On Aasiya Hassan’s Murder by Naazish YarKhan

When I was deciding on a husband, one of my criteria was that my spouse be the kind of guy who’d never hit me. A calm temperament was absolutely essential. My husband claims I had low standards. “Wouldn’t you expect personal safety in any marriage?” He teased. Growing up in... 
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Pakistan needs our help!

Asalamualekom & Peace Everyone. I know I’m a bit late getting this post up, no excuse, AstaghferAllah (May Allah forgive me). As we all should know by now, Pakistan has been hit with devastating floods, reports are saying the devastation is worse than that of the 2006 Indonesian Tsunami (although... 
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Beware the Dangers of the Beautiful Game

Unless you have been asleep for the past couple of weeks, you can’t have missed the fact that the World Cup is now upon us! This football (or soccer) fest is a massive event worldwide, this year hosted in South Africa. So begins the reverent watching, cheering, betting, the ups and downs, the anticipation,... 
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The veil in the room

This is an article that needs little introduction. The “Islamic Veil” also known as the “Niqaab” or “Burka/Burqa” has become a controversial issue in politics and a common topic of debate. We’ll refer to the face veil as “Niqaab” in this article as... 
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The death of baby Masih

This article assumes a few things, I know, this story is still very fresh and there is a lot we don’t know so while this article is based on this story, it’s really just some thoughts on the human condition particularly the mentally fragile condition this mother may have been in. UPDATE:... 
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For Haiti

As most of us well know by now, the poverty and politically stricken nation of Haiti was hit by a 7.0 Earthquate on Tuesday (January 12th) that killed possible up to 100 thousand people and affected somewhere around 3 million. The easiest thing you can do is make dua (pray) for the people affected. The... 
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Focus on our Climate

The future of our children It was only a week ago that the COP15 Climate Conference was being held in Copenhagen, Denmark, and what really disappointed me was the fact that the outcome wasn’t a new agreement, because the leasers of our world couldn’t agree. It is really sad that a country like... 
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Hajj 2009

Just a little video of an interview with a revert brother before his first Hajj. May Allah accept the hajj of all who performed it and make it a means of renewal and removal of sins amin. swfobject.embedSWF("http://www.youtube.com/v/Pry4dk_wu9Q&border=1&rel=0&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1",... 
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I’m as Mad as Hell, and I’m Not Going to Take This Anymore

Like the iconic Howard Beale from the 1976 film Network, I don’t have to tell you things are bad. Worse than bad. In fact, down right crazy. We have Muslims, Muslims that people look up to, listen to, actually saying the niqab has nothing to do with Islam. Before I go any further, I’ll be the first... 
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Education of Palestinians in Lebanon

This article is based on my view and on my experience from my visits to Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. When talking about the Palestinians in Lebanon a lot of things are left out. I would like to shed some light on how problematic their educational situation in particular is. First of all the... 
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