When I was young, I was bullied by a number of misinformed Sunni Muslim kids in my class. In their heads, I was an enemy – a kafir who invoked the dead, part of an infidel group that broke away from the circle of Islam. Knowing now the influence of Wahabism on them, I cannot
Hey there, friends! As we dive into Unity Week—from the 12th to the 17th of Rabi-ul-Awwal—what better way to celebrate than by exploring a book that truly embodies the spirit of togetherness within the Muslim Ummah by answering any and all questions raised by the Sunni Muslims about Shi’ism? Today, I’m excited to recommend “Peshawar
Came to your land and mine, Men who looked great and divine. Offered you cups of wine, Took you away from the Holy Sign. Gave you values and ideas new, And thus, your mind started to brew A passion for them, and in your heart grew Ways to part from your own kin. In case
Sometimes, when I’m in my history class and the teacher is explaining some of the weirdest things that people allowed to happen in the past, I’m like, what even — In a recent class, an extremely vivid and horrifying vision hit me hard: As the recess bell rang, Hamid gathered his history e-books and commanded
Too many cancellations. Please try again later. No driver was accepting our Uber request, and it had started snowing now. The sunlight, as little as an infant’s breath, glinted off from the glass-like tips of the little snowflakes that flurried onto us from the sky like proofs of mercy, bringing with them a lovely, awakening
When pseudo-feminists want us to take off our hijab, they give us several reasons for the emergence of what we know as the veil and conclude that according to several modern factors, there is no need to practice the Islamic Hijab anymore. Some people heed to them and take off the ‘traditional, useless rag’. Others,
I remember the day clearly. I wadded in the classroom, gripping the arms of my schoolbag tightly. I was dressed in a crisp uniform button-up and the freshly ironed skirt school girls wear in Pakistan up until grade five. My heart was thudding slightly, the ‘new girl’ jitters still troubling me. It was my first
Happy Unity Week! Some of you must ask what unity week is, before going to it’s story, let’s first know the importance of it. Unity is the most important key factor when is comes to a nation, or in other words, nation is no more a nation if unity doesn’t exists in it. Because unity
Here’s Why It’s a Good Idea to #BoycottFrenchProducts When it comes to France, Islamophobia seems to be as much of a staple as baguettes and croissants. Starting from a fine on wearing the Islamic face covering called the Niqab, to the stabbing of Muslim women in a hate crime that was not even registered as
