Either you are a free thinker or an ardent believer of your faith; you cannot stop your child from meeting people with different religions. We live in a diverse society where we come across people from different religious backgrounds daily. Even in schools, your child will have friends from other faiths, and they must learn to…
Education
7 Ways Remote Learning Is Affecting Muslim College Students
Muslim students have been facing systematic and faith-based discrimination on campuses since 9/11. But the COVID pandemic presented a new set of unprecedented challenges to the entire Muslim student body in America and the rest of the world. At first, Muslim students had to cope with the changes alongside their peers. But soon enough, they realized that…
Mother-Daughter Team Promotes Fun Learning Online Through ‘Inspire a Learner’
By Noha AlgahimiInspire a Learner is a recently launched online service offering tutelage in Egyptian colloquial, modern standard Arabic, Quranic Arabic, and Islamic studies. The organization is unique in its emphasis on a personalized learning experience, offering step-by-step instruction to ensure the comfort and success of each student. Inspire a Learner is managed by a mother-daughter duo…
An Open Letter to the Class of 2020
By Amani SalahudeenDear Class of 2020, Here’s to us! I know this is not what we envisioned when we thought of how our graduation would go. I know that some of you probably thought that the worst that could happen would be tripping over your heels as you walked to get your diploma. I was a transfer…
Are Science and Religion Actually Not as at Odds As We Think?
In today’s world, one of the most debated topics is the relationship between science and religion, which often clash. For example, the popular question of natural evolution versus guided evolution has been hotly debated for centuries. Yet, science and religion can come together, as is taught in Islam. On March 7th, I had the opportunity…
Bored in Quarantine? Kill Time With These 7 Free Online Activities
By manalmoazzamAs the world goes under quarantine, we need a little more to keep ourselves engaged and stimulated than overindulging in a news cycle that likes to hound us with information 24/7. Sure, you could always hit up websites like Coursera and Alison to take some courses here and there, but what if I told you…
Sisters, Do You Know Your Financial Rights?
By Jessica Daqamsseh“I’m just on a green card. I have no rights.” A woman laments her fate to two unsuspecting Arabic store employees. The customers wanted the imam-boast of a white American woman’s journey to Islam. A few alhamdullillahs and mashaAllahs to celebrate the tale. Instead, an uncomfortable silence permeated the room, leaving the two men in…
Here’s Why Educating Our Girls Benefits Everyone
Globally, more than 130 million girls are out of school, meaning they are not being educated. We all have women in our lives that we care about. How would it feel if your loved one was deprived of their rights, including the right to educate themselves, just because they were female? Unfortunately, this is the…
How Toxic Cultural Practices Affect Our Career Choices
By Mariam Nouser“You have to be a doctor, engineer, or lawyer.” Us first or second-generation immigrants hear this on a daily basis when we’re nearing the time in which we embark on our career paths. We feel that, as children of immigrants or as immigrants ourselves, our families sacrifice so much so that we could succeed, be…
The Top 5 Memes You Need to Survive Finals Week
December is here, the holidays are near, and so are finals. This is the worst time of the year for all students (including me), considering we have to learn a whole semester’s worth of material in a few weeks (read: a few days). Yet, somehow, we just can’t stop procrastinating long enough to help ourselves out….
The Lunar Eclipse Reminded Me of a Wonderful Man I Once Knew
By Jennah HaqueThis is going to be some epic revelatory love story. That’s probably what you’re thinking now, right? And in some ways it is, but definitely not in the way you’re presuming. So if you want an astro-flavored sappy and romantic narrative, you’re probably better off re-reading The Fault in Our Stars. This is your free pass from…
The Muslim Girl’s Guide to Getting Into Top Tier Schools
It is not a coincidence that the first word of the Qur’an to be revealed to mankind was “read” or ‘Iqra’. Education, study, and research are all given high ranks within Islam and Prophetic teachings. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “One who treads a path in search of knowledge has his path…
6 Things Islamic School Failed to Teach Me
By Guest BloggerWritten by Mina Khan Private Islamic schools: a place where many students find their American and Muslim identities not only by going through a typical school curriculum with other Muslims their age, but also by learning about their religion in depth. However, we often find that these schools fail to discuss important issues that…
I Graduated From My University After 17 Years. Here’s How I Did It.
By Guest BloggerWritten by Naveen Khan. Last month, I finally graduated with a BA Honors in Interdisciplinary Visual Arts from the University of Washington. With support and encouragement from those who were part of this whirlwind of a journey, I am finally here closing a chapter of my life. It was a four-year degree that spanned two…
I Studied Away From Home in China Before Getting Married
By Guest BloggerWritten by Fatima Naqvi. I knew there would be whispers about me when I left. Whispers that would viciously attack my decision to study abroad in China for my junior year of high school. I never knew precisely what was said about me, but I could guess at the meanings of the accusing stares and…