By aishasalehDear Spidey, Just in case nobody informed you, using the hijab as a prop in your movie does not count as representation. Yours Truly, A Real Life Hijabi Okay, I know the intro sounds a bit salty, so let’s preface this with the fact that I obsessively love the Marvel films, and thoroughly enjoyed “Spider-Man:…
By aishasalehAs of late, a movement of speaking up has picked up traction on our social media feeds surrounding the situation in Sudan. Just in case anyone is still behind on what is happening, here is a summary of the situation that has culminated over the past several months — After 30 years of violent oppression…
By aishasalehDear G. Willow Wilson, Can I just say, thank you for your new novel, The Bird King. I have been a fan since I read your novel Alif The Unseen. I thought that novel was an incredible work of literature because it was set in the modern Muslim world, and you made it easy to navigate…
By aishasalehMy younger brother has recently made it a habit to attend our local mosque in order to pray every fajr and isha prayer. This means that every morning and every evening, he walks up the steps to the masjid to pray with the few brothers and sisters who join in for the same prayers. Every…
