Explainer: What’s Going on in Lebanon?

When news broke in central Beirut on October 29 of Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s resignation, cries of celebration rang across the country,[1] though this is the second time he found […]

Muslim in a Capitalist World

Unless you studied commerce or paid attention to history in high school, many young Muslims don’t think about how capitalism affects them and how they interact with the system personally. […]

Explainer: Hong Kong – Erasing a Border

As China marks its 70th anniversary of Communist Party rule, there appears to be no end in sight for the ever-evolving protests in Hong Kong. On face value, it may […]

Islam and Socio-political Activism

“I seek refuge in Allah SWT from the devil and politics.” These famous words of the great Turkish scholar, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, still reverberate today. Such a perception is rather […]

Islamaphobia

It’s been a while since I’ve been on a train. Stood on concrete platforms Awaiting its arrival while Munching on a cookie From a nearby vending machine. Suddenly it arrives […]

Dagar the Desert Hawk

You might know him as your local Imam, a man who conducts regular Friday khutbas at Melbourne Madinah masjid, located in the heart of the CBD. Maybe you have seen him […]

Losing My Religion

I lay awake with deep regrets, On what has come and gone What’s been promised has now been set Its now too late to right my wrongs I see my […]