Birthdays are often bitter sweet, they are an opportunity to celebrate one more year of experience, and it means that your one year older. As children, its all about gifts and being the queen of the day. Though when we age, things start to change. Coming from a practicing Shia Muslim family, I get to celebrate my birthday twice a year: once on the lunar calendar and once based on the solar...
There is no doubt that Ramadan 2020 is going to be an interesting one. I know it feels more like strange, lonely Ramadan; however, as Shia Muslims, we know that we have the power to make the best out of the worst. Therefore I encourage you to utilize this Ramadan as an opportunity to get creative! Ramadan is indeed the time of the year when our community is the strongest. We enjoy eating together, we join...
How April 3rd: “Punish a Muslim Day” can bring your inner goodness out! Although most people do not care, or even heard of such a letter, I invite everyone to take some action. There are number of way to react to this letter. Join the “club”! If you can relate to some of the following statements, maybe you qualify to feel like “punishing a Muslim” to get rid of some rage inside you. · If...
As a Muslim female immigrant with a mixed background, I have to admit I find so much goodness in the West. The Democracy that was demanded by Islam and NEVER practiced by Muslim governments is widely respected, encouraged and used in Western societies. Freedom of religion, speech, and movement is also found in the West....
At least Muslims are Immune to Mental Illness in West In most legal cases involving violence, proving that a defendant is “not guilty by reason of insanity” is what lawyers aim for. If proven, in some jurisdictions, the defendant is committed to a psychiatric facility instead of prison....
WASHINGTON, September 24, 2014 – As serious as the “Coalition against ISIS” sounds, the United States is very much alone in this fight. As many as 40 counties, including ten Arab nations, have agreed to help put an end to ISIS, but the support of those nations rings hollow based on past actions by these “coalition” nations. While we all should be hopeful, we must keep some facts in mind...