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August 2023
March 2023
December 2022
September 2022
- 23: A Writer’s Visit to Author’s Ridge
- 23: Local Afghanistan refugee hopes to finish dental school after adjusting to new life in United States
June 2022
October 2021
June 2020
- 24: Gen Z’s Cancel Culture: They’re Cancelling the Racists
- 11: Deconstructing Police Brutality
- 4: Podcast on SoundCloud & YouTube: White Privilege is Killing People – Call to Action
March 2020
- 12: For the Corporate Person by the Corporate Person
- 11: The System That Taunts
- 4: Elizabeth Warren – the Republican Plant
February 2020
January 2020
November 2019
September 2019
- 11: 9-11-2019
July 2019
August 2018
July 2018
- 19: I reject the two-party system of our current fantasy world
- 1: Podcast July 2, 2018 – State of the Union a la Yasmina Reality & How to Stay Sane
June 2018
October 2017
- 3: Sad Week
September 2017
- 26: I Take a Knee
June 2017
May 2017
February 2017
January 2017
December 2016
- 23: Good Bye, 2016
- 13: Aleppo
November 2016
- 29: Guest Blogger on DAPL: A Timeline for a Timeless American Tragedy
- 23: Guest Blogger, Hani: Thanksgiving Message to Immigrants
- 22: My Non-American Friends, It’s Black Friday in America
October 2016
September 2016
August 2016
- 29: French Burkini Ban Podcast
- 25: Be an unapologetic supporter of #BDS. I support #BDS
- 23: Aisha: Scholar and Wife of the Prophet of Islam
- 18: #Syria #Aleppo
- 3: I am a mom now, dear friend. And I am lobbying for your heart.
July 2016
June 2016
- 28: Pray for Turkey
- 22: I’m a Pomak. (What’s That?)
- 21: Muslim Activist Banned from Facebook for Responding to Trump’s Islamophobia
- 15: Digesting Orlando Narratives as a Muslim American
- 6: Happy Ramadan 2016
- 4: Muhammad Ali – Legend
May 2016
- 26: Bernards Township, NJ Gives Lame Excuses to Stop Mosque
- 25: As My Firstborn Graduates
- 20: Book Review of Talk to Me by: Qasim Rashid
- 9: Our Story in Daily Sabah, Turkey’s English Newspaper
- 6: Thank You, HuffPost! 15 of HuffPost Religion’s most moving blogs from 2015
April 2016
- 15: DS Centre Journalism Academy travels to refugee camp in Nizip
- 15: Where was Ted Cruz Radicalized?
March 2016
- 30: Appreciating the Men in My Life – My Latest on The Good Men Project
- 21: Photo Gallery: Chicago UIC Trump Protest, March 11, 2016
- 17: Why You Sound Like An Idiot When You Say, “All Lives Matter!”
- 8: Happy International Women’s Day 2016
- 3: Muslim child’s fear: ‘Is Trump going to exile us?’
February 2016
- 25: Panel Discussion: Islamophobia A Threat To Us All
- 21: Welcoming Refugees with Sweet-Smelling Soap
- 11: In Memory of Our Three Winners: Razan, Deah and Yusor
- 5: Tackling Islamophobia with Bawb on Yahalavoice.com
January 2016
- 12: A Deeper Look at Islamophobia in the U.S. Empire // Empire_File015 // Abby Martin
- 7: Is America Islamophobic? Or White Supremacist?
December 2015
- 29: Happy New Year 2016
- 23: Donald Trump’s Marketing of Fear: The Blurred Lines between Business and Politics
- 17: I Stand by You, Larycia Hawkins
- 14: Guest Blogger, Sumaiya, on Islamophobia
- 12: Welcome To Canada Syrian Refugees
- 10: Muslim Groups Raise $165,000 in Five Days for Families of San Bernardino Victims
- 9: Tom Brokaw and “Banning Muslims” In America
- 8: How Muslims Should Respond to Donald Trump
- 7: The State of Islamophobia in the Wake of San Bernardino
November 2015
- 16: Paris Attacks and Being Muslim
- 11: My First Podcast – Muslim Guy Alleges Discrimination Against Bed, Bath & Beyond
- 3: Just Some Musings
October 2015
- 22: Why This Muslim Woman is Voting for This Jewish Man
- 12: Indigenous People’s Day
- 2: He May Be a Brain Surgeon, But Ben Carson Is no Expert on Islam
September 2015
- 23: No, Bill Maher. We’re Not Going to Stop Hash Tagging about the Ahmed Mohameds of the World.
