By sarahmohrTech is politically-biased. That needs to be at the front of our awareness as we use social media. I had the opportunity to attend a wonderful webinar on the E-Occupation that people are experiencing all around the world with the attacks on freedom of speech, as well as people’s very livelihood and lives, due to…
By sarahmohrStarting earlier this month, 12 Gates Arts is hosting the opening for “Hasteem: We are here,” an exhibit put on by the phenomenal Collective for Black Iranians. The Collective was founded by Priscillia Kounkou-Hoveyda, a human rights lawyer, as well as five other Black Iranians whose goal is to create a mainstream narrative about the…
By sarahmohrPomegranate is a super antioxidant food. One of the most beautiful facts about pomegranates is that while a few hundred years ago, or even a few decades ago, they were quite difficult to eat and access, that is no longer true. At least in the US, pomegranate juice is all over stores, including prepackaged pomegranate…
By sarahmohrRecent headlines have delivered the terrible news that the highest EU court ruled that it is okay to fire women for wearing the headscarf if it interferes with the ability of the workplace to create an environment that is “neutral” which is supposedly non-religious, or non-partisan, or secular. An article from Human Rights Watch rightly…
By sarahmohrMuslim Girl recently had a chance to chat with Rana Abdelhamid, Justice Democrats’ latest primary challenger who recently declared her campaign to take on Carolyn Maloney in NY-12. If elected, Rana would be one of the youngest members to ever serve in Congress, and the third Muslim woman ever elected to the House. Rana is…
By sarahmohrIn the midst of Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity, the Biden administration has moved to sell $735 million of arms to Israel. There are moments when people must come to terms with the full measure of their actions, and the consequences of their complicity. Now is that time for the Biden administration, and…
By sarahmohrRamadan Mubarak, everyone. At the end of a long day of fasting, with an upset stomach perhaps, and very tired, there is absolutely nothing more wonderful than a bowl of soup to start our feast during Iftar. We all know the joy of pouring some nice hot soup into a big bowl after a couple of…
By sarahmohrHow can I approach spiritual self-care as a Muslim woman, especially in quarantine during a global pandemic? That’s what I ask myself and others. At my work, for example, there is definitely more talk about implementing self-care routines, and I appreciate that. But sometimes, answering questions about how I personally engage in it can be…
By sarahmohrMeet Tahanie Aboushi. She is a fiery veiled Palestinian attorney with a thick New York accent raised in a community where she actually knows what a bodega is. And she’s a candidate that is currently running a historic campaign for Manhattan District Attorney. As a child, Aboushi’s life was turned upside down when her father…
By sarahmohrWhy Christmas Matters It doesn’t matter if Jesus Was born in April or December. It doesn’t matter, The merchandising that drives the masses. It doesn’t matter that the only thing The historical record can confirm Is that he died on the cross. I don’t think the changing of the cups at Starbucks, Or the proliferation…
By sarahmohrThe latest in a slew of demonstrations held throughout France was on Saturday, December 12, (article in The Guardian) (article from Dec 12 in ABC News) to protest the recent law under consideration in response to the horrific murder of Samuel Paty. The law in question, otherwise known as the Law Against Separatism, is a…
By sarahmohrSeptember 17, 2021 – The 10 Year Anniversary of OccupyWallStreet Ten years ago, a great popular movement swept across the world. OccupyWallStreet, or Occupy, was a moment in time when people protested the unequal distribution of wealth. People protested all the myriad social consequences and costs it entails. The 99%, most people in the country,…
By sarahmohrOn Sunday October 18, Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar passed from this world peacefully in her sleep in Chicago, Illinois. It is difficult to do justice to a scholar, activist, teacher, and mystic of her stature, and when considering how to write about her transcending, speaking with one of the people who benefited from her legacy was…
By sarahmohrThe second and final presidential debate was held on October 22 at 9PM EST. Moderated by Kristen Welker, NBC News’ White House correspondent, the debate rules were slightly changed to prevent the debacle that was witnessed by millions in the first debate. If you need a reminder of what happened the first go around, that…
By sarahmohrWe’re back for another episode of Super Sunnah Foods, and our focus this week is milk. Personally, I am currently mostly vegan; I eat a plant-based diet due to concerns for the treatment of animals, as well as the environment. But part of the way I became a vegetarian was drinking a lot of milk. …
