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…
By sarahmohrTrigger warning: This article discusses death by suicide, gun violence, and mass murder, and the discrimination and oppression of the LGBTQ+ community. It should be noted that this article is in no way meant to substitute for medical or mental health advice from a trained and educated mental health professional. Muslim Girl encourages those who need…
By sarahmohr#JusticeforFloyd “You must struggle to remember this past in all its nuance, error, and humanity. You must resist the common urge toward the comforting narrative of divine law, toward fairy tales that imply some irrepressible justice. The enslaved were not bricks in your road, and their lives were not chapters in your redemptive history. They…
By sarahmohrThe ongoing nightmare of COVID 19 and the global pandemic has revealed major differences between countries. One of the most prominent differences involves the provision of health care services to citizens of the world by their respective countries. And the United States is coming in looking abysmally bad, backwards, and abusive to those living with…
By sarahmohrAnd, we’re back for another episode of Sunnah Superfoods, this time for the wonderful and great grape! Hit Us With the History First, grapes have been around a really, really, long time. They originated as long as 130 million years ago, according to archeological finds. Humans started consuming grapes nearly 22,000 years ago, when the ice…
By sarahmohrOkay, so I don’t know about you, but I feel like running around in circles screaming. The schools are closed, and all events are cancelled. Everything is upended and in chaos. As a mental health professional, I thought I’d share a few self-care tips to help you stay sane (and calm!) during the coronavirus pandemic….
By sarahmohrMany of us who work outside the home may have experienced discrimination or been exposed to people with phobic beliefs about other people before. I work in San Francisco with homeless youth, at the heart of what’s known as the Gay Bay. My organization is obviously pro-LGBTQ+, and we get hit with endless demands to…
