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October 2016

October 13, 2016

STAR-STRUCK: Why We Need to Stop Idealizing Scholars and Speakers

Celebrities, pop stars, and public figures everywhere are idolized by their fans; this trend is...

October 09, 2016

What’s Your Spiritual Kryptonite? — Mostly Muslim

I vividly remember that day: sitting on my bedroom floor, I looked through my pile of...

October 06, 2016

Where is the Religious Guidance of Today’s Youth Coming From?

Adolescence and young adulthood have always been difficult times to navigate in a person’s life....

October 02, 2016

How to Deal With TROLLS as a Muslim

We've all been there: While browsing online, you come across a great video, post, or...

September 2016

September 28, 2016

“Color Blindness” Is a Form of Racism

Eesa was genuinely confused as he pulled his car onto the shoulder. When the police...

September 18, 2016

Did I Just Attend the Friday Khutbah, or a Game of “The Fear Factor?”

All of us, at one point or another, have sat through the “boring and culturally...

September 13, 2016

Feeling Spiritually Empty? This Might Be What’s Missing

One thing that many of us have heard about Prophet Muhammad (saws) is that he used to seclude...

August 2016

August 28, 2016

Hanging on to Faith | #FeelTheBurn

You know that borderline-torturous feeling when you've been working out for a long time, but...

August 20, 2016

“Nobody Understands My Struggles”

Whenever you're going through a tough time in your life and feel like nobody can...

August 15, 2016

Victoria’s Big Secret

I still remember how I felt, as a child, when walking past the intimate apparel...

July 2016

July 29, 2016

Freedom of R̶e̶l̶i̶g̶i̶o̶n̶ Culture

"You have such an interesting culture!" We've all heard this at some point in the...

July 03, 2016

Ramadan: What Is “Taqwa” Anyway?

Oftentimes, when I hear that fasting in Ramadan is for us to increase in taqwa,...

June 2016

June 28, 2016

Ramadan: “Sizing Up” in the Last 10 Nights

I'm not the healthiest person, but I do generally try to avoid eating junk food....

June 23, 2016

“Why Bother Praying If My Life Still Sucks?”

In a certain episode of a TV show, one of the main characters is a...

March 2016

March 12, 2016

PHOTO ENFORCED: Remembering Our Book of Deeds

Not too long ago, a new sign started appearing in front of many traffic signals,...

March 01, 2016

Short Story: Presumptions

By 8:45, Sarah grudgingly gave up on trying to make her hijab look half decent....

November 2015

November 24, 2015

Log Kya Kahenge? (What Will People Say?)

(Urdu print at bottom) Main woh de chuki hoon Jo vapas nahi le sakti: Daulat...

October 2015

October 20, 2015

Go For the Gold

If there's one thing that everyone has in common, it's that we always want more....

June 2015

June 29, 2015

“Am I Beautiful?” | On Hijab, Modesty, and Self-Esteem

I'm gonna be honest... I love hearing that I look pretty when I dress up,...

June 21, 2015

What’s the Point of Fasting in Ramadan?

"If fasting was simply about feeling like the poor and hungry, then Allah would not...

June 01, 2015

The Final Graduation

He was stunned. Adam was finally hit by the realization of what had happened. How...

May 2015

May 03, 2015

Living for the Dunya: Is Ignorance Really Bliss?

Imagine that you're taking a nap, and as you're dreaming, your subconscious mind takes you...

February 2015

February 27, 2015

Look Who’s Talking

I talk in my sleep, and I'm not gonna lie, it has led to some...

February 13, 2015

The Fiqh of Being a Decent Person

The first results that came up after a Google search for "the fiqh of" were:...

July 2014

July 22, 2014

Tipping the Tower

While playing the classic nerve-wracking game Jenga, a player's main objective is to keep building...

July 08, 2014

3 Ways to Benefit From Ramadan When You’re Not Fasting

When you're physically unable to fast for long hours due to illness or feminine issues,...

June 2014

June 30, 2014

Lean on Him

Do you ever really need to talk to someone, or need their help, but they...

June 23, 2014

What It Means to Rely on God

There's a game that's often played as a trust-building (or team-building) exercise called the Trust...

June 19, 2014

Let Me Take a Selfie

There's something that's making us lose touch with reality; Some think it's no big deal,...

June 14, 2014

We Need to Stop Saying “Ramadan Muslims”

Every year, as another Ramadan comes and goes, we hear the repeated mention of "Ramadan...

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