By manalmoazzamAh, August, how I’ve missed you. How I’ve missed this month of fall colors everywhere you look, eau de Pumpkin Spice everywhere you sniff, and…an entire new Freshman class, shaking like fall leaves with fear and eager anticipation of everything that their first year at college has to offer? Oh, I remember those days well (hey,…
By It is not a coincidence that the first word of the Qur’an to be revealed to mankind was “read” or ‘Iqra’. Education, study, and research are all given high ranks within Islam and Prophetic teachings. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “One who treads a path in search of knowledge has his path…
By There is no doubt that finishing high school is a very relieving, yet stressful time. I think each person goes through different phases, naturally, and attending university is a critical transition. One is no longer technically under their parents’ wings. Everyone has different experiences going to university. Some people want to stay where they lived…
By vanessaelshamyStaying true to my beliefs in my community– where my family probably made up the entire Muslim population in the area– was tough, to say the least. We actually moved around quite a bit in my childhood, and pretty much every neighborhood we’ve lived in has been predominantly white and Christian. There was seldom a mosque in our area, and…
By vanessaelshamyI struggled in college. As the years passed, things like school work and making friends became easier, but being sure of who I was as a person unfortunately got harder for me. It took a great toll on my mental health and turned me into a person I did not at all want to be….
By SaraI graduated from a private Islamic school in June 2012. I was a student there since I was in 4th grade. I remember resenting the hijab and the Islamic curriculum, but I grew to appreciate them as the years went on and I got older (and hopefully wiser). When I entered high school, everything I…
By HabeebaIt’s that wonderful time of the year when the weather finally gets warm enough to wear single layers and sandals, when it’s finally time to pull out the sunglasses and drive around with the windows down. When it’s finally time to… that’s right, study for finals. The week of my Sociology 101 exam was a…
By HabeebaHave you ever heard a successful person say, “Confidence is key!” when she’s asked how she accomplished such-and-such a feat? I know I have, and that’s NOT an easy thing to hear when confidence isn’t embedded in your system. It’s tough seeing the go-getters around you rise to the top, take chance after chance, grab…
By maha“Prophet Muhammad (SAW) taught us that Faith is never static. It increases and decreases, or waxes and wanes. It is our responsibility to assess where our faith is, and make it our duty to constantly work towards improving it.”1 It is a sunny, yet chilly Wednesday morning, as I sit inside one of my university’s…
By mayeshaWhat’s a Muslim girl to do away from home and in a completely new environment? Here’s some tips and tricks that I figured out while living on campus for my first year at college.
