Are We More Than Another Melting Pot? Aisha Hyder September 8, 2017 Food for Thought “I am proud to be Canadian.” I am sure that you have heard this statement multiple times, particularly since Trump’s inauguration, as we Canadians sighed with relief at being on this side of the border.... Read More...
A Sudden Shift In Perspective Mariam Zubair August 31, 2017 Food for Thought My entire body ached from the fifteen hours long continuous flight, from Mississauga to Karachi. As I waited in the last, yet longest line of the day, my brain was boiling from inside. I could not take it anymo... Read More...
Chilling at the Place of Death Asfiya Irfan July 8, 2017 Faith, Food for Thought This was our chill-spot at Masjid al Haram, where my husband and I sat down to eat a snack after performing Tawaf. The enclosing architecture of the entire Masjid was marvelous, reminiscent of a castle-type con... Read More...
A Wake-Up Call: The Consequences of Silence Imtisaal Mian June 27, 2017 Food for Thought Out of all the commotion that has been taking place around the world after the US presidential election, from protests to boycotts, one particular thought has been on my mind— the striking parallelism between t... Read More...
The Paradox of Positive Change Feryal Niazi April 25, 2017 Creative Writing, Food for Thought Perhaps as a result of growing up in a progressive household, with a father who encouraged his daughters to pursue free thought and education, and a mother who never treated marriage as the ultimate achievement... Read More...
The Ripple Effect: One Drop At A Time Lubnaa Hossenbaccus April 10, 2017 Faith, Food for Thought Head in my hands, I collapse, blinking back my tears. Oh Allah, how could this be happening? It feels like all the hope has been ripped from the world. In the past year we have witnessed the USA choose for thei... Read More...
Noor Tagouri: A Hijabi in Playboy Magazine? Fatima Zahra April 7, 2017 Food for Thought, News & Social Issues Every social media user must have heard about Noor Tagouri by now. "Muslim girl featured on Playboy" "Hijabi graces the cover of Playboy" "The first veiled girl to appear on playboy", and other similar titles w... Read More...
In Defense of Millennials Anu Ohri April 3, 2017 Food for Thought, News & Social Issues Millennials, notoriously branded as “The Me Me Me Generation” by Time’s Joel Stein, are often criticized for their seemingly entitled, narcissistic, materialistic, dispassionate, and lazy dispositions. However,... Read More...
My Neighbour MYVoice Canada December 22, 2014 Food for Thought Living in Canada, we often pride ourselves in being one of the most multicultural nations in the world. However, we often forget to truly appreciate this sense of diversity and fail to remember that someone as ... Read More...
Proud to be Me SFB December 22, 2014 Food for Thought Imagine you are sitting on a beach in the warm sun. It is sunset, the lake is beautiful and the sand is a cushion. Someone walks in front of you, momentarily interrupting the view of brilliant golds and reds. A... Read More...
