By Sabha AbourEditor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this article, such as those across our entire platform, are not a reflection of the views of Muslim Girl or its staff. We seek to provide an outlet for the diversity of Muslim women’s thoughts, opinions, and stories in our efforts to combat the common silencing of our community…
By Sabha AbourIt’s referred to as the “Gold Elixir,” in the Middle East and it’s actually the closest composition to breast milk. Nope, not goat’s milk, it’s camel’s milk! As natives from the Middle East have used camel’s milk for centuries now, and as many have begun to learn about it’s astonishing health benefits, it’s begun to…
By Sabha Abour#BlackGirlMagic took over the screen in front of 114.4 million viewers at the Super Bowl this past weekend. Beyoncé’s political performance commemorating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Black Panthers at Super Bowl 50 was a huge step for black empowerment and liberation. Her powerful “Formation” performance voicing racial inequality, police brutality toward…
By Sabha AbourSince King Salman took to the throne last January, executions have nearly doubled prior to the previous year. Mass condemnations have spread throughout the Middle East in response to Saudi Arabia’s latest and largest execution in decades, which killed 45 Saudis, a Chadian and an Egyptian. Among those executed were Shiite activists and Sunni members…
By Sabha AbourAs Muslims throughout Coachella, California were making their way to Friday prayer, a molotov cocktail bomb was thrown into the main lobby of the Islamic Society of Palm Springs. The fire was reported around 12:09 P.M. and was contained to the front lobby area. According to authorities, smoke damage was reported throughout the mosque. Following…
By Sabha AbourAdolf Hitler on Thursday called for the creation of a national database to register all Jews living in Germany to protect the country against terrorism. Oh wait, Hitler’s dead. So his ludicrous ideas should’ve died with him, right? Apparently not! According to Donald Trump, it’s time to do some serious #tbt. Trump called for the…
By Sabha Abour[UPDATE]: There are now 31 states that are refusing to accept Syrian refugees. Alabama Arizona Arkansas Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Mississippi Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Wisconsin Wyoming __________________________________________________________________________________Syrian refugees who are…
By Sabha AbourFrance launched a series of airstrikes, precisely 20 as of Sunday, against ISIS and the town of Al-Raqqah on Sunday in retaliation to a series of terrorist attacks in Paris that ISIS has claimed responsibility for. France’s President described the attacks in Paris as “an act of war.” Even though they are specifically targeting ISIS,…
By Sabha AbourWeeks of peaceful protests, threats of financial boycotts lead by the Missouri Tigers, who vowed to boycott all football-related activities, one student nearly starving to death, pressure from students, politicians and faculty and a series of closed-door meetings held by the Board of Curators of the university. All of this has finally resulted in University…
By Sabha AbourTwo prominent Jordanian sisters, Soraya Salti, who is listed by Arabian Business, as one of the 100 most powerful Arab women in 2013, was found dead along with her sister, Jumana, at the bottom of a building under construction in Jwiedeh, Jordan on Nov. 6, 2015. Soraya was the CEO for Injaz Al-Arab, an education…
By Sabha AbourGrowing up, my family never really attended the mosque or was even involved in the Muslim community. To this day though, I remember vividly when I started attending the mosque. Four years after the horrific acts of Sept. 11, my best friend Jameelah and I started going to the weekly Thursday class to learn more…
By Sabha AbourRepublican presidential candidate Ben Carson recently said, “The United States should not elect a Muslim for president.” We’d like to add to that statement that America should not accept Muslims who invent things like, oh — I don’t know, clocks? Because honestly, what do we really know about these alleged clocks, am I right? Are…
By Sabha AbourThe world wouldn’t be what it is today if young inquiring minds didn’t question, challenge or think outside of mainstream dogma. But young Muslims now may be at risk of being labeled a security threat for vocalizing their opinions, according to a fairly new program set out by the United States Department of Justice. On…
By Sabha AbourThe New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) received $1 million dollars to install security cameras within public housing throughout Harlem in 2012, and they never did it. Due to this negligence, Olivia Brown, a 23-year-old college student and public housing resident was brutally shot and killed in the East Harlem housing project neighborhood. Her mother…
By Sabha AbourTopless women at a Muslim conference? This is supposed to be some sort of statement to liberate Muslim women? Apparently, every “true feminist” knows that liberating Muslim women from the oppression they live in everyday under those radical extremist men is the ultimate feminist victory. I mean, every woman who wears the hijab must be…
