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November 13

Culture/Society

#PrayforParis, Muslim Women and Third World Violence


Posted by eren on 26 Nov 2015 / 0 Comments
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Upon learning about the Paris attacks and the #PrayforParis hashtag that emerged, I felt many things – but I was not shocked. Violence does not shock me. As a woman of colour and as an immigrant, it is part of my surroundings. I have become desensitized to violence. If you are like me and grew […]

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Culture/Society

Sisterhood from Struggle


Posted by shireen on 25 Nov 2015 / 0 Comments
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“Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety, after all it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly” – Ali Ibn Abu Talib (RA) Only from darkness can we see light. Only from struggle do we understand the roots of solidarity. These days in Toronto, these expressions could not be […]

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