Ramadan Mubarak! As a Muslim living in America, it is a challenge to dine out. If I am in the mood to eat a certain cuisine, I can not simply go to a restaurant without asking the essential question: Is it Halal? However, the beauty of being a Los Angeles native is that I get…
Assalamualaikum everyone (may the peace and blessings of God be upon you), Welcome to the Spring 2019 Al-Talib Newsmagazine Print Issue. My name is Nadiyah and I had the honor to serve as this year’s Editor-in-Chief. I want to emphasize serve because it goes back to the root of our organization which is to serve…
Any Muslim American can tell you about the humiliating experience of watching poorly portrayed Muslim characters on TV or in movies. As if the discriminatory and degrading rhetoric of any given administration, the media, or the general public was not enough; minorities have watched themselves be completely misrepresented since the creation of TV and film.…
Welcome home.
Growing up, I noticed my skin was different from the people I was surrounded with. I didn’t understand the color of my skin or why it made me innately less than. I didn’t know why a boy told me my skin resembled feces or why that meant I should be treated like I was from…
So, one of your friends is Muslim and is currently fasting for the month of Ramadan. He or she decides to invite you to an Iftar. You probably feel humbled and flattered to be a part of it, heck, you might even try fasting yourself out of solidarity. Yet there are still questions that linger…
A Venture Into the Unknown
A Reflective Piece on Toxic Masculinity Perpetuated By Mother-in-laws
It won’t be long, before they find out. Why I sit in my room, and cry and pout. A week from today I’ll have moved away, I want to stay and be with you; I pray. My passion and love lie with you. How could you fall for someone else? Was your love untrue?…
“Manush ki bolbe,” which is translated as “what will people say?” is the kind of question that defines social relationships and personal decisions that are made within Bangladeshi and “desi” social networks. This question symbolizes the mindset that collectivistic communities, like those found in Bangladesh and India, have in common; there is an importance of…