A Birthday Meditation on the Meaning of Life The big 3-0 is coming soon for me. The number seems unreal, when did that happen and what have I done with my life so far? Life was going fast and I took a moment to reflect on a memory that [...]
Have Faith, God Will Never Leave You. I see you in pain and confused. Your very core has been shaken. The ground seems unsteady and you don’t know which direction to go. Somedays I know that you may even have difficulty getting out of bed. As a fellow human being, [...]
How Social Media Led to My Spiritual Emptiness “I only have 250 friends on Facebook and 20 followers on Instagram,” I thought to myself. As a college educated adult, this should not have mattered. But the truth is that it killed me. I wanted to feel important and loved too. [...]
From Shelter to Resilience: Finding Strength in Adversity This past year was hard for me, I was living in a shelter, because I didn’t have a safe place to go to. I went to a residential longer-term housing facility. It was a private and safe place for women and children. [...]
A Muslim-American Woman's Journey to Self-Acceptance I was born to Pakistani immigrants who came to America in the 80’s. When I was growing up there was a constant struggle of defining my Pakistani, Muslim and American identities. Most of the times these identities seemed mutually exclusive. If anything went together, [...]
How Science and Islam Inspired Me to Become a Dentist I had grown up in Pakistan and a real quest ensued internally to explore the faith that I was a part of but had never really understood. This quest came at a time when I also had to figure out [...]
Discovering the Meaning of Hijab: A Journey of Faith and Identity I haven’t always worn the Hijab. Hijab is the covering(scarf) which Muslim women wear over their hair. It is one piece of the modest clothing described in the Quran for women to adhere to. In principal the hijab [...]
Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) Compassion for Animals: A Lesson in Mercy and Kindness The Prophet (peace be upon him) was a gift to mankind and to the world. He was the last prophet who bought the final revelation that completed the religion of monotheism, Islam. It has [...]
How I Love Life Fast-Paced and Productive I love life fast-paced. I love being busy, having a packed schedule, and getting task after task on my to-do list done. I love feeling productive. It makes me feel just that much closer to achieving my goals. In my opinion, there [...]
How to Beat Stress and Find Motivation It’s 11:48 pm and I’ve been excitedly thinking of ideas this whole week for today and here I am almost on the verge of tears. Why? Because college is draining me out. I have midterms this whole week, I’m currently writing a last [...]
