‘Strange’ Ideas: Dostoevsky’s Raskolnikov and the Modern Terrorist

This essay will show that Dostoevsky attempts to give us answers to three questions that relate to terrorism: What kind of idea can drive a

How I view Islam: part 2

What universe, man and Islam have in common.

How I view Islam: part 1

The father of Qawalli and his mode of viewing Islam — the burden of religious-secular binary in a global and interconnected world.

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

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...

Islam, in my own image

A close friend was mortified that I might have been asked — much less have accepted — to write about life as a Third-Culture Kid (“TCK”)....

Hijab fashion: modest statement or faux pas?

Hijab is worn with different meanings all over the world. In Saudi Arabia, it’s considered a law. In Malaysia, the hijab can have...

My patchwork of Islam

Developing my Muslim identity has been an amalgamation of culture, religion, family, friends, education and career. After many years of...