By The Editors#MuslimGirlProbs is our weekly link roundup of headlines, stories, events, and situations that make us want to rip our hijabs off. Welcome back to another week of #MGProbs. Enjoy my darlings. Week of 12/12/15: Muslim teacher fired after showing a video of Malala to her class. Keep in mind, a non-Muslim teacher at the same…
By Hasnaa MokhtarI never knew chemistry could be a source of happiness, excitement and create positively critical citizens until I heard it from Collin College Professor Dr. Amina El-Ashmawy. Her unique relationship with Chemistry not only makes her a passionate mentor, but also earned her the title 2015 U.S. Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation…
By RowidaOn Oct. 20, 2014, 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was fatally shot 16 times by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke. McDonald was a ward of the state who had been removed from his mother’s care when he was three due to neglect — and again when he was five because his mother’s boyfriend had beaten him….
By Sarah EMany Middle-Eastern women have at least one female family member with eyebrow tattoos. If they’re from an older generation, their brows may seem a little more stern and, uh, solid. By that, I mean their eyebrows have been filled in with a solid line, opposed to the more trendy feathering techniques being practiced now. Alas,…
By ShannonI don’t watch horror movies. When I was a kid I watched “Scream” and I couldn’t be alone in the dark for months because of the fear that the killer would emerge from the shadows and stab me to death. To this day, a chill still runs up my spine if I see the “Scream”…
By Sarah ENo matter what we do or do not celebrate, Christmas is a holiday most of us like to participate in. We are surrounded by the Christmas spirit as soon as we put away our Thanksgiving leftovers. But if you’re like me, you’ve still managed to forget about a gift exchange you signed up for at…
By Khalood KibriaTo the angels of Peshawar, you are not dead. Dearest angels of Peshawar, It’s been a year since you stopped the world in its tracks. It’s been a year since Dec. 16, 2014 — a date ingrained into the memory of humanity, especially in the memories of your families, friends and neighbors, the Pakistani nation….
By HumairaIt’s wedding season for Muslims all around North America. That boy you used to go to Sunday School with is finally getting hitched. That girl from the MSA that you thought was cute, but you were too afraid to talk to, just posted pictures from her henna party. Let’s admit it, after college graduation there…
By Guest BloggerDear Dr. Carson, You don’t know me. But you think you do. You think that I am oppressed and subservient. That my male relatives’ sole purpose in life is to exert the religiously-mandated gender superiority onto me. And that as a result, I am uneducated and fearful, unable to form or articulate my own thoughts….
By Sahra MaganPreliminary results indicate that at least 17 women have been elected to office in Saudi Arabia in Saturday’s historic elections. The landmark elections marked the first time in the history of the conservative monarchy that women have been allowed to vote and run for office. Among the trailblazing Saudi women, who are the first women…
By Guest Blogger#ShitTSASays chronicles the U.S. Transportation Security Administration’s ludicrous mistreatment and profiling of Muslims while flying. Send your story to editorial@muslim-girl-2021-production.mystagingwebsite.com. Nada Awwad During the summer of 2014, I was traveling from Montreal — where I had spent five weeks in a French immersion program — to Amman, Jordan, where I would be crossing the border…
By Nihal Al QawasmiCalais, a small town in northern France, has recently become the home of yet another mark made by Banksy — the unknown, English-born graffiti artist branded by his satirical street art and its supposed use for political activism. For many years, Calais has been known to be a landing spot for migrants and refugees alike due to…
By Guest Blogger#ShitTSASays chronicles the U.S. Transportation Security Administration’s ludicrous mistreatment and profiling of Muslims while flying. Send your story to editorial@muslim-girl-2021-production.mystagingwebsite.com. Having done some heavy travel both domestically and internationally, it’s clear that with each new adventure there is a unique experience to accompany it at the airport. Over the years, it can be a headache…
By Zoha QamarGiven the recent rhetoric spewing from the political pandemonium sometimes referred to as the United States Presidential Election, as well a spike in hate crimes and alarming attacks on our communities, it feels increasingly difficult and dangerous to be a Muslim in this country. Intolerance is on the rise, and any shred of logic once…
By Guest Blogger#ShitTSASays chronicles the U.S. Transportation Security Administration’s ludicrous mistreatment and profiling of Muslims while flying. Send your story to editorial@muslim-girl-2021-production.mystagingwebsite.com. Mike B. I’m a Swiss-Lebanese hybrid of a Swiss mother and a Lebanese father (both Christian) and I work as a photographer. Over the years, I’ve had some exceptionally shitty TSA comments made that I’ve…
