I’m tying back my hijab piece as a girl rushes in, mascara and lipstick waving in one hand, makeup brushes and bottles in the other. She sees me, sleeves raised up, water dripping down my arms. Feet still not fully back in my shoes. I was doing wudhu. She grins…

Writing has always been my fear but there are so many words inside of me, waiting for a page to fall on. So this is my attempt to push past this fear — a reflection a day (or maybe a month!) in writing. Some mornings the body just wants to…

A Quranic Reflection on Justice — The more you read the Quran through the lens of justice, the more you realise how much our religion is grounded in standing up against oppression. There are so many reminders through stories, through commands and warnings reminding the believers to stand up for justice. I came across this verse…

Thank you, my dear MP, for voting against or abstaining from the ceasefire motion. We hadn’t even begun the real conversation about Palestine with you — the illegal settlements, the apartheid, and more. All we asked from you was to stand for a ceasefire — to stop the killing of…

A Poem — I think the worst part of watching the situation in Gaza in the last three weeks unfold is the hypocrisy. From the governments who endorse terrorism in the form of self defense for one party and condemn innocent civilians as ‘shields’ on the other. To the academics who love discussing…

Why you shouldn’t distance yourself from what’s happening in Palestine and how to take action instead. — As I scroll through my feed to see posts of blood, rubble and pain, I feel a sense of helplessness and pang of guilt rip through me. My first instinct is to close my app, ignore it all and carry on with my daily routines. It’s so easy to. It’s…

A Birthday Reflection — Happy birthday to me! Wow, 25 years? A quarter of a century? Ok I take that back, that sounds old. Every year, on my birthday morning, I take some time out to reflect on my past year and the lessons I learnt. My birthday was actually nearly a month ago…

Today I woke up for Fajr with so many negative emotions. — Today I woke up for Fajr with so many negative emotions. Annoyed at myself for not waking up earlier. Worried about my relationship with Allah as my Khushu dwindles more and more. Anxious that I have so many ideas for this blog and nothing is coming to fruition. Overwhelmed with…

A reflection on the small promises we make to ourselves everyday. — A few weeks back, I’d decided I wanted to commit to writing more often and using this platform more actively. I’d decided that I’d write something to post every other day. And it was going pretty well this last week, alhamdulillah. But yesterday was meant to be my writing day…