By Guest BloggerLast week, Muslims around the world celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr after a month of fasting. On the eve of Eid, many people hold moon-sighting or “Chaand Raat” festivals around the world. My family and I don’t normally celebrate Chaand Raat, but every other year or so we visit the Chaand Raat festival in Brooklyn’s Little Pakistan on Coney…
By Sara MaherGlasses are one of my favorite accessories — especially if I don’t have the time or energy to put on a little eyeliner. There are all kinds of incredible styles that can be worked if you just give them a chance! My favorite glasses are definitely the ClubMaster styled glasses because they just work with my face…
By Salma ElkhaoudiThis video beautifully pulled at all my heart strings, and brain strings, in captivating the reality of our post-9/11, post-Charlie Hebdo, post-ISIS world. The collective blame has gone too far, and this video is here to prove it from a different perspective: children. In under 2 minutes, filmmaker Abdelkarim El-Fassi videotapes the conviction of 5…
By MG StaffYeah, we already know. You had to deal with a bunch of annoying relatives on Thanksgiving that justified the Michael Brown decision. Your pants won’t button post-Turkeyfest. And now your Facebook not-really-friends are posting about the Black Friday boycott being pointless. We’re right there with you. So, a dose of puppy dressed in teddy bear…
