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Articles by Latifa Saber
Why Do We ALLOW the Media to Have a Monopoly on Beauty?
In the span of just one week I have read two absurd headlines that made me want to write this piece. They went a little like this: If we ignore how foolish these sound and how we couldn’t imagine a respected magazine to even dare to publish such pieces, the thing that strikes me the most is how easily ‘beauty’ is portrayed as something that comes and goes like the newest runway trends. And when I mention beauty I am not referring to make up trends.
Muslims You Haven't Heard of: These Australian Aboriginals Became Muslim as a Way to Heal their Psychological Pain
6k Views0 Comments by Hind Channa December 13, 2018, 9:27 pm in Daily Life Muslims You Haven’t Heard of: These Australian Aboriginals Became Muslim as a Way to Heal their Psychological Pain To many of us, the long history of Australian Aboriginals with Islamic culture and religion is still very unknown. The Indigenous, better known as the Aboriginal community, in Australia have traded, intermarried and socialized with Muslim communities for over 300 years.
An Open Letter to Every ‘Twentysomething’ Out There It’s Totally Ok to Have No Clue Where You’re Going
by Latifa Saber in Soul on 27th November, 2018 Disclaimer, this is not a guide on how to deal with your quarter-life crisis. I’m sure if you’d want to hear me talk about how you simply shouldn’t sweat the small stuff, you would have just grabbed one of the many self-help books, filled with generic, ‘one size fits all’ advice. Besides, I just wrapped up a two-hour overthinking session five minutes ago, so handing out advice would be unnatural to say the least.
The Woman Who Saved Her Late Husbands Savings for 30 Years, and Built a Mosque
Abdullah al-Khaulani reported that when Uthman b. ‘Affan tried to rebuild the mosque of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) the people began to talk about this. Uthman b. ‘Affan said: You discuss it very much whereas I have heard Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who builds a mosque– and the narrator Bukair said: I think he also said: (for) seeking the pleasure of Allah- Allah would build (a similar house for him in Paradise).
Watch: A Day in the Life of a Japanese Imam
Somewhere in Meguro Park in Japan, a Muslim woman takes us on a Sukura tree hunt. In the midst of the park, spring touches the trees, revealing beautiful pinks, and reds. She finds Japanese imam Sheikh Ahmed Maeno. She asks what attracted you to Islam? Sheikh Ahmed: “I used to believe that Islam was such a fanatic horrible religion, and not worth looking at.
A Mosque Built by Camel Breeders: The Beauty of the Marree Mosque in Australia Lies in Its Simplicity
Historical Mosques always have something so enriching and mystical about them, that when one caches a glimpse of it, they are left in awe of the architecture they are witnessing. Their structure speaks, even when no sound is heard about the souls that resided there. So let’s take a trip down memory lane and rediscover the mosque that was build on the land down under. The Marree Mosque was build in Marree, South Australia, around the year 1882.
Did You Know That the First University Was Founded by a Muslim woman?
Have you ever asked someone to name inspirational people, dead or alive? You’ll probably get names like Martin Luther King, Neil Armstrong, Tariq Ramadan, … I mean, We can’t deny that these and so many other men have done amazing things and are definitely worth the title, but I’ve noticed that most people only name men when it comes to powerful people. Little do they know that women have done and are still doing some pretty amazing things.
Dear Donald Trump, Muslim Women Do Talk Back
If you listen carefully, you can hear the voices of Muslim women trying to get rid of the ‘oppressed Muslim women’ narrative. What’s in a name? The answer involves a trending twitter hashtag and Donald Trump. It all started when the parents of a soldier who died in the Iraq War in 2004 went on stage at the Democratic National Convention. The father, Khizr Khan, speeched while his wife Ghazala Khan stood next to him, silently as she was too emotional to speak.
Noor Tagouri has a message for young women with a dream : Hustle hard!
Noor Tagouri has definitely become a huge sensation. If you haven’t heard about her you’ve probably read about her somewhere. She has become an inspiration to many women across the globe. As a journalist with a dream she motivates other women to pursue their dreams just like she is, but how does she feel about being this example to many women? And who are her great inspirations? We asked her a few questions that allow us to get to know Noor a bit better.
Here she is, the youngest and first Saudi woman to reach the peak of the Mount Everest
Raha Mouharrak is the youngest and first Saudi woman to reach the peak of the Mount Everest. The 29-year old trained hard for her quest to climb the Everest. As we all know, Saudi-Arabia is a pretty traditional country and so was her family. It took Raha a lot of effort to convince them that she wanted to start climbing. During the expedition, she was accompanied by a Pakistani man and someone from the Qatari royal family.
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