This commercial is centered around a young boy who visits different countries leaders to divert their attention to the struggles Muslims face day to day. We are often portrayed as terrorists and criminals because of our faith. However, Western leaders victimize themselves and demonstrate Muslims as violent, radical and irrational, all whilst innocent Muslims are being…
S U D A N #IAMTHESUDANESEREVOLUTION
There has been a major catastrophic event occurring in Sudan right now, and much of the world is unbeknownst to it. What is happening? Omar Bashir was a Dictator that ruled Sudan for almost 26 years. He enforced a brutal regime that included allegations of genocide in places like Darfur. With months of protest from…
Humility.
Humility. The dictionary simply defines this term as “a modest or low view of one’s own importance; humbleness”; however, this one word can have multiple interpretations. Both it and humble have their origin in the Latin word humilis, meaning “low.” Humility is an outward expression of an appropriate inner, or self regard, and is contrasted…
growing up in the masjid
It all started one Ramadan night when one of the girls approached me to help out with babysitting. That day I met a group of the most exuberant girls. As the days went by, I helped out more and more with babysitting and eventually started coming to the Masjid everyday in Ramadan, every Friday after,…
Progressing in Time but Moving Backwards
As a muslim and hijabi women, the increasing rate of hijab bans and other religious clothing is highly alarming. In a world where Islam is seen as a threatening, violent religion, wearing hijab can sometimes be seen as a threat to others. Living in America, there isn’t as much persecution for wearing hijab, nonetheless there…
New Lessons & Emotions: senior year edition!
Senior year is like one of those moments you hope continues on forever. These past four years have been full of panic attacks about homework and tests, odd but hilarious lunch conversations, in-class naps (the best kind), and there has been a lot of staring at the clock for 2:35 PM to strike. If I…
New Zealand: A Tragedy
On the 15th of March, 2019, there was a shooting in two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Fifty people died in the shooting and many are seriously injured and hospitalized. This is the cities worst death toll since 2011. Tarrant, a 28 year old Nazi, is the primary suspect for the shooting. He was seen…
Palestinians Treated as Test Subjects
Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported remarks for Dalia Itzik, chairman of a parliamentary committee, acknowledged that the Israeli Ministry of Health had given pharmaceutical firms permits to test their new drugs of inmates, noting that 5,000 tests had already been carried out. The Times of Israel also reported that in a recording from the event…
Muslims Concentration Camps
Once you enter a camp, you never come out. China has one million Muslims in concentration camps without trial. This is a program in Xinjiang, holds Muslims and forces them to renounce religious devotion and pledge loyalty to China’s ruling Communist Party. The plan of this program is to transform Kazakhs, Uighurs and other ethnic…
The Woodlands College Park High School 