Just when I thought I knew everything about diversity, along came a podcast episode that redefined that for me. And just when I thought that as a Muslim that my community has been criticized and somewhat unfairly treated by society, someone comes along and proves to me that is not quite true.
Not Easy Being a New Muslim Woman
January 18, 2016
It is not easy being a revert, convert, and a new Muslim. It is even harder to be a new Muslim woman let alone a woman. Not only does she need to navigate through the thick curtain of Islamic Law or Shariah, there are also the different Muslim attitudes that she needs to negotiate around.
Jason Mewes and the Love for a Child
December 31, 2015
Recently, I got reacquainted with Jason Mewes, the actor who played Jay, many years later through the podcast Jay and Silent Bob Get Old. It was then when I learnt about his dance with drugs and his jihad to stay out of heroin addiction (and other drugs). It was also through the podcast too that I have learnt that he has become a parent and that his life is on an upwards trajectory.
My Newborn and Her Future
March 19, 2015
The recent birth of my daughter has given me joy within the current climate of doom and gloom. In order to better navigate through this atmosphere, I feel that I should put forth the principles that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) has taught us that I am going to pass on to my daughter. It is in this spirit that I have encapsulated the sermon into ....
January 29, 2015
There were noises of support, opposition, reason and bigotry from various sections of the population through media representing the ideological left, right and center. Although the initial frenzy might have died down, the disease that caused this tragedy has still not been identified.
Angry Religious People
January 26, 2016
Whenever I watch a film or television series where the main protagonist discovered that the said-assailant was person who ‘became religious and hence turn to violence’, a certain kind of emotion comes over me. The same feeling surges whenever I hear someone tell me that I am religious, just because I pray 5 times a day and observe a 30 day fast during the month of Ramadhan.