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7 Remarkable Things About Khadija, Wife of the Prophet of Islam
Thanks for the shares and making this article go viral! It’s been re-printed around the world and translated into French, German, Bosnian, Albanian and Indonesian. It was also voted one of the top 15 most moving blogs of Huffington Post Religion for 2015. Mother Khadija was truly epic. May Allah (swt) be pleased with her. […]
My Debut as a Huffington Post Blogger
I’m thrilled to now be a Huffington Post Blogger. 🙂 What a fun week where my blog inspired the open-hearted and got haters riled up. When I was a teenager talking with my father about my dream of becoming a Journalist, I never imagined I could one day be accepted as a Muslim Writer in […]
My TEDx Talk: #MyJihad- The Struggle for Self-Expression
Re-Posting for my new readers. Originally posted by Yasmina Reality on May 13, 2013. My TED talk is published. Please Watch and Share. “#MyJihad at TEDx Talk! Powerful words by MyJihad board member Yasmina. Share with your friends, your neighbors, your kids. Education is the key. Darkness will not brighten darkness, and fire will not […]
My radio appearance on the Rise Up Show – Yahala Voice
I recommend the Rise Up show with Rush Darwish. He offers the Arab American perspective from the horse’s mouth. No rhetoric manipulation going on here. And well – he’s just plain awesome. Honored to have appeared last month to talk about my Al Jazeera America Article: Illinois Mosque Faces an Increasingly Common Zoning Problem My piece […]
My Journalist Debut with Al Jazeera America
(photo credit: Sadaf Syed for Al Jazeera America) Al Jazeera America Article: Illinois Mosque Faces An Increasingly Common Zoning Problem I’m excited to be working with a trusted, global news source that is a go-to for me personally: Al Jazeera America. This weekend they published my article on a zoning dispute between the American Islamic […]