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.
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.
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.
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."
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?
“I’m more spiritual than religious”… and other fables
We want the perks and benefits that the disciplined practice of a religion traditionally gave us, but without the investment and work it takes.
An Open Letter to Russell Brand From a Muslim Woman
“I’ve listened to your insights so many times and have found myself asking: how is this guy not a Muslim yet?” writes Zimarina Sarwar
Cuties on Netflix: Twerking towards Corporate Paedophilia
#CancelNetflix may be trending, but its "Cuties" film is just the tip of the child-sexualisation iceberg, Zimarina Sarwar explains
Metaphors we live by
An uneventful lunch with an uninspiring cheese and cucumber sandwich forced my six-year-old daughter to point at her offering and confidently declare: "This sandwich is like life."
When NOT to give your Islamic reminders
When calamity strikes, giving someone an Islamic reminder does not take the place of showing basic compassion. Reminders are important and benefit the believers, yet there are times when a moment of empathy is the more appropriate response.
