By samniqbalMost of us reading Muslim Girl are privileged enough to be American citizens or legal residents. But we may know many families that are undergoing major mental and physical anguish due to the uncertainty of the upcoming administration change. Many of them may have entered the United States as children, taking care of their families…
By samniqbalThe word jihad has been negatively known for it’s lesser meaning for a very long time — to wage a holy war against the unbelievers. But with the possibility of Donald Trump these days, a Muslim Girl commenter truly put the word into perspective — jihad stands for the act of exercising your Constitutional right…
By samniqbalToday I got language-shamed by the man who came to my home to fix my closet doors. I was speaking English, and not my “own language” to my children. My own language. I had to think about that for a minute. He asked me if I knew my “own language.” I said yes. “Fluently?” he…
By samniqbalAdnan Syed, the Baltimore, MD subject of the popular “Serial” podcast has been granted a retrial for the murder conviction of his ex-girlfriend in 1999. In 2014, when questions were raised about his guilt or innocence, Syed became a household name when the “Serial” podcast began digging deeper into the story of his involvement of…
By samniqbalThousands of people around the world joined together just a few days ago to commemorate British Member of Parliament, Jo Cox, who was murdered last week outside her constituency of Batley and Spen in West Yorkshire. Cox would have been celebrating her 42nd birthday. It has been released that Cox had been in contact with an…
By samniqbalI wait excitedly for the phone to ring from Arshiya Kherani, the creator of Sukoon Active, a New York-based fitness fashion line that caters specifically to women who wish to dress modestly. I am excited because Kherani is fellow alum of my alma mater, New York University. Her email said she would call at 5:30pm,…
