By sarahmohrAs I’m sure you’re aware, many people call the day after the holiday known to many as Thanksgiving “Black Friday.” It is marked by rampant amounts of consumerism, celebrating corporate and capitalist excess with panicked stampedes at the door of electronics stores and shopping malls, frenzied shoppers stepping over and on top of one another…
By sarahmohrThis is based on the Rethinking “Thanksgiving” Toolkit developed by the Indigenous Solidarity Network, which was created originally for white people to think more clearly about settler colonialism. You can find the toolkit in its entirety here. Thanksgiving is a time of gathering together in the United States for many people; a time of family,…
By sarahmohr“I only like people who don’t catch viruses in a global pandemic,” – Donald Trump, probably. Trump’s mishandling of the pandemic With the mishandling of the COVID-19 crisis, the Trump Administration has caused thousands of needless deaths. In fact, in developed industrialized countries, the US has had among the most unfavorable outcomes with COVID. The…
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. …
By sarahmohrOn Tuesday October 6, President Trump announced that he was ending talks about a second stimulus package in the interest of pushing through his Supreme Court nominee to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. He tweeted: We Need a Stimulus Package – and Here Is Why The decision POTUS made in conjunction with Senate Majority Leader,…
By sarahmohrAfter watching the first debate, I was eager to see what would happen with the VP debate. So, I watched the VP debate, and again, I want to say the Biden/Harris ticket overwhelmingly represents decency, dignity, and integrity in ways that the current administration cannot even approach. With that said, I’d like to give you…
By sarahmohrSo, for those of you who made it a point to watch the debate coverage as I did, it was a scary sight. At one point, Biden called Trump a “clown” and that was a mild version of my reaction to him. The idea that there is no qualified adult in the house was on…
By sarahmohrWe’re super excited to announce that Muslim Girl had the opportunity to interview the fantastic and phenomenal artist Kulsum Tasnif. Her work is political, beautiful, and inspiring. Here’s what she had to say. Muslim Girl: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Sr Kulsum: Sure! I was born in England, grew up travelling…
By sarahmohrIn the media there is an ongoing and volatile conversation that is happening about medical freedom within the greater context of our generally deteriorating civil rights. The general acceptance that the public sphere is controlled by private corporations, such as private prisons, and corporations bottling and selling groundwater for private profit, continues to expand. State…
By sarahmohrWhile Islamic Arts have a glorious and illustrious history prior to present times, in the U.S., currently there is a growing attention to and vibrant movement of Muslim artists and Islamic Art. Part of this is the work being done at the Center for Religion and the Arts in Berkeley, California, where there is an…
By sarahmohrThere is a lot of conversation about gender justice, feminism, and sexual politics driven by a large number of forces, voices, and agendas. Some of these are friendly to Islam. They aim to reclaim the tradition of Islam from patriarchy and misogyny that contradict the sunnah. The concept that people are judged by their piety…
By sarahmohrIt is clear that the recent #BlackLivesMatter protests have been incredibly necessary, and pushed the current civil rights movement forward. However, there question continues as to why many people wait until we’re saying “rest in peace” to get involved and get active in civil rights movements and matters. While many of us love and respect…
By sarahmohrLately, the United States mainstream media has been showing less news about the crisis in Syria. So it’s unsurprising that despite weeks in captivity, U.S. media doesn’t seem to be covering the story of a British aid worker, living in Syria’s opposition-held Idlib province, who was arrested by a dominant armed group. His exact whereabouts…
