Muslim Youth Musings

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I used to be perfect: Untouched, unblemished, undisturbed. Yes, I was beautiful before you Came and changed me. You...

Intisar shut down her laptop, picked up her jacket and tucked a stray wisp of curly brown hair into...

It’s quaint, old-fashioned. Almost like a rite of passage, I suppose, to have this insatiable need for the “fairytale...

I saw death coming right in front of me, and all I felt was fear. What will happen when...

I was no longer sure about the time of day. Not a ray of sunlight was apparent to signify...

While we go about living our daily lives, caught up in the speed and realness of each moment, an...

Surraya uncrossed her feet and then crossed them again. She shoved her hands deeper into her pockets, her itchy...

“All right, everyone. Let’s recite Surah Al-Asr before we finish class,” I announced to thirteen pairs of brown eyes...