By manalmoazzam#MuslimWomensDay is back for yet another year to remind the world that we are here, we aren’t going anywhere, and we talk back! For those of you who may not know, the #MuslimWomensDay campaign was pioneered by MuslimGirl.com in response to widespread misrepresentation and hijacking of our narrative. How we saw ourselves represented in the…
By manalmoazzamIt’s a bright day, but things haven’t quite gone to plan. You didn’t score that hot internship you really wanted, or your creative labor of love fell just a tad short of securing that renowned exhibition. Man, that really would have taken your career to the next level. So you take a walk. Or dance…
By manalmoazzamSo, here’s the thing. About a week ago, Zayn Malik, former member of the band One Direction, and (almost) every brown chick’s fantasy, spoke out about no longer identifying as a Muslim. *GASP* In an interview with Vogue, he iterated his pleasure at having built his life around the “tenets of Islam,” stating that his…
By manalmoazzamThis past week, Sinead O’Connor announced, via her Twitter feed, that she had officially embraced Islam. Along with the proclamation that she now goes by the name Shuhada, she shared a melodic rendition of the adhaan (call to prayer). Regarding her rendition, Shuhada wrote, “I got some pronouncition [sic] wrong because emotions took me from my…
By manalmoazzamThis past Friday saw another blow to the heinous practice of sexual violence. Yazidi activist and rape survivor, Nadia Murad Basee Taha, was named co-recipient of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize. She shares the honor with one Dr. Denis Mukwege, a gynecologist who currently heads up the Panzi Hospital in the Congolese city of Bukavu,…
