November 27, 2023

ChatGPT is a problem


As Muslims, we’ve needed to talk about the internet for a long time. It’s a conversation that is grossly overdue. We joke about ‘Sheikh Google’ but seldom interrogate our relationship and dependence on the search engine. Often when we inquire about the downside of our relationship with the internet it’s limited to social media –perhaps […]

October 30, 2023

The Rubble


—But dad He said cutting his father short. The rubble His tone was absent of emotion, the illusion of calm, the voice of someone who’d been shocked far too many times. The absence of emotion as if there was none left to have. The rubble He said again as if he’d asked a question. Though […]

October 9, 2023

The need for distraction


We suffer because we lack distraction. Healing is important, working on childhood wounds is crucial, and setting boundaries is valuable. But the occupation with the self and being exactly right in order to face the world is also simply a consequence of having no distractions. Real distractions, not the distractions that flicker across our screens […]

August 14, 2023

Islam and Homosexuality: Preface


For some people, the issue of homosexuality is completely irrelevant. There is no point of discussion on the topic because their stance is clear based on their respective religion and/or worldview. For others, homosexuality is a non-issue because it is understood as yet another category of identity to be checked off on a list — […]

June 26, 2023

Loners in the age of distraction


Something I’ve wondered for about 20+ years; are loner’s better off in the age of social media? While the idea of the ‘lone genius’ may be a way to neaten historical realities instead of an absolute truth—as James Bridle states in his book A New Dark Age, “the lie to the heroic narrative of history — […]

May 22, 2023

Polygamy, providers, and gendered roles in Islam


Women’s dislike of polygyny is similar to men’s resistance to their role as providers. As I discussed in this post women don’t have any power to stop a man from marrying again. That is, polygamy (restricted conditional polygyny as dictated by Islam) is 100% the domain of a man to choose to engage in, or […]

April 10, 2023

Pray for our leaders, they need it


Amongst the condemnations, calls for resignations, and numerous accusations, one sentiment is seldom present; we have to pray for our leaders. Leaders have power over their people, many of whom are vulnerable or at the very least have given a portion of themselves over to them. They have said, “we see your success in this […]

February 13, 2023

Black women and the scarf —it’s complicated


Let’s discuss black women’s complicated relationship with natural hair… does hijab help?

February 6, 2023

All About Feminism


The failings of ‘choice Feminism’ There are two reasons why choice Feminism doesn’t work as a philosophy for anyone whose goal is improving the lives of women; all choices are not equal and all choices are made within larger contexts (contexts in which endless choice is impossible). The first story I came across that illustrated […]

January 30, 2023

The failings of ‘choice Feminism’


A while back I came across two stories that served as shining examples of the failings of ‘choice Feminism’. ‘Choice Feminism’ may not be a term we’re all familiar with but its basic premise is one society holds onto most fervently. The basic idea is that whatever a woman chooses is empowering, that Feminism/women’s empowerment […]

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