KULMUSLIMAH

RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE

July 11, 2014

Comfortably sitting in my corner of the room as the new intern, I listened interestingly to the conversations going on around me, and one caught my attention, it was the issue of Religious intolerance going on nowadays. It was my first official day at the media company where I planned to undergo my one month…
Why Do You Cover Your Hair?

October 30, 2012

“Why do you cover your hair”? When a non-Muslim or even a Muslim who isn’t practicing asks me this question, I just look at them and say ‘I cover my hair because I am a Muslim”. They never get satisfied with this reply, so they ask further “But I know a lot of Muslim girls that do not cover their hair”… I…
Ailurophobia: Fear of Cats and My Personal Experience

October 6, 2012

When I see people keeping cats as pets, my reaction is often, OMG, really? This response isn’t because I hate cats, but because I’ve come to realize I have a genuine phobia—ailurophobia, or the fear of cats. I vividly remember an experience that made me fully aware of this fear. It was a beautiful morning,…
MY HIJAB, MY IDENTITY

July 4, 2012

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE MOST MERCIFUL Why would I feel ashamed when I put on my hijab? When my Lord has made it a mandatory part of my Deen I look out there and I weep Seeing muslim women forced to remove their veil Why do you have to…

RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE