Not all worship is meant to be seen.Some of it lives in silence, tucked inside the folds of ordinary days. It’s in the way we whisper Bismillah before starting something new, or in the way we forgive someone without ever telling them. Worship doesn’t always echo through a mosque. Sometimes it’s a quiet conversation with…
Open TikTok or sit in a campus café and you’ll hear a familiar wish: “What if the Muslim world spoke with one voice?” For many young Muslims that line is more than a hashtag. It answers day‑to‑day Islamophobia, headline wars, and the sense that their community too often reacts instead of leads. With almost two billion…
Five centuries ago, Andalusian Muslims used to travel on horseback from southern Spain to Mecca to complete the Hajj pilgrimage. 500 years later, three men are attempting to revive this tradition. Hosted by Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, three friends named Abdallah Hernandez, Abdelkader Harkassi, and Tariq Rodriguez are traveling together to revive a 500 year-old…
For months, protests have taken place around the country in response to the Israeli genocide in Gaza and our government’s role in the conflict.[1] Despite these protests, the US government has stayed firm in its support of Israel and has provided at least $17.9 billion in military aid to Israel in the year following Oct.…
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…