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...
Victory and Faith: the Raptors Bring it Home Aisha Hyder June 16, 2019 Lifestyle & Entertainment, News & Social Issues We were huddled in thousands, light in our eyes, joy in our hearts, and pride in our call: “We are the champions, my friends...” Our voices - strong and surprisingly melodious - beckoned to our night surroundi... 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...
An Attack on the Island: Reflections on the Sri Lanka Attacks Sabra Ismath May 19, 2019 News & Social Issues On Easter Sunday, Sri Lanka was attacked with suicide bombings that had killed more than 250 people and left at least 500 people injured. “Authorities said the attacks were carried out by two little-known Mus... Read More...
Heart to Heart: Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges MYVoice Canada March 21, 2019 News & Social Issues Heart to Heart is a leadership program for Palestinian and Israeli youth aged 14-15, who annually visit Ontario for a three-and-a-half-week camp-based program. For the past two years, MY Voice has hosted a coll... Read More...
Top 10 Islamic Magazines on the Web! MYVoice Canada January 9, 2019 News & Social Issues MY Voice Magazine was recently listed as one of the Top 10 Islamic Magazines on the web! Awarded by Feedspot, their ranking is based on: Magazine content quality Post consistency Age of the ma... Read More...
“Inspiring the new wave of creators…” Imtisaal Mian December 19, 2018 News & Social Issues The Women in Literature Daybreak Press Conference placed a strongly needed emphasis on correlating more diversity and faith in literature. I, as a writer, have always been interested in classic literature, whic... Read More...
The Ongoing First Nations’ Water Crisis Faiz Syed Hassany October 19, 2018 News & Social Issues, Uncategorized How would you feel if you did not have easy access to clean drinking water? Many of us cannot imagine being without such a simple necessity, yet many First Nations people are going through just that. Over 140 F... Read More...
Biodegradable Bug Plastic – The Future is Six-Legged Farheen Hassany September 14, 2018 News & Social Issues From insect-sourced protein supplements, to Nobel Prize-winning fruit fly research, to insect-based plastic, it seems insects are the organisms to look out for in the future. Researchers at Harvard Universit... Read More...
Tackling Stigma and Fostering Inclusion for Muslims with Special Needs Komal Adeel September 11, 2018 News & Social Issues Disability-based discrimination may seem like a problem of the past – most of us grew up in schools alongside special needs students, learning to be accepting of and empathetic towards them, in a society that p... Read More...
