The pain of loss you carry now may well be what earns you entry into His Everlasting Mercy, where there will be no such thing as pain or separation ever again, writes Zimarina Sarwar.
Read More »Watch out for “Brand Ramadan”
Zimarina Sarwar argues in a culture where nothing is immune from being turned into a commodity, we need to be vocal and firm to preserve the sacred essence of Ramadan.
Read More »Womanhood is being sacrificed on the altar of ‘gender inclusivity’
This International Women’s Day, Zimarina Sarwar warns about the deletion of womanhood by the cultural and ideological activities of powerful men.
Read More »If your family are hostile to Islam, could the problem be you?
There are many complicated and deep-rooted barriers people have to practicing Islam – at the very least don’t become one of them.
Read More »Representation matters! (Except when it doesn’t)
If one is required to leave so much of their self at the door before stepping in to ‘represent’ their community, how impactful and authentic can such representation actually be?
Read More »As 2020 Ends, Make Changes Not Resolutions
The changes we want to make do not need to be packaged up as New Year’s resolutions, ‘new year new me’, or other traditions that give you a prescribed time to achieve personal goals. Real and lasting change can begin anytime and relies on a small but critical framework.
Read More »I Refuse to Condemn | Stories From Us and For Us
Never has a collection of voices been so powerful, authentic and woefully overdue as this. We have all lived this story.
Read More »Under Digital Threat: Muslim Children’s Spirituality
By now, most parents know about the dangers of heavy tech use for children. For Muslim parents, we must also consider how the hyperstimulation and instant gratification of digital tech may be seriously damaging our children's spiritual growth.
Read More »Hashtags of Harm: Dissecting Deceptions of Today
“We've all heard the hashtags 'live your best life’, ‘only God can judge me’ and ‘this is my truth’. Not far below their surface, these hot social media ideas can wreak havoc on our mindset as believers."
Read More »So Trump is (almost) gone, but let’s hold the fireworks…
As Biden begins a contested path towards the White House, what does the post-Trump era really mean for Muslims?
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