Sometimes we hear a story so many times that we stop paying proper attention to it. During the month of Dhul Hijjah- and all year- we are flooded with lectures,...
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Screens are here to stay. Digital technology is entrenched in the way we live. We feel its huge benefits and enjoy its hyper-convenience. In today’s post-COVID world, this is truer...
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No matter how much time passes, I will never forget that feeling in my gut on the first day I decided to leave the house wearing hijab.
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The following guide was created for the Muslim Adoption and Fostering organisation seeking to raise awareness of the many vulnerable children in the UK care system. All research, writing,...
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The following short piece of promotional copy was written to invite creative artists to participate in an event to showcase their talents, with some friendly competition thrown in the...
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The following piece was commissioned to mark Genocide Memorial Day, looking back at historical events which still shape the modern world. My role involved independent research, structure and content of...
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The following piece was commissioned by a research group looking into the linguistic origins of the Qur’an, with particular focus on claims of it containing “a pure Arabic”. This was...
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During a visit to Kabul, Afghanistan in 2017 I was fortunate enough to visit the Muslim Hands Motherkind Clinic. The clinic is part of the charity’s Maternal Health focus and...
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‘A Tale of Two Homes’ was the chosen theme for HHUGS’ Ramadhan campaign to support families of incarcerated men. The campaign centered around contrasting the experiences of two protagonists ‘Ahmad’...
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Certain trials in life push you to limits you never knew you had. When life-changing calamities hit those we know, it is tempting – and usually completely well-intentioned – to...
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The following short piece of promotional copy was written to invite creative artists to participate in an event to showcase their talents, with some friendly competition thrown in the...
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If your journey of self-discovery has led you to abandon basic Islamic obligations, you haven’t found yourself. You’ve only lost yourself to an airbrushed illusion.
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The following guide was created for the Muslim Adoption and Fostering organisation seeking to raise awareness of the many vulnerable children in the UK care system. All research, writing,...
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It was the day after September 11th 2001 – the very first time I was asked to condemn. The common room in my sixth form college was heatedly debating what...
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Earlier this week, a stack of letters dropped through my front door. Rifling through them were some formal looking envelopes, “To the homeowner”, some pizza fliers and a handwritten envelope...
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We believed we could change the world. My best friend was black and together we were going to eliminate racism everywhere forever.
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Wrought iron gates Provide the backdrop For the explosion of human remembrance There’s been a hit a run With a 52 year old paying the price “Loved” “Best Grandma” “Beloved...
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We've all had those conversations. It feels as though the moment the words have left your lips, they travel through some bizarre mistranslation machine before they reach the other person’s...
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