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December 2017

December 25, 2017

What Being an Artist Means to Me as a Muslim — Mostly Muslim

I always knew that I wanted to be an artist, ever since I was very...

December 12, 2017

Battling Life With Chronic Pain: When Grief Is Blinding

I had just finished my physical therapy session in the afternoon and timed it...

December 08, 2017

Roses and Trees | When Caring Too Much Hurts

My rose bush has died a thousand deaths, but it has always come back again....

December 04, 2017

The ABC’s of a Happy Marriage (Muslim Edition)

Written by Hosai Mojaddidi Marriage has its ups and downs, regardless of the religion or ethnicity...

November 2017

November 30, 2017

“My Dear Child…” | Heartfelt Letters from Muslim Adoptive Parents

(This is part three of a series on adoption. Read part one here and part...

November 17, 2017

Fighting the Stigma of Mental Illness: This is My Story

Since the age of six, I have struggled with mental illness. This was because of...

November 10, 2017

Finding Strength in God

When I was young, my grandmother would work outside in the yard, and she would...

November 08, 2017

Dear Hijabi Sisters: We, the Silent Muslim Men, Admire Your Strength & Courage

(I hope this doesn't end up being too cheesy. I'm lactose intolerant anyway, so I'll...

November 06, 2017

When Your Pride Hurts More Than Your Pain | On Motherhood & Strength

She’s 40 minutes late. I keep clicking at my phone, hoping that looking at the...

October 2017

October 25, 2017

My Journey and Struggles as a Muslima Artist Dealing With Mental Illness

I became an artist at the young age of seven. My soul was woven into...

October 20, 2017

Broken Labels: Choosing to Define My Own Self-Worth

I have my bachelors in English and masters in Elementary Education. Growing up, I found...

October 03, 2017

Gossip, Scandals, and Social Media Wars — We Are Better Than This

When I first started practicing Islam after my conversion from Christianity, I went straight to the...

September 2017

September 22, 2017

“Dear Muslim Youth…” | Letters to the Ummah

Dear Muslim youth, You are going through some of the toughest years of your lives...

September 04, 2017

5 Ways You Can Use Technology to Boost Your Faith

Technology is notorious for its tendency to make people feel insecure, depressed, and disconnected from...

July 2017

July 31, 2017

“Dear Muslim Converts…” | Letters to the Ummah

Dear Muslim converts, I know that we are not perfect and I want to tell...

July 24, 2017

Struggles of an American Muslim Girl

Written by Falak I have had both good and bad experiences as a young Muslim...

June 2017

June 26, 2017

“Dear Nabra…” | Letters to the Ummah

Illustration by Julie Larah Dear Nabra, It has been a little over a week since...

May 2017

May 22, 2017

How My Faith Impacts Me as a Muslim Gamer

Written by Waseeq Mohammad "We all make choices in life, but in the end, our...

May 01, 2017

Your Faith Is a Personal Journey for Yourself, Not Anyone Else

Several years ago, I started going through a change in my life. I found myself loving God...

March 2017

March 27, 2017

This Is Why ENVY Just Doesn’t Make Sense

"You always want what you can't have." We've all heard that expression, and have experienced...

February 2017

February 14, 2017

How to Get His Love and Attention

Ah, Valentine's Day... A day when some single people envy married couples, some married couples...

January 2017

January 30, 2017

Why I Don’t Believe in Saying “My Islam”

Almost five years ago, I had a transition in my life where I went from being...

December 2016

December 20, 2016

The Feeling of Christmas as a Muslim Convert

Christmas is a very hard time of the year for me. It's more difficult than Eid...

December 13, 2016

“Why Is Islam So Backwards?”

Growing up, I usually saw 3 types of reactions when someone in my class got...

November 2016

November 22, 2016

Islam Does Not Allow You to Abuse Your Children

“God must be punishing me for a past sin, by giving me a child like...

November 15, 2016

How I Feel as a 10-Year-Old Muslim Girl in Trump’s America

Written by Aisha I was selling candy for my school around my neighborhood earlier this...

November 09, 2016

This is “Registered U.S. Muslim #1,266,803″… I Need to Report an Attempted Murder

If there was ever a day when America deserved to have every one of its...

November 01, 2016

What I Discovered in the Summer That Changed My Life

"Who am I?" This is a question many of us find ourselves asking at some point...

October 2016

October 25, 2016

What Nobody Told Me Before I Got Married

People get all kinds of advice before they get married. I was told what to...

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...