LOL NO. This blog will NOT give you the ‘right’ to voice your bigotry
Let’s get one thing straight – you don’t have a right to free speech here.
Social Justice
Failing is Fine! Do it More!
Failing is completely Fine. No, Seriously. My entire life has been a series of taking the seemingly harder road in …
ANU Circle for Gender Equity: Women Careers Panel
On 4 October 2016, I joined an interesting panel discussing my experience as a woman who is trying to build …
The Iraq Inquiry: Call for Volunteers
The Iraq Inquiry that was released a few days ago is about 2.5 million words long, making it inaccessible to …
American Christian Confronts Bigotry by Wearing Hijab
In December of 2015, though April of 2016, Nancy wore the hijab in her daily life as an expression of solidarity with the American Muslim community, and in support of freedom of religious expression.
Don’t Let Trump Use Evil to Perpetuate Evil
The importance of remaining pragmatic and not allowing divisive language to permeate our media cannot be understated.
There is no ‘right way’ to deal with trauma
Growing up is an interesting experience. Not only do you grow to understand yourself better, you start to see the …
Ethnic Communities Are Also Racist
I grew up in an incredibly ethnically diverse part of Sydney. Our school’s Harmony Day events were always a flurry of …
Anti-Terror Spending Rise Marked by Exponential Rise in Attacks
We didn’t care when blood was shed overseas. But the impacts of terrible policies are slapping us in the face directly now. The deaths are far too close to home.
Yeah, sometimes explaining myself as a Muslim is exhausting.
People aren’t expecting long and eloquent explanations anymore. Just, y’know. A little bit of condemnation to reassure everyone that I’m still on the right team.
Here Come the Habibs: Was it Racist?
Before airing, Here Come the Habibis was bashed over and over for being ‘racist’ (you can see the trailer here). A petition was …
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
February 6 is International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM. I’ve written a post explaining what FGM is, its prevalence, …
No – I will not drench my Social Media in Red, White & Blue
Yesterday I wrote about my feelings on the attacks in Beirut and Paris which, as I predicted, helped me feel comforted …
Pray for Paris, Pray for Beirut, Pray for Humanity
Here we are again, friends. It’s 10 pm and I have gone from trying to wade through the crashing waves …
Eddie McGuire: Yes, calling John Eren a ‘Mussie’ IS offensive.
How about swapping out the ‘M’ in ‘Mussie’ with an ‘A’. Being called Aussies would be a nice change!
Remember: Reclaim Australia is Background Noise; Nothing More.
Forget them – this radicalised minority is to Australia what ISIS is to Islam.
I’m Still Learning to be Australian
Although I was born in Australia and know no other home, calling myself an Australian isn’t a natural thing. It never has been. Also, Reclaim Australia are stupid.
Australia’s Largest Anti-Terrorism Raids – Where Does This Leave Us?
Australia has undertaken its largest anti-terrorism raids in history. Where does this leave the Muslim community? How do we handle the pressure from within the community and that from wider Australia?
I Have a Serious Problem With ‘Nuun’ Profile Pictures.
Recently, a large number of people have changed their profile pictures to the Arabic letter, ‘nuun’. For a little …
Depression in Muslim Youth – We Have a Problem.
The Islamic world, like the rest of the world, is not equipped to provide support for those suffering from …
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