In the heart of the South, where sweet tea and Sunday church gatherings are a way of life, Ramadan beats to its own rhythm. Despit the often-intense heat, the Muslim …
A Singular Struggle: How Black Muslim Woman Experience Islamophobia and Racism
In 2020, I wrote an article titled “On Being Othered In Muslim & Non-Muslim Spaces” where I discussed the anti-black racism, colorism, prejudice, and Islamophobia black Muslim women face. Five years …
The Burden and Beauty of Black Hijabis
It was a chilly night more than 20 years ago when my sister, mother, and I were getting out of our car to head into Walmart. Out of nowhere, we …