By haniyashareefI had a terrible Ramadan, and that’s okay. People say that there’s no such thing as a terrible Ramadan, but when it passes without you even realizing it came, then it most likely was not the best. I had easily one of the hardest years of my entire life. From an academic, mental, and social…
By Nadia Abdel-Halim ElaminOn December 19, 2018, demonstrations broke out all over Sudan. Initially, people were protesting the rising price of bread, an essential food item to many Sudanese, and astronomical increases in living costs. Living under al-Bashir’s rule for nearly three decades, the Sudanese people have been caught between two difficult choices: rise up and fight the…
By Irteza Binte-FaridI have found myself contemplating death ever since I returned from Hajj in the summer of 2018. People perform Hajj to fulfill a religious obligation to God, to renew their faith in God, and to experience a sense of community with Muslims around the world. In this sense, Hajj is life-affirming, yet my time in God’s house…
By nadamousaLast week, the bodies of Tala Farea, 16, and Rotana Farea, 22, were discovered in the Hudson River. In a gruesome turn of events, the girls had been duct-taped together, facing one another. Authorities have revealed that the two Saudi natives had recently applied for US asylum. Despite the outrageously suspicious circumstances surrounding their death,…
By MG StaffIn our community, we rarely talk about grief or loss. Something important to differentiate is that when it comes to loss, there are usually two things that influence the way we interact with our loss: The Quran, and the community/cultural traditions. So many people are quick to say that in the Quran it says…
