A Muslim Mourns the Death of Chadwick Boseman
Like millions of other people around the world, the news of Chadwick Boseman's death was received with shock and deep sadness. An inexplicable sadness - one that I wasn't prepared for. In a few short
Coping With Toxic People
"Don’t let toxic people rent space in your head. Raise the rent and get them out of there"- Marc Chernoff MAN, it is exhausting to absorb people’s fluctuating energies and moods! I do sympathize with
Justice and Forgiveness: Can They Co-Exist?
"The difference between justice and forgiveness: To be just is to condemn the fault and, because of the fault, to condemn the doer as well. To forgive is to condemn the fault but to spare
A Linguistic Analysis of ‘Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko’
The song chura liya hai tumne jo dil ko has echoed around the world and back, from India, Pakistan and their respective diaspora communities to South Africa, Malaysia, and the Middle East. And recently I
An Interesting Tool that will Enhance Your Reading Experience
Every reader is constantly on the hunt for ‘one more’ book that will provide the best experience- that “bookish high”. However, there is a common feature in every written work, including this one, that when
June, July and August
I have a difficult relationship with summer. While for most people it is a time associated with fun, relaxation and smooth living in the hot summer breeze, for me it has been a time of
Love in the Time of Corona: Dating Apps and Matching Dads!
Love is complicated even without something like a global health pandemic in the mix. But did things actually get more complicated now or were they already complicated when online dating become a phenomenon? Online dating
Mutiny! Murder! And a mystic.
A real story of slavery and spirituality in 18th century Cape Town. On the evening of 14 July 1760, the slave Batjoe van Bali was on duty in the courtyard of his master’s house
Cycles: Understanding Our Hormonal Health
According to the World Health Organization, health is defined as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, not only the absence of disease or illness”. Health is complex and challenging to define, but
Our Fixation with Fixing
Problem solving is core to who we are as humans. But do all problems have a solution? Should they? Is our existential confusion and battle with the lower self (nafs) a linear problem to be