Time left until execution: 00 days, 00 hours, 00 minutes and 00 seconds devious smiles nervous grins political sins legal flips and spins fingers begin to bend to form a fist then – handshakes weakened cordiality and decorum ends constitution blowing in the wind panel dismantled according to whims governor’s patience wearing thin “been going…
Starting university is an exciting adventure, but it can also feel overwhelming, especially for a new Muslim student at UCLA. Thankfully, there are amazing resources and helpful tips that will make your journey smoother and more fulfilling. If you’re looking to strengthen your connection to your faith and find a community that shares your passions,…
“There’s no possible way to get to class… ” is the circulating remark. While the Spring 2024 encampments were enacted in Royce Quad, misinformation has plagued opinions both within UCLA and outside of its walls and has unfortunately become a substitute for the truth. The convolutions run so deep that the truth is now buried…
Drowning By Umiemah Farrukh I know what it’s like to drown. It’s embedded in my mind clear as day I got shoved into the deep end by some kids at the pool I can still hear their laughter in my head, reveling in their cruel, beautiful joke. I remember the splash my body made as…
Worker’s Rights, Hypocrisy, and Islamophobia: The 2022 Qatar World Cup in Retrospect by Zachary Abbas “O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of God is the most righteous of you.…
Underneath The Rubble by Umiemah Farrukh Underneath the rubble he cried out for his mother Somewhere between this world and the hereafter Is where he’d find her next Underneath the rubble a key, a dress, a wedding picture buried deep in the sand. How was her life this easily swept away when the earth decided…
Fashion can be very overwhelming, especially in an age of overconsumption and constantly changing trends. The fast fashion industry thrives off unhealthy shopping habits, and because many of us cannot or do not want to spend too much on clothes, price usually comes before anything else. When price is the determining factor of where we…
July 11, 1995. Etched in my mind, that date holds an emotional weight to me, my family, and Bosnians all around the world who heard about, witnessed, and/or knew people who were killed at the hands of Serbian soldiers under General Ratko Mladić. Approximately 8,000 Bosnian men and boys (the majority of whom were Muslim)…
When you think of a mystery novel, who are the first authors that come to mind? For starters, there’s Agatha Christie, the world’s best-selling author with her infamous “Whodunit” mystery The Mousetrap. In fact, Christie’s 66 detective novels were such successes that only Shakespeare and the Bible are in greater circulation. Not to be outdone,…
The monuments of the Islamic world are a testament to the artistic traditions that have emerged from Muslim nations. Several of these iconic buildings came out of the Ottoman Empire (c. 1299 – 1922 C.E.), which was based in the peninsula of Anatolia in modern-day Turkey. One of the centerpieces of the Ottoman Empire’s architectural…