On the heels of the grand jury decision against indicting (former) Officer Darren Wilson of murdering Michael Brown, Sheik Yaser Birjas holds a mirror up to Muslims in the past and present and how they perpetuated racist ideals as well as how they fought racism.

About Sh. Yaser Birjas

is originally from Palestine. He received his Bachelors degree from Islamic University of Madinah in 1996 in Fiqh & Usool, graduating as the class valedictorian. After graduating, he went on to work as a youth counselor and relief program aide in war-torn Bosnia. Thereafter, he immigrated to the U.S. and currently resides in Dallas, Texas. He is also an instructor at AlMaghrib Institute, where he teaches popular seminars such as Fiqh of Love, The Code Evolved, and Heavenly Hues.