What I want is to talk about how someone raised Muslim struggles with the same stuff that everyone else theoretically could. Obviously, the particulars are different, but everybody can sympathize with being forced to answer for their identity, the colour of their skin or their religion. A lot of people struggle with mental illness or romance or failed marriages - these are all parts of my own struggle. I read them through the lens of Islam because that's the particular language I grew up in, but the grammar is universal.
You aim comedy up. If comedy is aimed down, you're a jerk. You laugh at the powerful as a way of bringing them down to your level or bring yourself u… - Haroon Moghul
You aim comedy up. If comedy is aimed down, you're a jerk. You laugh at the powerful as a way of bringing them down to your level or bring yourself u…
- Haroon Moghul
The one thing that's missing from the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, and I don't imagine we'll see it any time soon, is that there's no memorial to the hund… - Haroon Moghul
The one thing that's missing from the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, and I don't imagine we'll see it any time soon, is that there's no memorial to the hund…
What I want is to talk about how someone raised Muslim struggles with the same stuff that everyone else theoretically could. Obviously, the particula… - Haroon Moghul
What I want is to talk about how someone raised Muslim struggles with the same stuff that everyone else theoretically could. Obviously, the particula…
When I was growing up, we often heard Islam in the form of a slogan: "Islam is the solution," but no one ever told me that Islam can be a burden... V… - Haroon Moghul
When I was growing up, we often heard Islam in the form of a slogan: "Islam is the solution," but no one ever told me that Islam can be a burden... V…
I have no expertise of other religious traditions so I'm not going to opine on them, but in Islam the more you know about the religion, the more like… - Haroon Moghul
I have no expertise of other religious traditions so I'm not going to opine on them, but in Islam the more you know about the religion, the more like…
I think growing up, we always try to make sense of who we are, what we go through, and I grew up in a very religious household. I interpreted what wa… - Haroon Moghul
I think growing up, we always try to make sense of who we are, what we go through, and I grew up in a very religious household. I interpreted what wa…
There is a dearth of imagination and I think that's an understatement in a modern Muslim world. There is very little willingness to imagine different… - Haroon Moghul
There is a dearth of imagination and I think that's an understatement in a modern Muslim world. There is very little willingness to imagine different…
It's been nineteen days since I've had a suicidal impulse. One of the things that pulls me back is I think to myself, and as a Muslim, I believe that… - Haroon Moghul
It's been nineteen days since I've had a suicidal impulse. One of the things that pulls me back is I think to myself, and as a Muslim, I believe that…
There are companies like Facebook that wield tremendous power over how Americans understand the world. Do they have a social responsibility now? That… - Haroon Moghul
There are companies like Facebook that wield tremendous power over how Americans understand the world. Do they have a social responsibility now? That…
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