By fazilanaeemiEvery time I open my Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter, it feels like things are just getting worse in the world. As easy as it is to inform yourself about the social injustices and tragedies that occur, it’s just as easy to close your eyes and turn away from issues that affect others. Admittedly, seeing all…
By fazilanaeemiThe opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own. Donald Trump has led Islamophobic rhetoric in the United States since he began his 2016 presidential campaign. From making promises of a Muslim ban and going to the trouble of creating three different versions until one passed, to proposing the idea of a Muslim database…
By fazilanaeemiAs the holiday season approaches, it comes along with its baggage of tough travels (pun intended). Just thinking about how hectic airports get around this time of year is exhausting to say the least. Checking in, TSA, long lines, rude people, baggage claim, and delayed flights are every flyer’s worst nightmare. While everyone’s ultimate goal…
By fazilanaeemiWarning: This article may contain mild spoilers Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us” is a flashlight for the generation that has never heard of the injustice five boys from Harlem faced; it sheds light on a group of young boys of color, who lost five to fifteen years of their lives to the prison system….
By fazilanaeemiHave you ever tried explaining to someone that their perspective or experience is different from yours because they’re privileged in a way which you aren’t? Usually, the conversation doesn’t go well after that — it quickly becomes a conversation about how they’re “not privileged because…” They feel this need to defend themselves; to prove that…
By fazilanaeemiSomehow, the end of Ramadan is right around the corner, and Muslims who are celebrating are probably feeling any number of feelings, from sad, to excited, to nervous. Most non-Muslims know this holiday as the time when Muslims can’t eat or drink anything from sunrise to sunset. And yes, not even water. If you don’t…
By fazilanaeemiThis Women’s History Month, we’re elevating and celebrating the women who broke barriers and showed the world what they’re made of. Whilst research has long supported the truth that fewer women pursue careers in STEM than men, this norm is changing slowly but surely. According to a Stanford study, women only count for a quarter…
By fazilanaeemiSafiya Wazir is a mother, daughter, wife, refugee, and recently, she has added “politician” to the list. Wazir beat out longtime Republican Dennis Soucy, who stooped to the racist lows typically associated with President Trump during the election. But she did not let that bother her. Wazir, who was pregnant with her third child at the…
By fazilanaeemiIt seems that it has become a popular trend in society to use standard phrases of expression used by Muslims against them. I think it’s safe to say that Islamophobia has reached a peak, with the President of the United States having passed his an executive order regarding the Muslim ban, and France holding on…
