I can only speak for myself when I say that the topic of marriage was a constant in my household growing up. I remember being 11-years-old when my cousin was getting married. I overheard a conversation amongst grown-ups discussing who was getting married next. It’s weird to hear your mother saying she wanted to get…
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A Letter To My Mom, From Her Independent Daughter
Dear Mom, There is something that I have been meaning to tell you, and here it goes… I understand that we play an important role in each other’s lives, but I feel I can’t be as up front with you about my feelings as you are with me, sometimes. I feel that just because you…
When Letting Your Kids Find Independence Hurts Your Heart
It’s been raining all morning, and now the thunder has taken a front show. My dog won’t leave my side even though there are four other people in the house he can go to. It’s been raining all morning, and I go to the window to watch the raindrops hit the ground. Plop. Plop. Plop….
#MGAnon: I Wasn’t Made for Marriage
Welcome to #MuslimGirlAnon, your one-stop spot for all the advice you could need! Every week, we crowd-source the very best advice our #MGClique has to offer about issues plaguing our girl gang. Need some advice? Write to editorial@muslim-girl-2021-production.mystagingwebsite.com, and we may just feature you! Q: “I am so fed up of all this marriage talk!…
Happy Stolen Land Day: The Myths of Canada Day, July 4th, & Israel
As you prepare to celebrate Canada Day July 1st or US Independence Day July 4th, consider this: We live on stolen land. Do you know whose land you live on? In fact, 250 million people were exterminated to make way for European settlers who then stole 12 million people from Africa, of which 1.5 million…