I have written extensively about media coverage of Latinx Muslims (here, here and here). My interest on the topic lays on my frustration regarding the amount of misunderstanding and erasure that goes on when people discuss Latinx Muslims. Most folks who address the issue do not understand Latinidad or the ways in which racial, class, […]

The publishing world is slowly coming around to the fact that stories are more authentic when they are written by the people living them. 2018 thankfully continued to give us female Muslim characters in children’s fiction, young adult and adult fiction. This year is looking to give us even more. Huda Fahmy’s Yes, I’m Hot […]

This post was written by Guest Contributor Saffiyya Mohammed. Saffiyya tweets at @saffiyyam. Living in the Caribbean has its perks; and believe it or not, it also has its drawbacks. With our colonial past, it’s become a melting pot for people over the world, with societies comprised of African, Indian, Chinese, Middle Eastern, European and Indigenous peoples. […]

Three years ago, Tasnim, Eren and I wrote reviews of “Do Muslim Women Need Saving?” by Columbia University Anthropologist, Dr. Lila Abu-Lughod. After reading the book, we all felt it was an intelligent and necessary analysis of how Western societies often perceive Muslim women, not only in the Global South but in the West, too. […]

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 […]

Lately reading the news from around the world has felt like swimming in a wave pool. Every time you get over a wave and find your footing, another one comes and knocks you off your feet. It’s hard to rejoice in anything positive.  Having fun seems like a betrayal. Attempting to create art feels like […]

Things to Know About! Mu Delta Alpha: Muslimahs for Change Sorority- Via Launch Good.   Tunisian women can now legally marry non-Muslim men, if they wish to do so! The ban was in effect since 1973. Malaysian Muslim women are facing a lot of abuse and bullying on social media, particularly when they do not […]

This has been my first Ramadan without hijab since 1997. After wearing hijab for close to twenty years, last year, sometime in August, I finally started leaving the house every day without covering my hair. I say “sometime” because removing it was a gradual process. At some point that summer, when the last distant cousin […]

I have a confession to make. When I was a teenager, I lied to my parents. This may not seem like a shock. I was definitely not the only teenager to have done it. My reasons for lying usually were to hang out with friends. I never really saw it as a big deal. I […]

When the current school year started a couple of months ago here in Egypt, some students were surprisingly excited about it. For Nada, a 7th grade student, this school year would bring its own surprises, as she was repeatedly asked by the school administration to wear the school uniform “properly” – that is, to wear […]