Nabra Hassanen: She was our daughter, she was our sister
Nabra Hassanen, a 17 year-old girl from Northern Virginia, was killed after a late-night service at the All Dulles Area Muslim Society...
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Hijacking the voice of Islam: ISIS, Aunties and Old Arab Males
No one person speaks for Islam. There’s no pope. There’s no church doors on which to nail a list of grievances like Martin Luther. There’s n
A vigil for Nabra
Nabra Hassanen was a 17-year-old girl from Northern Virginia. She and several friends went to get food after a late-night service at the...
Pakistan: The land where darkness plays with light
Somewhere in my destiny, it has been written that I can only visit South Asia every 10 years. It has been much like reading your favorite...
The Muslim love story in a digital age: Lessons from the heartbreaking tale of Majnun Layla to the
A friend of mine recently expressed in anguish, “Please! don’t throw stones at my crazy lover!” (Koi Patthar Se Na Maare, Mere Deewane...
15 Netflix watches to get woke & stay woke
Being "woke" has become something of a standard among the millennial generation. But keeping up with social issues can be tough. Watch...
Can third-culture kids help America’s social capital crisis?
Everything you need to know about Egyptians can be summed up by our national dish: koshary. A British colonial-era inspired street food...
When structure goes on strike
In the fall of 2016, Harvard University’s dining services workers — all 750 of them — went on strike for three weeks after months of fruitle
Dispatches from queer Bangladesh: Happy Thai New Year!
Speaking to me on the phone from Thailand, Fahad* discloses his two wishes for life. “I just want to stay hot and have money. If you have th
Anatomy of relationships: stuck in the middle
My partner recently told his parents about me. We've been together for several years, and we both figured it was time they knew. He and
Banana Republic: a monologue
Why name your safari-themed clothing store after a phrase that refers directly to corporation-influenced corruption in Latin America?...
Introduction to the series: dispatches from queer Bangladesh
I left Bangladesh, the country of my birth, when I was 18. I’m gay, and I don’t plan to live there again. Same-sex sexual activity is...
Weaving Nature
Weaving Nature is an artist collective formed by a textile artist, a furniture designer, a community artist and a writer. Weaving Nature...
Concretization of space: the Medina of Marrakesh, Morocco
Marrakesh is a tourist phenomenon, both on a national and international level. With the adoption of an open sky policy in 2006, the city...
Women’s inheritance and universal constants
Religious zeal can be off-putting. “You want me to believe what now?! Can you prove it? Oh, I see, you’d like me to first buy an...
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