- 21: Guest Blogger, Faisal R. Khan, Talks About Being a Muslim American.
- 18: Of Course #IStandWithAhmed. I Could Be His Mom.
- 13: September Musings- Refugees, Gay Marriage & Donald Chump
- 5: My Conversation About Refugees, Dads and Changing Times at The Good Men Project
- 5: Dear Syrian Child Whose Body Washed Ashore In Turkey
August 2015
- 22: Rape in Conflict Is A War Crime – No Matter How You Spin It
- 3: Take Action Against the Water Mafia (The Story of Stuff Project)
July 2015
- 30: I’m a new Contributor to The Good Men Project
- 16: Eid Mubarak 2015
- 14: My Reflections on Srebrenica
June 2015
May 2015
April 2015
March 2015
February 2015
October 2014
- 13: My Debut as a Huffington Post Blogger
- 6: My TEDx Talk: #MyJihad- The Struggle for Self-Expression
September 2014
July 2014
- 25: The Era of Illusion
- 16: Guest Blogger: Gaza Massacre: What Can You Do?
- 16: My radio appearance on the Rise Up Show – Yahala Voice
- 6: My Unpopular Decision to Support Hobby Lobby
June 2014
May 2014
April 2014
- 22: Being Happy is Haram
- 12: Support Muslim Film Makers. Hollywood Here We Come.
- 9: Speaking Up Delivers Justice
March 2014
- 26: Columbia College in Chicago – Threatening Academic Freedom
- 25: Bigots Behaving Badly
- 17: March is Kidney Cancer Awareness Month – Please Remember Something
- 4: Oscar Nominated Palestinian Film, Omar
- 1: Guest Blogger Nadia Naji Speaks Out: The Disdain for Muslim Burial in Germany
February 2014
- 26: Speaker Line-Up Announced! CAIR-Chicago Anniversary Banquet March 15
- 23: In the Land of Blood and Honey
- 15: Dear Bigots: Please Don’t Destroy our Historic Mosque in Plovdiv
- 2: America the Beautiful
- 1: Happy World Hijab Day
December 2013
- 23: Being Jihad
- 19: Open Your Eyes to the Crisis in Syria
- 14: 2013 – A Year in Review
- 5: Nelson Mandela 1918-2013
- 4: Snore Stop Billboard: Features American Soldier Embracing Muslim Woman. Now React.
October 2013
September 2013
August 2013
- 31: It’s not our differences that divide us. It’s EGO.
- 7: Bajram Serif Mubarek Olsun! Eid Mubarak!
- 3: The Irony of Being Religiously Discriminated Against During Your Bar Exam
- 1: 389 Religious Institutions in Murfreesboro, TN is okay- just no Mosques
July 2013
- 19: Book Review- The Wrong Kind of Muslim by: Qasim Rashid
- 18: Remnants of War Continue to Shatter Lives
- 8: Ramadan Kareem 2013
June 2013
- 24: #MyJihad is to continue to fry the smaller fish. Because it’s working.
- 3: bigotry, psychology and self-hate
May 2013
- 26: Bike the Drive = Jihad to the 100th Power!
- 21: #MyJihad Bike the Drive donations going to Oklahoma relief efforts on the ground
- 13: My TED talk is published- please watch and share
- 9: bigotry is cancer
- 3: Islamophobia Lingo for Dummies
April 2013
- 28: Do the Math
- 21: What do “regular Americans” look like?
- 19: Boston
- 16: Martin
- 15: Thoughts and Prayers to the Victims & Families in Boston
- 14: College Students Inspire Me!
- 11: #MyJihad is steeped in my Balkan roots
- 11: Celebrate Mercy LIVE webcast in Chicago *Sunday, April 14*
- 7: FEMEN activists bare breasts because they don’t like my hijab
- 5: My response to Huffington Post religion blogger, Amitai Etzioni.
- 4: TEDxLUC invites #MyJihad
- 3: Hello world!