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…
As the new school year begins and we welcome new members to our Islamic community, it is important to revisit the topic of inclusivity, especially in our tight-knit Muslim Student Association (MSA). In an environment where diversity, equity, and inclusion are values being silenced, it is important for us not to be complicit and instead…
Hijab Day volunteer Hajar Azzam (right) with a Hijab Day participant (left) on Bruin Walk (Photo credit: Marya Ayloush) The Orientation It is a Thursday morning, and Bruin Walk is filled with students wearing colorful headscarves and pins reading “SOLIDARITY with my SISTERS in HIJAB.” This marks the start of Hijab Day, an annual event…
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said; “The strong is not the one who overcomes the people by his strength, but the strong is the one who controls himself while in anger.” [Sahih Al Bukhari, Vol. 8, Book of Good Manners, Hadith. No. 6114] Have you ever been in a situation where you felt uncontrollable…
“Allahu Akbar.” God is Greater. Understanding that this world is much greater than us, and that God is much Greater than ourselves, opens the heart, mind, and soul of the believer. It brings the realization that what you do with your life is solely to please Allah (SWT) and has nothing to do with providing…
Not only is the Grand Mosque an ideal tourist attraction for any Muslim visiting Paris, France, but it is also listed in CITIx60: Paris (A trusted tourist booklet where 60 leading local creatives bring you the best of the city) as one of the top 5 ‘Landmark and Architecture’ attractions to visit by anyone. This…
See, my name is Samra Samra Kesinovic. By now, the letters that string together into the formation of my name Have disappeared into the horizons of numbers and numbers ticking into television screens, tallied dashes, And flying announcements. “One gone!” the media screeches! “Never Come back!” they cry. See, my name is Samra and my…
Maryam had a little lamb, and then it died…with hundreds of other lambs for the Eid feast. Eid-Al-Adha commemorates the moment biblical prophet Abraham was asked by God to sacrifice his young son, Ishmael, but instead symbolically sacrificed a sheep. Given the millions of Muslims who slaughter livestock to commemorate this event each year, it…
“I only ate one proper meal all of last week, every other meal of mine consisted entirely of Diddy Riese.” “I never walk to class, I take an Uber up and down Bruinwalk everyday.” “I can’t remember the last time I brushed my teeth, lol.” “Cigarettes, you da real MVP.” “I haven’t used a lota…
My Islam, my faith, Why is there so much hate For a religion so peaceful and most definitely great. I grew up so proud of this faith and its crowd but now all I hear is the hate spread by those who don’t understand this faith itself My identity, my beliefs All Being questioned…