By hinataiWhy are some lives more valuable than others? That’s the question many asked after the events of this past week when the deadliest massacre in Boko Haram history took place and nobody cared because nobody heard about it. According to Amnesty International, Boko Haram fighters killed almost 2000 Nigerians in Baga, a city in northeast…
By hinataiAlmost 100,000 people are rallying across France after a terrorist attack against a French publication. Charlie Hebdo, a satirical magazine in Paris that is known for publishing mocking cartoons of Prophet Muhammad as well as other notable political and religious figures, was the target of these attacks. As a Muslim and budding journalist, I feel…
By hinataiThree months ago, Fouzia travelled seven hours from Girdi Jungal, Pakistan to the Kandahar Province in Afghanistan, running away from her abusive husband and his two murderous wives to live with her mother. Under the guise of worry for her son’s mental and physical health, she told her husband that her mother had connections to…
By hinataiThe government of Turkey lifted its decades-long hijab ban in middle and high schools yesterday, about a year after the nation lifted the hijab ban for women working in state and civil occupations. This loosening of restraints on the hijab ban demonstrates the Turkish government’s shifting attitude towards the hijab and in protecting the individual’s…
By hinataiEver since three Israeli teens went missing, in early June, Israeli forces have launched an offensive, collective punishment campaign. They have killed, injured and arrested hundreds of Palestinians. One particular occurrence has garnered mass media attention this past week: the death of Palestinian teenager, Muhammed Abu Khdeir, and the beating of his cousin, Tariq Abu…
