#Thinspiration: Body Image and Social Media Hiba Hashmi February 5, 2018 News & Social Issues In the 21st century, exposure to commercials and social media is unavoidable. If a Kardashian, Jenner or Hadid is not flashing a product at you on a billboard, they will surely appear on your Facebook or Instag... Read More...
Voices of Muslim Women: My Experience at The Ringleaders Panel Saneeya Muneeb December 28, 2017 Food for Thought, News & Social Issues Voices of Muslim Women is a non-profit organization with the goal of enabling Muslim women of all different backgrounds and ethnicities to speak out about their lives, aspirations, and experiences. The organiza... Read More...
Make us as Waves of the Sea: Reflecting on the Faith in Canada 150 Millennial Summit Aisha Hyder July 16, 2017 News & Social Issues “The very best of yourselves includes your faith." On the eve of Canada’s 150th birthday since Confederation, I was in conversation with 74 leaders of different faiths at the Faith in Canada ... Read More...
Beyond the Bench: The New Frontier of Research Komal Adeel July 14, 2017 News & Social Issues letstalkperiod.ca Stereotypically, when we think of research, we perhaps picture a lab coat-cladded, serious-faced scientist with a microscope, surrounded by bubbling test tubes. If not to that extreme, ‘re... Read More...
Shared Stories of Discrimination Muna Abdulla June 17, 2017 News & Social Issues It’s easy to sympathize with the reflection in the mirror. But what if we realized that we were all simply reflections of each other? The reason “the human experience” is such a blanket statement is because it’... Read More...
Building Bridges: The Jewish Teacher who ran an MSA Komal Adeel June 16, 2017 News & Social Issues On Tuesday, June 13 2017, Dawanet hosted a phenomenal Iftar at Celebration Square where almost 3000 people of all faiths attended. Following the event, we received an email containing a heartfelt letter by Pete... Read More...
Hamza Ahmad: Founder of “How to Be A Bully” and “Journal For Muslims” Fatima Zahra June 6, 2017 Inspiring Individuals, News & Social Issues Update: Journal for Muslims is out NOW as of June 6th! Hamza Ahmad is a 23 year old South African Pakistani, who graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in kinesiology and a minor in co... Read More...
The Hunger Banquet: A Reflection Sana Masood May 30, 2017 News & Social Issues Did you know that 6 million children across the globe die each year due to malnutrition? Or that the wealthy 10% of the world's population account for 59% of global food consumption? These were some of the shoc... Read More...
#WasteFreeRamadan: Eliminating Plastic Bottles from Mosques Komal Adeel May 29, 2017 News & Social Issues Ramadan is a time to reflect on all the blessing we have been given by Allah (SWT), and what greater blessing is there than this beautiful, green planet we live on? Yet our daily lives are filled with consumpti... Read More...
Growing a Liver From Your Skin Cells? The Future of Stem Cell Research Komal Adeel May 2, 2017 News & Social Issues Imagine if donating an organ was as easy as a 5-minute trip to the doctor’s office. Imagine if all you had to do was swab the inside of your cheek to get a couple of skin cells, and then send those ce... Read More...
