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5 Black Muslim Bloggers to Follow
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Veiled Muslim Woman Was Violently Shot Dead in France
By najmaOn Friday night at 9:40 P.M., a woman wearing a headscarf was shot dead. The assailant hasn’t been identified yet. The woman was hit with five bullets, two bullets were fired in close range. An assault rifle was used, and six bullet shells were found at the scene. The victim was found in a car and has…
Don’t Lie to Muslim Women
By najmaThere’s this assumption that Muslim women are docile, weak and incapable of thinking for themselves. This is a colonial, orientalist, lie so people can feel better about sexualizing and oppressing Muslim women with the hope that we won’t be able to tell if we are being exploited. They thought. Fact: Muslim women in hijab are…
Did #CanYouHearUsNow Only Apply to Some Muslim Women?
By najmaOn Sunday night, Fatima Salman asked Muslim women to join her in using the hashtag #CanYouHearUsNow because of what Donald Trump said about Ghazala Khan not being allowed to say anything. When in fact, she is still mourning her son — and it was too painful for her to say anything. Muslim women took to…
Meet Nida Allam: The Sanders Campaign Field Director Mistaken as Clinton Supporter
By najmaNida Allam is a North Carolina delegate and regional field director for Sanders’ campaign. On Tuesday, Hillary’s campaign tweeted this picture of Nida with the caption “We made history.” But here’s the thing: Nida is wiping away her tears at the moment Bernie Sanders conceded — not because Hillary became the democratic nominee. Hillary’s campaign…
6 Powerful Quotes from Michelle Obama’s DNC Speech
By najma1. “I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves. And I watch my daughters, two beautiful, intelligent Black young women playing with their dogs in on White House lawn.” 2. “When they go low, we go high! 3. “The hateful language they (Michelle’s daughters) hear from public figures on TV…
10 Books You Need to Understand Why #BlackLivesMatter
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This is What It’s Like Being Visibly Muslim on NYC Transit
By najmaThe work day just ended, and it’s rush hour. There are two seats open to my right, and the lady next to me has a pencil pointed upward. Also, the train is packed. Some creep is trying to slyly take a picture of me. I put my head down for two reasons: I was worried…
5 Yummy Mocktail Recipes To Try
By najmaNo alcohol? No problem! Here are some refreshing mocktails that will be perfect to enjoy for iftar or on Eid day! You can add a cute umbrella, or drink it out of a cool straw to make it look cute. Bottoms up, you deserve it, boo. VIRGIN MOJITO 5mint leaves 1teaspoon raw sugar 1…
41 Dead & More Than 230 Injured After Attack at Istanbul Airport
By najmaA suicide gun and bomb attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport, the third busiest airport in Europe, has killed 41 people and injured more than 230 more. Officials are saying that one or two attackers had blown themselves up at the entrance to the international terminal at the airport after police fired at them. The majority…
This is What Ramadan is Really About. (Hint: It’s Not Fasting!)
By najmaMake this a month where you foster self-discipline, and carry this habit with you after Ramadan ends. Ramadan teaches us about balance and discipline. It’s not about excess or extremes; it’s not about reading Quran all day, or sleeping all day. It’s no consolation that when you break your fast, and you try to eat everything…
New York City’s MTA Bans Subway Ads Normalizing Muslims
By najmaThe Muslims are coming, and we live amongst you, and want to be able to express ourselves without having our First Amendment rights infringed upon…just an FYI. In New York City, over five million people take the subway every single day, and advertisements plastered on the walls, and in the subway are an integral part…
Ramadan is More Than Fasting & Praying On Time Five Times a Day
By najmaYes, praying and reading Quran can be hard to do all of the time, but doing those things isn’t an indicator of the kind of person you are. When you think of a religious person, normally you’d assume that they pray five times a day, they probably fast a couple days of the week when…
OITNB: Representation is Important, But Accurate Representation is Better
By najmaSeason four of Orange is the New Black was the most devastating and “political” season yet. With many parallels between real life and Litchfield, the writing of the show was informed by current events; almost all, if not every one of the topics: race, sexuality, religion and capitalism, are ongoing discussions we are having right…
100 Years of Hijab Fashion in 1 Minute (Africa Pt. 1)
By najmaWhen Islam asked for modesty, each region it spread to responded with either a head wrap that they believed represented it best or a as different styling of their cultural dress. However, because of the Arabization and anti-blackness, the traditional head wraps that doubled as hijab in most African countries were not considered hijab. Turbans…