As the famous saying by Winston Churchill goes, “History is written by the victors.” It’s not hard to understand the logic behind his words: those who write what we’re taught today often incorporate a subtle, and sometimes not so subtle, bias towards themselves. The victor is always given the power to write as he sees…
Not only is the Grand Mosque an ideal tourist attraction for any Muslim visiting Paris, France, but it is also listed in CITIx60: Paris (A trusted tourist booklet where 60 leading local creatives bring you the best of the city) as one of the top 5 ‘Landmark and Architecture’ attractions to visit by anyone. This…
See, my name is Samra Samra Kesinovic. By now, the letters that string together into the formation of my name Have disappeared into the horizons of numbers and numbers ticking into television screens, tallied dashes, And flying announcements. “One gone!” the media screeches! “Never Come back!” they cry. See, my name is Samra and my…
Maryam had a little lamb, and then it died…with hundreds of other lambs for the Eid feast. Eid-Al-Adha commemorates the moment biblical prophet Abraham was asked by God to sacrifice his young son, Ishmael, but instead symbolically sacrificed a sheep. Given the millions of Muslims who slaughter livestock to commemorate this event each year, it…
“I only ate one proper meal all of last week, every other meal of mine consisted entirely of Diddy Riese.” “I never walk to class, I take an Uber up and down Bruinwalk everyday.” “I can’t remember the last time I brushed my teeth, lol.” “Cigarettes, you da real MVP.” “I haven’t used a lota…
Ahmed was too traumatized to mention that the meat went to feed poor people
My Islam, my faith, Why is there so much hate For a religion so peaceful and most definitely great. I grew up so proud of this faith and its crowd but now all I hear is the hate spread by those who don’t understand this faith itself My identity, my beliefs All Being questioned…
Every time we log onto social media, more often than not we see that Muslims are the problem. It is dismaying, but we cannot remain passive. God Almighty placed us all on this Earth with a mission to spread peace and worship Him, and we will fail that mission if we continue to live apathetically…
