A Ramazan Awakening
Waking up every morning before dawn has always been my favorite part of Ramazan. This month, as I’ve awoken for Sahar, amazing childhood memories have […]
Pakistan
Camel Urine: How I Finally Got My Mother to Turn on Zakir Naik
After a year and a half of not being able to see my parents, I finally flew to see them. It was a gift to […]
Mediations on Death
What funerals in Pakistan looked like
Scrubbing Out Racism Starts with Our Attitudes on Brown Skin
Growing up in Pakistan is an ordeal for a “browner” girl. Society there is obsessed with skin color and the delusion of being “fairer”
Built in God’s Image, Destroyed in God’s Name
Let me share a little more about what Al-Huda does to its students. Our instructors at Al-Huda used to tell us that to reach salvation […]
Why is Imran Khan Trying to Rally US Support Via Jamaat-e-Islami?
The developments at ISNA 2019 on labor day shocked me . First, I had not realized ISNA declared its ideological allegiance to Jamaat-e-Islami back at […]
Imam Importation: No English Needed!
An imported Imam ruined my friend and my evening, his arrival left me worried about our community’s children. It was an odd hour for my […]