By Guest BloggerOver the course of the past few weeks, thousands of Palestinian youth have been protesting against Israeli forces and settlers all around the occupied territories, leading many to believe the Third Intifada is around the corner. Per usual when the violence escalates, the same narrative is perpetuated in Western media – ruthless Palestinian terrorists are…
By Hasnaa MokhtarThe Obamas struck a deal recently with Pakistan’s leader Nawaz Sharif; they are investing $70 million to educate Pakistani girls. It’s part of Michelle’s Let Girls Learn initiative that aims at “helping adolescent girls attend school and complete their education.” “The first lady’s office hopes the awareness campaign will help girls overcome barriers such as…
By Sabha AbourGrowing up, my family never really attended the mosque or was even involved in the Muslim community. To this day though, I remember vividly when I started attending the mosque. Four years after the horrific acts of Sept. 11, my best friend Jameelah and I started going to the weekly Thursday class to learn more…
By Tahira AyubEvery person has experienced or will experience injustice at different points in their lives. Sitting through biased lectures in classrooms, fighting with siblings, or even reading the news, injustices are present at different levels of potency. With the sweeping increase of Islamophobia in today’s global society, sometimes it feels like injustice is inevitable and that…
By sobiamasoodLiquid lipstick, the answer to all of our prayers. There’s no more eating your lipstick and getting it on your teeth, smearing it on your blanket scarf, or getting it all over your face as you devour a burger. Matte lipsticks have sufficed thus far however it is time to aim for pigmented pop of…
By Sahra MaganFor the Muslim Rohingya minority in Myanmar, the November 8 elections do not carry with them the promise of respite from ethnic and religious persecution. The silence by celebrated human rights activist and the current opposition leader of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, on the continued violence against the unrecognized ethnic minority, only serves to…
By RowidaTahrir Square always drew a crowd but on that day, Tahrir held more people than ever, spilling many onto the surrounding streets, creating traffic — creating history. Their chants were louder than the fireworks; “Egypt is free!” they cried as the colors flickered across their faces. “Hold your heads high, you’re Egyptian!” Many bent over…
By Guest BloggerChildren of immigrant parents are often forced to accept truths that non-immigrant children never have to think about. Aside from being your parent’s translator and trying to bridge the gap between the culture of your ancestry and the culture that you live in, there are harsher truths that we have to face. We don’t see our extended…
By Guest BloggerIn 1947, the country of India partitioned into two separate states: India and Pakistan. When a country divides, the people do as well, and that’s exactly what happened here. The Muslims fled to Pakistan while the Hindus remained in India. Nationalism remains in both countries, while a means of unification inside, equals mutual enmity outside….
By nishifatimaTwo years after the shooting of Trayvon Martin and the subsequent birth of #BlackLivesMatter, the movement has remained a powerful way to bring awareness to police brutality and the institutional racism that continues to be waged against Black bodies. The question of “Do Black Lives Matter or do All lives Matter?” has even become a part of the campaign trail, with four out…
By Guest BloggerFrom Ben Carson pontificating that he will never vote for a Muslim in office to Donald Trump nodding his head away in response to a bigot suggesting the extermination of all American Muslims -– Muslim bashing seems to be the top political trend this fall. Not only are these kinds of sentiments coming from people…
By Shanzay FarzanYou know those annoying newsletter emails you signed up for years ago and keep ignoring now that they won’t stop flooding your inbox? I have a bad habit of thinking I might actually read them at some point. So when I got an email titled “Our 35th Anniversary Cosmos Award Announced!” from The Planetary Society…
By ShannonI have worked for white people my entire life. Out of all the jobs I’ve had — there have been a lot — only one of my employers was non-white. In a group text with friends, we started talking about our jobs and our co-workers and realized that each one of us was employed by…
By Guest BloggerHalloween is the I-can-get-away-with-anything time of the year. Department stores get away with selling hundreds and thousands of items that can be classified as over-priced “spooky” crap, children get away with eating a shit load of candy, and adults often try to get away with costumes that are outright offensive and racist because, you know,…
By The Editors#MuslimGirlProbs is our weekly link roundup of headlines, stories, events, and situations that make us want to rip our hijabs off. Hello… it’s me. I was wondering if after all these months you’d still like to read? Well you’re in luck! The headlines have only gotten crazier since we last talked. Enjoy. Week of 10/26/15: A…
