Film Review: Riaad Moosa’s ‘New Material’
There is a moment in New Material where protagonist Cassim Kaif looks on to a group of would be colleagues taking shots and waiting to board a plane. It’s a moment that’s familiar to many
Review: No Place for Good in Kashmir
No Place for Good in Kashmir Inside the mind of a 12-year-old poet. For Abdullah, peace, unity, freedom, truth is a vanishing dream. He, at this tender age, recognizes that the rulers aren’t worthy
“The Misfits”: Film Review
The Misfits stars ex-Bond, Pierce Brosnan, Nick Cannon and a handful of other beautiful and starkly diverse cast members as a band of criminals stealing from the rich and undeserving for the greater good. Directed
Goodbye Muslim Gonzo
Michael Muhammad Knight has always been provocative. His mixture of punk-gonzo writing, tripping across the American Muslim landscape in search of its – and ultimately, Islam’s – soul, has always attracted me. Perhaps it is
35 thoughts I had while watching Ep 1 of “The Serpent”
The Serpent is a show about Charles Sobhraj - conman and killer, who posed as a gem dealer in Thailand and murdered young people on the infamous “hippie trail”. It’s a slow burn show that
Muti’ah Badruddeen’s “Rekiya and Z”: Carving Spaces for sub-Sahara African Muslim Fiction
In January, I recommended some books that I posited will improve one’s deen, and I also deconstructed the idea that only non-fictional books can give this desired result. Rekiya and Z by Muti’ah Badruddeen is one such fictional account that fits
Perfume Review: Bvlgari Splendida Magnolia Sensuel
Bvlgari Splendida Magnolia Sensuel or as all the women in my house refer to it, “Magnolia” is one of my favourite fragrances at the moment. It was gifted to me by my sister in 2019.
A Review of NIYYA Prayer Mats
As a gallerist, I have always contemplated how much I would be willing to spend on an art piece, considering that many artworks are well outside of my budget. However, no matter if you are
Book Review: ‘In The Palace Of Flowers’ by Victoria Princewill
The inspiration for Victoria Princewill’s debut novel was the first person account of Jamila Habashi, an enslaved African woman in Iran. A letter written by Jamila, dated 1905, is included in the book and is
Bir Başkadır (‘Ethos’) : A Review
Bir Başkadır, (Ethos in English) is a Turkish drama, released on Netflix in November 2020, directed by the talented Berkun Oya. Bir Başkadır is a common Turkish phrase which can be roughly translated as