The M Word Stories: Safia Elhillo
I choose to be unapologetically Muslim, because I’m tired and bored of apologizing for things that I already am. And so, why stop? More
The M Word Stories: Rebecca Hankins
It’s been my goal to make people understand that Islam is extremely vast and diverse and, especially as an African-American Muslim woman, that our representation is important and that… More
The M Word Stories: Hussein Rashid
In America, people are always finding ways to try to silence things they don’t understand. Right now, it’s religion; before, it was race. More
The M Word Stories: Bayan Abubakr
The number one weirdest question I get is do I shower with my hijab, and that's obviously reflective of the fact that I'm both Muslim and a woman. More
The M Word Stories: Wajahat Ali
If you aren’t writing your own story your story is always being written for you by others…It's imperative that people of good will and talent pick up the pen. More
The M Word Stories: Shannon Chakraborty
We are a part of human society like everyone else. We make up a quarter of the population. We have a wonderful history that expands over continents and languages. More
The M Word Stories: Afaq Mahmoud
You’ll always have to fight to be recognized as someone who has a right to be who you are. More
The M Word Stories: Bushra Rehman
I know that who I am is so Muslim in how I treat people, how I move in the world, my morals…And yet I have a crisis of faith. More
The M Word Stories: Aya Hassanien
I think for a lot of us it’s about proving to others that we’re not who they think we are... More
The M Word Stories: Sara Abdelbarry
I am a young Muslim woman who doesn’t wear the hijab, and that notion is so unsettling for so many people. More