Articles By: Zeyad Zaky

30Jan
2011

Gladly Wrong

The past week has been a pleasant surprise. I am a Muslim first and foremost, but being Egyptian is also a part of my identity. I was born in the United States and have lived here my whole life, yet I have always felt an attachment to Egypt, where the rest of my non-immediate family lives and where I myself lived during some formidable years of my life. The actions of the Egyptian society this past week have truly made [...]

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26Dec
2009

UK Police Don Muslim Garb to Strengthen Relations

By Zeyad Zaky Three female police officers in South Yorkshire, United Kingdom took dressed in Muslim attire as part of the “In Your Shoes” program, telegraph.co.uk reports. They went shopping in this attire in order to experience what it is like for a Muslim woman to be out in public. The officers and some Muslim women also had a chance to communicate on a more personal level. According to thestar.co.uk, the Muslim women accompanied the officers while shopping, and they [...]

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