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So…how are you?
“Salam, girl!” Ayesha gleefully greeted her friend Jannah. “How are you? Did you hear about how the economy sucks these days and layoffs are happening daily? I’m glad though, Alhamdulillah, ‘cuz my company still didn’t do layoffs—yet!” Before Jannah could even respond to the question “how are you”, Ayesha made her own situation crystal-clear: she was doing pretty well, actually. But how was Jannah,... Read More →
Gone for Goode?
Nafees A. Syed At a recent National Prayer Breakfast, President Obama mentioned that we should not use faith as “an excuse for prejudice and intolerance.” This is a statement that should have been heeded at many points in history, but it is particularly significant now after an election year that was marked by the rise, and the failure, of religious bigotry. Although Obama is not Muslim, Islamophobia heavily... Read More →
Keeping Up with the Neurosurgeons Next Door
What have you done since last summer? It’s been 245 days since I have been officially out of school and out of work. I haven’t taken any tests or read any assigned reading. I haven’t earned a single taxable, spendable cent in these 245 days. Even as I count them up, I can hardly believe it. It is the time that most people would love to have. I thought I could catch up on all my goals of memorizing Qur’an... Read More →
A Journey on the Balance
Naiyerah Kolkailah Balance. Balance. Balance. Everyday is a struggle for balance — between the outside world and the world within, between work/studies and family, between seeking knowledge and sharing it, between giving and taking — and between mind, body and soul. Every one of us has free-will and the ability to control how we spend our time. Yet, most of us face a continuous challenge in balancing our stressful... Read More →
Drive-by Desperation
I came down from my apartment with my friend Sarah, and just as I was about to get into her car to go to class, a woman in a minivan parked a little ways behind us pulled up alongside Sarah’s car. She rolled down her passenger side window, and said: “Excuse me, sister, can I just ask you a question? I’m sorry, but I just really have to ask you something.” “Sure,” I said, as I walked... Read More →
Author Umm Zakiyyah Speaks to Muslimah Source
Muslimah Source interviewed Umm Zakiyyah early in 2009 on her experience as a Muslim woman in America, writing, and her take on issues facing Muslim women. Tell us about growing up in America as an American Muslimah. How did your experiences define your Muslim identity and your identity as a Muslim woman in particular? My parents accepted Islam shortly before I was born, so I was born into a Muslim family. However, due... Read More →
By Silence Betrayed
“It was dark. Perhaps sometime past midnight. I remember a hand approaching me. It was almost like a customary ritual. Just with the most sickest twist. Flashbacks right now are so hazy, yet the pain is so incredibly harrowing, even now after nearly 14 years. I was forced into silence with a weapon (a gun he used to carry). For the first few months I fought him. But as time went by, I lost the will, the energy to... Read More →
The Visionary
Heba Alshareef At first it’s a trickle. Then it begins to flow steadily, progressing, until he finally acknowledges it and brushes it away from his brow with the back of his hand. But almost as soon as it is gone, it comes again. The sweat springs from his body as if he stands upon the midday desert sun itself. But it is the sands that he stands upon. He will ignore the aggressive perspiration, he decides, just as he... Read More →
Of Taxis and Husbands
Choosing and obtaining a taxi in Cairo is very similar to choosing and obtaining a husband. Taxis are one of the best ways to get around in Cairo. During my stay, I rode in hundreds of cabs. There’s a lot to learn from those cab rides. At the beginning of your journey, if you’ve started to look for one early on, you can be pickier about your taxi. However, if you’re a bit late and you’re in a hurry to get... Read More →
Married Men: The Untouchable Species
by Cindy A. It was a live night: good food, company and laughter. At most gatherings, men and women are segregated, but since this was more of an intimate family and friend’s night, we sat together. The men cracked jokes and the women laughed. Being the only young singleton lady of the bunch I am usually target for their jokes. One of the husbands decided it would be funny to ridicule my tea-making skills. Although... Read More →
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