Zimarina Sarwar, Author at Islam21c

Zimarina Sarwar

Zimarina is a freelance writer and researcher currently based in London. She holds an MRes in Linguistics from Kings College London and her interests include language, spirituality, social justice and… a bit too much baking.

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38 Articles

If your family are hostile to Islam, could the problem be you?

23 Jm2 42 ◦︎ 5 Feb 21 10 Min Read

There are many complicated and deep-rooted barriers people have to practicing Islam – at the very least don’t become one of them.

Representation matters! (Except when it doesn’t)

27 Jm1 42 ◦︎ 11 Jan 21 16 Min Read

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?

As 2020 Ends, Make Changes Not Resolutions

13 Jm1 42 ◦︎ 28 Dec 20 12 Min Read

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.

I Refuse to Condemn | Stories From Us and For Us

22 Rb2 42 ◦︎ 7 Dec 20 18 Min Read

Never has a collection of voices been so powerful, authentic and woefully overdue as this. We have all lived this story.

Under Digital Threat: Muslim Children’s Spirituality

7 Rb2 42 ◦︎ 22 Nov 20 19 Min Read

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.

Hashtags of Harm: Dissecting Deceptions of Today

3 Rb2 42 ◦︎ 18 Nov 20 21 Min Read

“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."