The Women of Iran are our honorees for Muslim Women to Watch 2023, Muslim Girl’s annual list of the prolific Muslim women making our year. Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman was visiting Iran in September 2022. As she was exploring the streets of Tehran, the morality police approached her concerning the way Amini had draped…
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Why You Should Take Your Activism For Palestine Beyond Social Media
I’ll just start by saying it: if you’ve reposted what’s happening in Palestine, you aren’t even halfway there. What are you going to do about it? All these big, well-renowned news stations using the words “fighting” and “conflict” are creating a biased and skewed untruthful image of what’s actually happening in Palestine. If one throws…
Here’s How the Prophet Muhammad Demonstrated the Importance of Empathy In Activism
“And do not mix the truth with falsehood or conceal the truth while you know it.” [Quran 2:42] As Muslims, it is our responsibility to listen to those who have experienced racism or oppression. Recently, the Muslim community is becoming more aware of the injustices that exist within our society through social media. But we…
The Top 10 Books to Read for Black History Month
Black History stretches across time, space, and disciple. Everywhere from the arts, film, and pop culture, to politics, activism, and education, Black women and men around the world have made, and continue to make history. Although there are many ways to celebrate Black History, nothing compares to hitting the books. Black History has been captured…