By Mellak AbduelalGraduation is supposed to be one of the most significant milestones of your life. As you walk across the stage to accept your diploma, each step signifies the sacrifices, the long hours, and the well-earned accomplishments that have brought you to this special moment. It is an exciting time for you and your family who…
By Zainab KhanFatima Mohammed has been trending globally for all the right reasons. She spoke against the Israeli-military regime that continues to murder Palestinian people and termed the NYPD to be fascist in the way they operate. Truth be told, she was right. It comes as no surprise that media outlets are tarnishing and harassing Mohammed for…
By Evette JahangiriEach year the end of Pride month signals the cycle of companies removing the rainbow flag and various colors from all over their merchandise. Confetti and balloons are cleaned up from Pride celebrations, and the streets begin to look a little bland again. Pride does not erase the obstacles that many trans-Muslims will continue to face…
By Guest AuthorThe following letter is written by a group of independent activists. On April 21, 2020, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, New Jersey congressional candidate, received a phone call from an unknown number threatening to kill her and her family. The caller cited her address and used a slew of racial slurs targeting Muslims. As women leaders, we condemn…
By #MuslimGirlArmyWelcome, baddies, to #AllyGroupChat! Throughout the month of Ramadan, we’ll be crowdsourcing answers to the most burning questions our non-Muslim brothers and sisters have about our Holy Month, and we’ll be summarizing the best of the best right here, every Friday! So keep an eye out, because you never know what you’ll learn in Muslim…
By manalmoazzam#MuslimWomensDay is back for yet another year to remind the world that we are here, we aren’t going anywhere, and we talk back! For those of you who may not know, the #MuslimWomensDay campaign was pioneered by MuslimGirl.com in response to widespread misrepresentation and hijacking of our narrative. How we saw ourselves represented in the…
By Sepideah Mohsenian-RahmanSeven months ago, Masjid al-Rabia opened in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. The masjid provides spiritual care for marginalized Muslims — those who identify as women, non-conforming, queer or trans are welcome in the community without fear of exclusion or violence, and incarcerated Muslims are extended spiritual support through the mosque’s Black and Pink Crescent campaign. The…
By Amanda SadlerIn a video from O, The Oprah Magazine’s Super Soul Sessions, Glennon Doyle Melton takes on the issue of oppression, addressing white women. She says she understands that white women are feeling fear and degradation but they must realize they are only experiencing an ounce of what people of color, religious minorities, LGBTQ+, the poor,…
By Guest BloggerWritten by Candee Rue. “I’m actually a Christian, but if I weren’t, is that really how you would treat me as a Muslim?” This sentence would be the catalyst to my journey in seeing and understanding Islam and Muslim women and men in a different, more accurate way. In 2013, I put on hijab…
By Guest BloggerWritten by Agnes Fischer. I believe our differences strengthen us, not our similarities. We lose our fear of each other when we gain insight into the lives of people unlike us, so I decided to launch The Solidarity 365 Project, where I’m featuring one Muslim a day for 365 days. This portrait series is…
