By Shahla Khan A Muslim Epidemic “Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and be modest. That is purer for them. Lo! Allah is Aware of what they do. And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and be modest.” (24: 30-31) It might surprise you that this infamous line from Surah An-Nur…
By Norah Sarsour The late comedian, George Carlin, once jokingly remarked that, By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth.? While Carlin was a comedian by profession, he challenged the common functions of language and its authority over people”s lives. Sticks, stones and colonialism can break bones, but people heal and countries…
By Amin Eddebbarh I came in knowing little. I was informed by my NGO, Kashmircorps, that a military presence had become more immediate in Srinagar. Unaware of the precarious relationship between the occupying government of India and the natives, my work in the region was directed by the organization in which I volunteered. In my…
By Asma Nemati After returning over a decade later, Kabul is still a bustling city full of life. The background picture, however, is quite different. Walking around the city or catching a ride on the many types of transportation, it is difficult to ignore the weary faces of people, the weary edifices of buildings that…
Peace is the calm of the landscape about us, with little moviement except the wind and the rising sun. It is a calm that seems almost threatening and unbelievable, unbelievable because rarely mankind is witnessed to be so serene and complacent. It is only after the dust has settled and the sun has reached its…
by Adam Sheets, UCLA It is crucial that one has her/his facts straight about Israel”s war on Gaza. What events brought about this dreadful situation? What needs to be done to make it stop? These questions will be answered in the content of this article, using concrete facts from a variety of news sources. Let”s…
By Rabiah Rahman The world is at war. The war I speak of is not amongst nations; it is not amongst human beings. We are at war with a disease. For over 25 years leaders in science, technology and medicine have been working together to combat the international pandemic known as the Acquired Immune Deficiency…