Australia

When home doesn’t feel like home anymore.

Whenever I go overseas I feel ‘home.’ Why does Australia feel so foreign?

Yassmin’s piece is one that should make YOU reflect – not us.

Yassmin’s Teen Vogue article told it like it is. Her experience isn’t a lesson for us ethnics; it’s a lesson in white privilege.

… remind me again why Australia Day needs to be so disrespectful and racist?

There are 365 days in a year – why do we need to celebrate our national identity on a day that represents so much destruction to the traditional owners of this land?

Mini-moon Part II: The Parklands, Blue Mountains

Part II of our Mini-moon was spent in a cottage in the Parklands – a gorgeous location and phenomenal service!

I Don’t Represent ‘Real Muslims’. There’s No Such Thing.

Just because my views are slightly easier to swallow and relate to, it doesn’t mean that the views of other Muslims are any less valid.

49% of Aussies Want to Ban Muslim Immigration. So What?

This week, an Essential poll gave us news that 49% of Australians would like to see a ban on Muslim …

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 …

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.

Marriage Equality in Ireland: My Chance to Come Out.

For the last few months, I have been trying to write this post. The entire time I have been terrified. Ireland’s ‘Yes’ vote for marriage equality has given me strength.

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.

#SydneySiege: We Will Not Go Down

Man Haron Monis was a psychopath. He was a lowlife scumbag. His name is not even worthy of being uttered. …

Waleed Aly: First Muslim Co-Host of a Major Australian Prime Time TV Show

Waleed Aly is to become the first Muslim in Australia to co-host a major, prime time television show. Waleed is set …

Post for Mamamia.com.au – go read it!

Hi friends! Tonight I was published on Mamamia.com.au I wrote a post about the current Muslim experience in an anti-terror …

A Message to Australian Muslims: Everything is Going to be Okay

My Muslim brothers and sisters – you are not alone. This is a time where we need to stand together, …

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?