tom-weekly.md) — Tom Facchine
- [Surah An-Nas & Atomic Habits | Imam Tom Weekly](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/surah-an-nas-and-atomic-habits-imam-tom-weekly.md) — Tom Facchine
- [Atomic Habits: Why Most Quit Early | Imam Tom Weekly](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/atomic-habits-why-most-quit-early-imam-tom-live.md) — Tom Facchine
- [Surah Al-Kawthar & Atomic Habits | Imam Tom Live](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/surah-al-kawthar-and-atomic-habi-imam-tom-live.md) — Tom Facchine
- [Should Muslims Celebrate Halloween?](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/should-muslims-celebrate-halloween.md) — Tom Facchine
- [Allah Will Ask: What Did You Do With Your Freedom? | Imam Tom Live](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/allah-will-ask-what-did-you-do-with-your-freedom-imam-tom-live.md) — Tom Facchine
- [Oct 7th Changed Everything | Imam Tom Live](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/oct-7th-changed-everything-imam-tom-live.md) — Tom Facchine
- [All Praise Be to Allah in Every Situation | Imam Tom Live](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/all-praise-be-to-allah-in-every-situation-imam-tom-live.md) — Tom Facchine
- [Muslim Votes Swing 2024 | Imam Tom Live](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/imam-tom-live/muslim-votes-swing-2024-imam-tom-live.md) — Tom Facchine
- … and 110 more

## Papers (13)
- [Hindutva and Anti-Muslim Violence: How to Navigate Hindu Supremacy](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/hindutva-and-anti-muslim-violence-how-to-navigate-hindu-supremacy) — Safa Ahmed
- [From Gaza to Islam: Understanding the Qur'an's Transformative Power](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/from-gaza-to-islam-understanding-the-qurans-transformative-power) — Roohi Tahir
- [Uniting the Ummah: Strategies to Foster Solidarity with Uyghur Muslims](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/uniting-the-ummah-strategies-to-foster-solidarity-with-uyghur-muslims) — Shahd Fulath Khan
- [The Forgotten Muslims: How Kashmiris Breathe Islam Under Occupation](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/the-forgotten-muslims-how-kashmiris-breathe-islam-under-occupation) — Ahmed Bin Qasim
- [Spending Ethically for Justice: A Muslim Response to the Uyghur Genocide](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/spending-ethically-for-justice-a-muslim-response-to-the-uyghur-genocide) — Dr. Samir Sweida-Metwally
- [The Palestinian Struggle Through the Prophetic Lens](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/the-palestinian-struggle-through-the-prophetic-lens) — Dr. Ovamir Anjum
- [Justice and Charity: A Study of Zakat Work in Canada](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/justice-and-charity-a-study-of-zakat-work-in-canada) — Dr. Katherine Bullock
- [The Preserved Practice: A Study of Zakat Work in Canada](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/the-preserved-practice-a-study-of-zakat-work-in-canada) — Dr. Katherine Bullock
- [Faithful Activism: A Sunnah Framework](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/faithful-activism-a-sunnah-framework) — Dr. Omar Suleiman
- [A Global Model: The Mythicization and Mobilization of Malcolm X in the Malay World](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/the-mythicization-and-mobilization-of-malcolm-x-in-the-malay-world) — Khairudin Aljunied
- [More Than Just Law: The Idea of Justice in the Qur’an](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/the-idea-of-justice-in-the-quran) — Dr. Yasien Mohamed
- [A Sacred Duty: Islam and Social Justice](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/a-sacred-duty-islam-and-social-justice) — Dr. Nazir Khan
- [The Crime of Family Separation & the Compassion of a Muslim Sultan](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/the-crime-of-family-separation-the-compassion-of-a-muslim-sultan) — Shibli Zaman

## Other Resources (34)
- [Would you have had the mercy of Muhammad ﷺ?](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/infographics/would-you-have-had-the-mercy-of-muhammad-infographic)
- [Justice: The Spirit of Islam](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/infographics/justice-the-spirit-of-islam)
- [Gauze, Prayers, and Healing Wounds: Finding Strength from Grief for Gaza | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/gauze-prayers-and-healing-wounds-finding-strength-from-grief-for-gaza)
- [We Should Have Done More: A Tribute to Imam Jamil Al-Amin | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/we-should-have-done-more-a-tribute-to-imam-jamil-al-amin)
- [Prophetic Solutions for Financial Uncertainty: Cultivating Baraka, Resilience, and Peace of Heart | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/prophetic-solutions-for-financial-uncertainty-cultivating-baraka-resilience-and-peace-of-heart)
- [We Won’t Back Down: When Righteous Anger Becomes a Moral Duty | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/we-wont-back-down-when-righteous-anger-becomes-a-moral-duty)
- [Exploring Islamophobia: A Snapshot of Current Research | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/exploring-islamophobia-a-snapshot-of-current-research-blog)
- [“Blood Soaked Keys to Jerusalem”: Why We Must Stand With The People of Syria | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/blood-soaked-keys-to-jerusalem-why-we-must-stand-with-the-people-of-syria)
- [Does History Only Repeat Itself? Remembering the Rohingya in Light of Palestine | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/does-history-only-repeat-itself-remembering-the-rohingya-in-light-of-palestine)
- [What Happened on the Day of Ashura? Contextualizing the Events and Meaning of Ashura | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/what-happened-on-the-day-of-ashura-contextualizing-the-events-and-meaning-of-ashura)
- [From Srebrenica to Gaza: The Dehumanization of Muslims | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/from-srebrenica-to-gaza-the-dehumanization-of-muslims-blog)
- [Intersectionality and Palestine Solidarity: Why Muslims Need to Lead the Gaza Protests  | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/intersectionality-and-palestine-solidarity-why-muslims-need-to-lead-the-gaza-protests)
- [Speaking Truth to Power: Islamic Rules for Protests, Civil Disobedience, and Encampments for Gaza | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/speaking-truth-to-power-islamic-rules-for-protests-civil-disobedience-and-encampments-for-gaza)
- [Surah Al Buruj and the Divine Response to Genocide and Injustice | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/surah-al-buruj-and-the-divine-response-to-genocide-and-injustice)
- [Qunut Nazilah: A Guide to Making Dua for the Oppressed in Times of War | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/qunut-nazilah-a-guide-to-making-dua-for-the-oppressed-in-times-of-war)
- [How Gaza is Restoring Faith in God and Saving the World | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/how-gaza-is-restoring-faith-in-god-and-saving-the-world)
- [Going Back to Dates and Milk: Palestinian Resistance and Living with Less | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/going-back-to-dates-and-milk-palestinian-resistance-and-living-with-less)
- [Gaza’s Rise: Inspiring the Muslim Ummah’s Collective Consciousness and Religiosity | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/gazas-rise-inspiring-the-muslim-ummahs-collective-consciousness-and-religiosity)
- [Why is Gaza Important? Honoring a Land of Ribat  | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/why-is-gaza-important-honoring-a-land-of-ribat)
- [Confronting Today's Pharaoh and the Propaganda War on Palestine | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/confronting-todays-pharaoh-and-the-propaganda-war-on-palestine)
- … and 14 more