It’s not often that I get asked to write basically the same article again, but it’s also not often that a white supremacist in Office decides to repeat the same, already-debunked lie over and over again. I am, of course, referring to the latest blatant falsehood spread by Donald Trump. …pig’s blood isn’t some secret…
So What Now? Muslim Girl Reflects on President-Elect Donald Trump
Yesterday morning, we woke up to the news that Donald Trump won the general election, making him the 45th President-Elect of the United States. Muslims (as well as Hindus, Sikhs, Mexicans, African Americans, the LGBTQ+ people, disabled people, sexual assault and harassment victims, women, and pretty much any other marginalized community you can think of) have…
On Pakistan, Homophobia & Violence Against the Trans Community
On May 25, Pakistani transgender activist Alisha was killed after being shot multiple times following an altercation between a group of men and a group of trans women. While she was transported to the Lady Reading Hospital nearby immediately, reports said that her care was delayed as doctors debated whether to admit her to the…
Muslim Girl Talks to President Bill Clinton About Reclaiming Narratives
Muslim Girl’s founder and editor-in-chief, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, took the stage with former president Bill Clinton this past weekend during the opening session of the annual Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU) event in Berkeley, Calif. The panel, in keeping with the opening plenary’s “Courage to Create” theme, also included Khan Academy founder Sal Khan, Egyptian revolutionary…
