Since the latest outbreak of war (started by non-revolutionary opposition) in 2011, many Americans have been drawn to support this opposition, and Muslim Americans are no exception. Unfortunately, not many Americans are aware of a large body of evidence that the insurgent organizations and leaders in Syria ally with, descend from, or are Al-Qaeda or…
A little over a month ago, Al-Talib Newsmagazine published my opinion article “The Muslim American Imperative to Study and Oppose US Intervention in Syria.” Since its publishing, the reaction to the article has included Facebook comments, public and private meetings between various members of the MSA-UCLA and Al-Talib, and official statements made by the MSA-UCLA…
Boundaries are black and white. Meant for you to fight. You may have come from dirt, But that is not your worth. Ever wonder why your hair goes grey as you get older? It’s how you should think, it’s a reflection of what you know from her. Don’t box yourself, even your faith does not…
by Maliha Lakhani and Wali Kamal Everything was set up. The mic was ready to go for the MCs to start the show. We were practicing our final run for the skits, namely, the “Halaqa” skit, and we all gathered in a circle to “begin” the halaqa. Suddenly, a loud siren went on and the…
Relationships are often the topic of discussion amongst women, so the infatuation with Bollywood movies is not surprising. When I think of Bollywood, I think of a really long movie with hundreds of singing and dancing scenes, and an exaggerated love story. I was in the mood for a Bollywood movie, so I asked a…
On Friday, January 13th, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the names of various organizations to which it had awarded a sum total of $10 million in grants for their participation in DHS’s Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) program. Featuring a combination of law enforcement agencies and NGOs, the list also includes organizations such as…
when it feels like the walls are closing in around you and the darkness is louder than the silence and the footsteps that once created a sense of companionship are now gone and it feels like there is no breathing soul in sight and it feels too hard to breathe in the sharp, stinging air,…
