New Year, New Me? Here’s a ‘Healthy’ Version of ‘New Year, New Me’ Sabra Ismath December 26, 2019 Lifestyle & Entertainment You know it’s the beginning of a new year when your phone blows up with ‘Happy New Year!’ messages and the famous question begins floating in everyone’s mind: “What’s your New Year's resolution?” Yet, how many... Read More...
The Genocide That’s Happening Today Sabra Ismath November 24, 2019 News & Social Issues When we hear the word ‘genocide’, we tend to think of history, past violence and past genocides that have happened in countries through war. Most people don’t realize a genocide is currently happening in 2019—... Read More...
Will Planet Earth Still be a Ghost for the Holidays? Sabra Ismath November 2, 2019 News & Social Issues As October comes to an end, the spookiest time of the year seems to be over and the holidays are just around the corner. Like every year, as I walk into stores, Halloween themed products are taken down and hol... Read More...
Victory for Trudeau … Once Again! Sabra Ismath October 23, 2019 News & Social Issues Finally! The Federal Election 2019 is over and Liberals take the win as Justin Trudeau is re-elected to be our Prime Minister once again. There is a catch though: this time his win comes with a minority gover... Read More...
6 Years of Our Voices Sabra Ismath September 30, 2019 Creative Writing I had the pleasure of being invited to the MY Voice Volunteer Appreciation Dinner which was held on Friday, September 20th, 2019 at the Sagan Banquet. MY Voice celebrated their 6th year anniversary of the laun... Read More...
Environmental Crisis: The Amazon Rainforest is Burning Sabra Ismath September 11, 2019 News & Social Issues Lately, everytime I scroll through the news, all I see are the growing fires of the Amazon Rainforest. The Amazon is home to a vast biodiversity with many species that are still unclassified or undiscovered. T... Read More...
Halal Food Fest Sabra Ismath August 4, 2019 Lifestyle & Entertainment Halal Food Fest—a place where there's nothing but good food, full of smiles and lots of different talents and services being shared. Many attend year after year, but this was my first time. There were many dif... Read More...
A Fight for Democracy: Sudan’s Massacre Sabra Ismath June 30, 2019 News & Social Issues As we celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr, our brothers and sisters in Sudan are fighting for their lives to live in a democratic world. Sudan had many tough years under Omar Al-Bashir`s presidency who enforced a strict f... Read More...
The Raptors Win and Basketball in the Lives of Muslim Youth Sabra Ismath June 6, 2019 Lifestyle & Entertainment, News & Social Issues Basketball is religiously played in many of our homes and watched keenly on our televisions. It is a common ground to break the ice of an awkward conversation, the starter of many friendships, and simply a spo... Read More...
Their Home, Their Native Land Sabra Ismath May 30, 2019 Creative Writing In we marched,taking everything away.Claiming it’s ours,“Our home and native land.” They shared,They cared.We tearedthe trust woven in a land we call ‘home.’ Yet, we weren’t invited.We invadedanother’s home,to... Read More...
