Not long ago I joined hundreds of New Yorkers to celebrate O’Shae Sibley’s life. We surrounded the Brooklyn Mobil Gas Station at the intersection of Coney Island Avenue and Avenue P, where O’Shae Sibley’s murder occurred when he was stabbed to death. With trans leader and activist Queen Jean on the megaphone, we repeated O’Shae…
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Pregnant Muslim Woman Rabiah Ahmad and Her Baby Murdered on Eid
On July 31, 2020, in Columbia, Maryland, a pregnant woman was killed after multiple shots were fired into her home. The woman’s baby was initially in critical condition, but has now been reported to have passed away as of yesterday, August 6, 2020. The 30-year-old woman, Rabiah Ahmad, was taken to a local trauma center,…
Nusrat Jahan Rafi: Murdered for Reporting Sexual Harassment
On March 27th, 2019, Nusrat Jahan Rafi reported her headmaster for sexual harassment. She wasn’t taken seriously by the police. They recorded her even though she was trying to hide her face. Then the video was leaked. Five days later, she was burned death. Her last words were, “The teacher touched me, I will fight…
[POEM] A Prayer From a Father for Asifa Bano
Editor’s note: We are a few months short of the anniversary of the horrific gang-rape and murder of Asifa Bano, an innocent child whose only crime was being a Muslim in a Hindu-dominated region of Indian-Administered Kashmir. May we never forget those innocents who pay the ultimate price for their religious convictions. Rest in Peace,…
What Did Political Asylum Have to Do with These Saudi Sisters’ Death?
Last 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,…
Tara Fares, Iraqi Influencer, Shot Dead for Breaking the Mold
Social media is such a prevalent part of today’s society, even in war-torn places such as Iraq, but the type of photos and overall content you post in places like that still matters. To be completely frank, women especially have to watch their backs whenever they post something, making sure it isn’t “too provocative” or…