A Cause
"When a cause comes along and you know in your bones that it is just, yet refuse to defend it -- at that moment you begin to die. And I have never seen so many corpses walking around talking about justice." Mumia Abu-Jamal
Posts
Lifting the Media's Veil Over Muslims
My freshman cousin made this video for her college in Washington DC - do watch it!
Something to brighten up our day - every day
"WE ARE ALL MORE THAN THE SKIN WE ARE IN" What would it be like if you lived each day, each breath, as a work of art in progress? Imagine that you are a Masterpiece unfolding, every second of every day, a work of art taking form with every breath. (Thomas Crum)
My Ramadan - From Karachi to California and back
This article compares Ramadan between college in California and home in Karachi and aims to bring out the universal essence of Ramadan. I wrote this for Ohmynews but it was later also published in Dawn newspaper.
Time to Think
This article of mine was first published on Ohmynews and later picked up by Amateur Computerist - a renowned Columbia University magazine. This was my first citizen journalism article, and was fortunate enough to stay on the homepage for 2 months.
"Islamophobia" and the media
Exaggerated stereotypes of the 'other' on TV and in print only propagate fear and hatred. Read further an article of mine that was published on Ohmynews Citizen Journalism site.