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Book Review: The Tower by Shereen Malherbe


Posted by sarabi on 10 Apr 2019 / 0 Comments
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Content Warning: bombings, death, mass shooting. With the the three-year anniversary of Jasmine Falling just around the corner, author Shereen Malherbe has graced us with The Tower, her second novel. Here’s the blurb from her website: “Reem is a Syrian refugee who has arrived in London, trying to discover the whereabouts of her 10-year old […]

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Grappling with my Muslim Identity during Ramadan


Posted by sarabi on 13 Jun 2018 / 0 Comments
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Like Tasnim, I’m going through Ramadan in a relatively new and unfamiliar city. Though I’ve stumbled a few times, my fears have not entirely come to pass and I reached the halfway point with the intention to complete the remaining fasts. Generally, Ramadan is a lonely experience for me. I don’t have a Muslim family […]

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Ramadan 2018

Fearing the Fast


Posted by sarabi on 29 May 2018 / 0 Comments
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Over the past half year or so, I’ve been working on my mental health. While I wouldn’t consider my experiments a success just yet, I’ve figured out a few habits that help me maintain a reasonable quality of life. In the week leading up to Ramadan,  a disruption to my schedule left me feeling like […]

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Sports

Nike’s Suspicious Intentions


Posted by sarabi on 14 Dec 2017 / 0 Comments
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Editor’s Note: MMW’s Shireen previously wrote a piece on Nike’s Pro Hijab, which can be found here.   In the Spring, Nike announced the upcoming release of its Pro Hijab. Yet, I’m suspicious of the company’s intentions. Earlier this week, MMW Shireen wrote a piece describing how Nike’s narrative around its first sports hijab erases the long […]

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Politics

Hijab Pulling: It isn’t Just About Hijab


Posted by sarabi on 20 Nov 2017 / 0 Comments
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Trigger warning: mention of sexual harassment/abuse, violence against children, Islamophobia and gendered violence. The video in question has not been linked. On November 9th, a video of girl’s hijab being ripped off in class began circulating around internet. Apparently, the young woman’s teacher posted the video on his Snapchat account, though she later denied posting […]

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Comics/Cartoons

Supporting the Representation of Muslim Women in Comics


Posted by sarabi on 23 Oct 2017 / 2 Comments
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The past year has been tumultuous for international politics. Citizens of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union (a move usually termed “Brexit”);  Donald Trump became the president of the United States, despite his attacks on liberal media and unfiltered islamophobia, racism and sexism; Saudi women gained the right to drive in the […]

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Culture/Society

A Summary of Several Unsurprising Reports on Islamophobia in the UK and US


Posted by sarabi on 20 Sep 2017 / 0 Comments
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Recently, The Independent reported on a study finding that discrimination in the job market adversely affects employment prospects for young Muslims. The Independent reports on the study as if the information is new, but three years ago Roger Dobson wrote an article on a study with similar findings for the same periodical. The gist of […]

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Ramadan 2017

Good Intentions and the Stress of Hosting


Posted by sarabi on 19 Jun 2017 / 0 Comments
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Last summer, I did not return home at the end of the school year. Having spent the previous Ramadan fasting alone and in secret, I decided that going elsewhere for the following summer would allow me to be freer in my religious expression during the Holy Month. To this day I’m incredibly grateful for having […]

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Books/Magazines

Review of The Ducktrinors by Papatia Feauxzar


Posted by sarabi on 29 Nov 2016 / 1 Comment
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When The Ducktrinors first landed on MMW’s virtual desk, I volunteered to read and review it. Feauxzar’s novel is nothing like any of the other books I’ve read recently. These days, I tend to read a variety of nonfiction, but The Ducktrinors is advertised as a Muslim Science-Fiction Young Adult novel. I’ve been meaning to […]

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Culture/Society

Ramadan Thoughts: The Past is the Past


Posted by sarabi on 13 Jun 2016 / 0 Comments
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Just over one year ago, I officially accepted Islam. At the time, I was familiar with the fundamental philosophy of Islam, but I was still learning about the different aspects of Islamic practice. I knew that as a Muslim, I would be expected to pray at least five times per day, that I would be […]

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