Yasmina Reality
I'm a Writer, Speaker and Muslim Activist. I'm a former Board Member of the #MyJihad Public Education Campaign.
Follow my blog at yasminareality.com or follow me on Twitter: @yasmina_reality. I'm also now on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YasminaReality
Peace!
College Students Inspire Me!
Getting involved with the #MyJihad campaign has brought countless blessings- one of which was unseen: meeting college students from different schools. College students inspire me like crazy. I want to bottle their energy and optimism and admitedly, mother them at the same time. 😉 #MyJihad volunteer, Saleha and I, were honored to be invited […]
#MyJihad is steeped in my Balkan roots
My piece for the Balkan Chronicle I’m really psyched about being published in the Balkan Chronicle. My Dad would have loved this. I love it. Thank you, BC! 🙂 Re-printed below: Born and raised in Chicago, I took for granted my family history. My father was a Pomak from the tiny mountain village of Arda- […]
Celebrate Mercy LIVE webcast in Chicago *Sunday, April 14*
RSVP HERE! Honored to host a viewing party for Celebrate Mercy in beautiful downtown Chicago- make a day of it! Invite your friends. Hope to see you there! -Yasmina View the Trailer Here!
FEMEN activists bare breasts because they don’t like my hijab
Now that I’ve learned a little bit more about FEMEN- this Ukraine based feminist group (with a branch in France,) I’m thinking they will bare their breasts for just about anything they are having a tantrum about. And even amongst women in their own countries, they are not exactly a mainstream activist group. They call […]
My response to Huffington Post religion blogger, Amitai Etzioni.
Since when are non-Muslims the scholarly experts on Islam? A scholarly person who sincerely studies and truly understands Islam … becomes Muslim. I implore all seekers of truth to scrutinize what you read. Packaging doesn’t matter. It’s the content that counts. (Special thanks to Justin Parrott and Angie Emara for your inspirations, as always.) You […]
TEDxLUC invites #MyJihad
When the opportunity to give a TED Talk crosses your path in life, you have two choices. You can: 1) Run for the hills screaming, “Noooooo! I would rather be eaten alive by maggots!” or 2) Stay put; and say to yourself, “Wow. This is a huge honor. Maybe I should take a stab at this.” […]
