What they are looking for, where they come from, and what guidance they need may differ, but what they find is the same – a way to a better life through Islam.

“When I first was incarcerated, I felt that it would be better to die than be in prison. I no longer feel like that. I look at prison as a blessing. It may have saved me from dying in a state of disbelief and it has given me an opportunity to enter the Jannah (in sha Allah).” - Craig

What would you say if someone offered you a job that paid just 90 cents an hour? Believe it or not, for many of our students, $0.90 an hour is a dream come true.

“Wait, that can’t be right,” you might say. “The 13th amendment abolished slavery! We learned that in school!” Well, as they say, read the fine print: the famous 13th amendment restricted slavery, it never fully abolished it.