To the Muslim woman, the hijab provides a sense of empowerment. It is a personal decision to dress modestly according to the command of a genderless ….

I've always loved writing, and the impulse for me is storytelling. I don't sit down and think: 'What political message can I sell?' I love the creati….

Everything is relative. If you want to understand a problem you look at its cause. You don’t look at its manifestation..

In a multicultural, diverse society there are countless ways in which people negotiate the everyday lived experience and reality of diversity..

What’s the good of being true to your religion on the outside, if you don’t change what’s on the inside,were it really counts ?.

Religious celebrations, and the good will, high spirits and generosity that mark them, are wonderful occasions for understanding the potential of 'ev….

We are, at almost every point of our day, immersed in cultural diversity: faces, clothes, smells, attitudes, values, traditions, behaviours, beliefs,….

I do most of my reading on the train ride to and from work. But I always have a book in my handbag so that I can read at any time, anywhere..

That’s when this warm feeling buzzes through you and you smile to yourself, knowing God’s watching you, knowing that He knows you’re trying to be str….

I want to be with one person in my life. I want to know that the guy I spend the rest of my life with is the first person I share something so intima….

I wasn't rebellious. Other friends had far stricter parents and where there wasn't a relationship of respect and communication, they were usually the….

The hijab, or sikh turban, or Jewish skullcap are all explicit symbols, but they do not represent a threat or affront to others, and have no bearing ….

Parents. Honestly. Sometimes they really do think the world revolves around them..

With my human rights advocacy, that's always been through my writing. I've always tried to write articles and contribute to journals and a lot of onl….

Once upon a time, a fisherman went out to sea. He caught many fish and threw them all into a large bucket on his boat. The fish were not yet dead, so….

I couldn't stop bawling, watching the towers come down. it was a terrible thing to happen. And a terrible thing to realize that I don't sit though th….

If I like a book, I tend to read the author's entire collection. But I choose mainly through personal recommendations, general word of mouth and book….

My family are observant Muslims, but I've come to the faith through an intellectual conviction, and that's something that they've taught me. It's nev….

Most Muslim women know it is fear and curiosity that cause people to stare. They know it is ignorance and stereotypes that cause people to suppose th….

It is time Australian Muslims stop being treated as negotiable citizens in their own country. It is time people stop 'tolerating' us, presuming some ….

Belief means nothing without actions.