By aishasalehOne of the problems with being a part of a minority that is continually criticized and demonized by the media is that as Muslims, we find that we are constantly on the defense: “No we are not all terrorists,” “This is my country, too,” “Please, stop bombing our people,” etc. The reason why this is…
By Amanda SadlerAfter being labeled “a racist and a thug” by Judge Francis Sheridan, David Gallacher was sentenced to 47 months in prison for attacking a Muslim woman and her husband outside of a store in England. Samsam Haji-Ali subsequently lost her twins just days after the Aug. 6 attack. Her husband, Abdullah Sulaiman, required stitches after…
By Sahra MaganA teenager has been stabbed in Huntington Beach, CA for “speaking Arabic.” The incident is not being investigated as an alleged Islamophobic hate crime, despite displaying some glaring hallmarks of a hate crime. Karam Jarrah, 17, was walking home with his brother-in-law, when the three suspects began verbally abusing them. Jarrah recounted to KABC that the three…
By ShannonTwitter en Español, not to be confused with Black Twitter or Twitter General, had a twit fit when Kelly Osbourne went on daytime talk show The View and made the infuriating statement that without Latino people, Donald Trump would have no one to clean his toilets. View co-host, Rosie Perez made a minor outburst to alert Kelly to the…
By Sajida HydoubDisney finally decided to get its act together and introduce an African princess, but she will be… a white American? The announcement of the storyline for The Princess of North Sudan was met with heavy criticism online and in mass media. The story is said to be based on an American father who wanted to make his…
By Sajida HydoubIn light of recent events of the exposé of racist behavior by the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity chapter in Oklahoma University, dialogues about the widespread racism in the greek system are being demanded. Usually when white and/or affluent students act up, universities tend to play dumb and release superficial statements about how they “do not condone”…
By Sajida HydoubIt is no secret that minorities are underrepresented, and even when they are represented, it’s usually in a negative way. The online Black community came up with a brilliant idea to put positive Black images out there. Tumblr user expect-the-greatest came up with the idea of “Blackout Day” after growing tired of the lack of Black representation…
By Sajida HydoubDisclaimer: This piece in no way intends to diminish the death of Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha, and Razan Abu-Salha, nor does it intend to prioritize one over the other. My deepest condolences to their families and loved ones and all victims of recent events of violence against Muslims. May Allah cleanse them of their sins…
By Sajida Hydoub“Mr. Dunn, your life is effectively over.” These were the words of Judge Healey as he sentenced Michael Dunn to life in prison with no chance of parole. Dunn got a total of infinity years + 90 years for 3 counts of attempted murder. This despicable man had the nerve to shoot at a car…
By Zeena MubarakIt has been just over a week since the death of Michael Brown, an unarmed eighteen year old boy who was slaughtered by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. The exact circumstances of his death are unknown. They do not matter. He did not have a weapon and, whatever pretenses are eventually revealed, the underlying…
By emma“It is not possible to build bridges between people while forgetting God. But the converse is also true: It is not possible to establish true links with God while ignoring other people. Hence, it is important to intensify dialogue among the various religions and I am thinking particularly of dialogue with Islam.” -Pope Francis Welcoming…
By SaraGeorge Zimmerman’s trial has dominated headlines for weeks now. In the wake of the not guilty verdict, I’ve had time to deeply reflect on its relevance and why it garnered the national attention that it did. For those that aren’t up to speed, a 17-year-old boy named Trayvon Martin was walking home from the store…
By Nida“Oh my God, you’re Pakistani? No way!” “But you’re so white!” An awkward silence would follow every time someone would define my skin tone in relation to my heritage. In the past, my adolescent self would sit there, unsure of how to respond to such an observation. Did I nod? Did I deny it? Still,…
By NidaIt is true that there is a line between oppression and free-will. It is also true that that line is not a fine one. These thoughts swarmed my mind when I took a Women, Culture, and Society class two semesters ago. I found that the course, while easy, brought insight to a lot of issues….
By AmaniMy plane is taking off to Turkey as I type this. (Woo I can feel the plane lifting off right now… the exhilaration!) I’m actually writing this on my iPhone; I’m hoping once I land in Istanbul, God willing, I’ll be able to find a nice little coffee shop with WiFi where I can pull…
