By MG StaffLove is in the air or something like that, so everyone is saying. If you don’t have a valentine or galentine, you’re probably safe from the haram police at least. But that’s neither here nor there because this isn’t a post to debate whether or not V-day is haram or not. All joking aside, we…
By MG StaffJanuary is cervical cancer awareness month. Cervical cancer is the fourth most common kind of cancer among people with vaginas worldwide and can be easily screened for with pap smears. It’s important for vagina owners to know the signs and symptoms of cervical cancer, and get preventative care so that problems can be diagnosed earlier…
By MG StaffJapan has seen its Muslim population more than double in size in the past ten years, alhamdulilah. In 1941, there were only approximately 600 Muslims in Japan; today, there are over 230,000. This has also resulted in an increase in mosques to accommodate the rapidly growing number of Muslims. One Japanese Muslim advised that he…
By MG StaffEveryone needs help sometimes. Asking for help can be challenging, and being vulnerable enough to do so can be uncomfortable. In this TED Talk, social psychologist Heidi Grant details how to ask for help and get a “yes,” while also making the process rewarding for the giver of help as well. We need to help…
By MG StaffIn this talk, Nastesho Ulow takes on the image of the so-called “oppressed Muslim woman that is so prevalent in the media. She talks about how this misrepresentation, especially of Muslim women, leads to prejudice and provides solutions to utilize in our daily lives so we aren’t influenced by fake news. Watch above.
By MG Staff[And mention] when the angels said, “O Mary, indeed Allah gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary – distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to Allah]. — Quran 3:45 You’ve probably heard Christmas music nonstop on…
By MG StaffYou know the saying about assumptions, right? They make a you-know-what out of you and a you-know-what out of me? There’s a reason for that. Watch as a Muslim influencer reads off comments she’s gotten from people who assume things about her based off her social media presence — and see how wrong they are….
By MG StaffIn this TED Talk, policymaker and poet Aaron Maniam speaks about how the language we use to talk about COVID shapes the way that we think about our experience with pandemic. He touches upon the inequality of COVID, and how some of us are experiencing relief: more time with our families; while others are suffering…
By MG StaffIn this TED Talk, Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig discusses how money has corrupted democracy and our government, creating a system of inequality where only 0.02% of the U.S. population is represented by the so-called representative government. According to Lessig, this flawed system must be repaired before we can ever even adequately begin to address the…
By MG StaffMohammed Raqeeb, understanding that many people are not fully informed on the terrible humanitarian crisis in Yemen, created this short 140 second video to explain what’s going on. We encourage everyone to see it so as to be informed, and be aware in order to help however they are able. Yemen can’t wait.
By MG StaffWhat does it mean to you to be Muslim? What does a Muslim look like? Who is and isn’t a Muslim? In this TEDx Talk, Sahar Habib Ghazi, managing editor for Global Voices, talks about how Muslims are not a monolithic group, and how “Muslim” isn’t a one-dimensional identity. “We practice different. We identify with being…
By MG StaffAlanna Shaikh, a global health consultant, wants us to be prepared for the worst, saying that COVID “is our future.” In this video, Shaikh breaks down why there will be more epidemics and breakouts, and how humans contribute to that due to the way that we interact with our planet. Shaikh provides a compelling argument…
By MG Staff“Cardi B or not to be,” is how Mufti Menk humorously captioned his reaction video in which he discussed the lyrics to Cardi B and Megan thee Stallion’s smash hit “WAP.” Apparently someone showed him the lyrics to the scandalous single, and Mufti Menk had some thoughts on the lyrical content. Watch the video above…
By MG Staff“Would you do everything within your power to fix things before they got worse?” Don’t be too sure. Check out what this lady says about how we ignore the obvious problems. She brings insight to the challenges we tend to let slip by, thus hindering our growth. Tell us, do you allow culture, society or…
By MG Staff“Today every person shall have what they have earned. There will be no injustice today and verily Allah is swift in his accounting.” — Quran, 40:17 In Omar Suleiman’s recent video, “Justice in the Court of Allah,” Suleiman talks about the recent hearing of the Christchurch attacks. This will be the first time the surviving…
