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

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...

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...

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”)....

My patchwork of Islam

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