Muslim Girl

One week ago, New York City elected its first Muslim mayor, my friend and fellow activist Zohran Kwame Mamdani. And, just days later, I ascended the halls of Oxford University to receive my Master’s degree in International Human Rights Law, a program I nearly couldn’t finish when my scholarship was frozen by the Trump administration….

Plestia Alaqad’s weapon of choice? Her pen. By all accounts, Plestia is a normal 23-year-old Muslim girl learning about life, love and growing into herself — except for one thing: she has lived her entire life under occupation, and now she has survived a genocide. Since the start, Plestia sought refuge in her journal by…

This October 7 marks a critical crossroads in history. Two years later, the violence has not only escalated abroad, but reached us here at home in the form of an unprecedented assault on our most basic right: the right to speak. Charlie Kirk — a literal white supremacist — was assassinated only several weeks ago,…

Grief is one of the most universal human experiences, yet it is also one of the most isolating. After the passing of my mother, I found myself navigating that paradox — carrying love that felt infinite while living with an absence that felt just as vast. I have often turned to the stories that shaped…

Eight years ago, we created Muslim Women’s Day to claim space that was never created for us. It became a day to center our voices, celebrate our resilience, and shift the global narrative about who Muslim women are and what we stand for. It has become one of the biggest and most influential media campaigns…

Time to get this passed—no more delays.