Hijab itself is not the issue, rather it is the forceful approach that starts the damage. Sometimes a girl is not convinced of her faith yet....
Whenever I walk into a room, there is one member of my family who consistently walks right out. ย He says heโs not comfortable with me now...
โWith great power, comes great responsibility.โ -Uncle Ben. Clergy -or shayukh- ย in Muslim communities hold sacred power in that their positions symbolize a representation of character...
For new Muslims nothing can be more daunting than dealing with family membersโ reactions to the decision of converting to Islam. Parents, siblings, and other relatives...
Over the last eight months, after painful illnesses which affected them physically and neurologically, both my parents have passed away. While there is so much to...
By Samaiya Mushtaq Soon after I started residency in psychiatry, the movie Spotlight was released, about The Boston Globeโs investigation and groundbreaking story on sexual abuse...
Despite significant theological and practical differences, families with both Shia and Sunni members may not have challenges greater than any other families. ย The difference in Islamic...
By Naureen Ahmed My parents married each other in the late 70’s in Karachi. They moved to Brooklyn, NY, where my mother gave birth to my...
ุจุณู ุงููู ุงูุฑุญู ู ุงูุฑุญูู The Prophet (๏ทบ) never saw his father, and still developed into the paragon of human excellence. How many Sฬฃahฬฃaฬba were orphans due...
This is the story of a clichรฉ. One of the earliest memories I have is one of discontent. Somewhere around the age of 4 or 5,...
