By Lily Syahirah RamlanThere’s just so much hate and injustice going on in the world today. Being a Muslim is one thing for Islamophobes to hate on, and for sexists, being a woman is another thing. Not a lot of men out there, even among Muslims themselves, are ready to accept the idea of gender equality, especially when…
By JUMMANAHAround 350 students protested outside Fairfax High School in Fairfax County, VA last Thursday in support of Ekran Mohamed, the Muslim student who had her hijab pulled off by a student called James Nygaard, so as to bring justice to her and hold the school accountable. Mohamed reported that Nygaard threw her across the room,…
By emanYou’re like the office cool kid if you can speak more than one language. It’s like the party trick that never gets old. But if that second language is Arabic or anything Arabic-sounding? GOOD LUCK, BUDDY. You might just find yourself kicked out of an establishment, or off of a plane. This weekend, 26-year-old Khairuldeen Makhzoomi,…
By ShannonMuch like the beloved Santa Claus, who is totally real, we here at MuslimGirl have been making a list and checking it twice. And after a year of knowing who’s sleeping and who’s awake we also know who’s been naughty and who’s been spewing anti-Muslim rhetoric. While it’s nearly impossible to narrow such a prestigious…
