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Remembering Myself this Ramadan


Posted by Guest Contributor on 11 Jun 2018 / 0 Comments
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This post was written by Guest Contributor Rawiya, who is a university professor and a musician. “He who knows himself knows His Lord.” As an academic, my initial impulse is to authenticate my sources. Who uttered these words? Can we find a source to validate this phrase as “Islamic?” The above saying is disputed, attributed […]

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Culture/Society

Does religion trump race? Yes, at least in Singapore.


Posted by syahirah on 31 Mar 2016 / 0 Comments
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One of the biggest problems that Muslim women face today is the need to deconstruct and reconstruct narratives of ourselves in the media. (That’s why Muslimah Media Watch exists, amirite?) A recent interview of  Professor Jackie Ying, a Chinese Muslim scientist in Singapore, by a Singaporean Malay language news channel shows that this need can […]

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