By iqramehdiPresident Trump is right. I built a wall along Israel’s southern border. It stopped all illegal immigration. Great success. Great idea ???? — Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) January 28, 2017 Like pretty much everything else happening right now that we wish was some episode of “Punk’d,” this is also very real: Benjamin Netanyahu trailed his fingers…
By iqramehdiThe much-loved winner of the sixth season of “The Great British Bake Off” Nadiya Hussain is releasing her first fiction novel later this month. The novel is titled “The Secret Lives of the Amir Sisters,” and explores life as a second generation Bangladeshi in the U.K. through the trials and tribulations the Amir family face….
By iqramehdiIt’s safe to say 2016 has been one for the history books. Amid all of the negativity post-election, one story stands above all others in its positivity and renewed hope for the future. Earlier this year, Donald Trump had the idea of creating a Muslim registry on his campaign run, an idea which was further…
By iqramehdiAn anti-masking bill originally designed to ban KKK hoods was in the process of being amended in an attempt to criminalize the niqab, a Muslim woman’s full body covering, in an increasingly hostile post-election America. The original bill, passed in 1990, was meant to prevent anonymous acts of violence committed by KKK members donning white hoods against Black people….
By iqramehdiIn Islam the hijab presents itself as a symbol of modesty and faith. Most widely known as the headscarf, the hijab can be represented in a multitude of ways. In this case, I refer to the hijab as how many understand it to mean – the headscarf. I was 6 years old when I first…
By iqramehdiOne of Donald Trump’s honorary street signs in Chicago has been taken down; the removal of the sign comes after a group lawmakers called for the sign to be removed, a group that had the support of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. While Emanuel said he doesn’t agree with the way the sign was removed, as it still…
By iqramehdiMarvel has evidently taken the criticism and recent conversations relating to its lack of diversity and representation to heart. As an example, a new character has recently emerged — Lunella Lafayette, an African American girl, who is now the smartest hero in the Marvel comics. With the ongoing conversations regarding diversity, it is important for people…
By iqramehdiIt goes without saying that teaching is hard work! There are long hours involved in trying to figure out the best way to get your students the skills needed to tackle the world outside of the classroom. Whilst many teachers face issues such as budgeting problems and the struggle of handling large classes, one teacher…
By iqramehdiA pregnant woman wearing the niqab was attacked in front of her husband and children in Barcelona in what the police are now calling a hate crime. While walking with her family, two young men approached her and began hurling insults over her choice to wear the veil. Investigators say the altercation turned physical when…
