How can anyone truly describe something as unique as the human experience. It is something that binds us all together in ways both visible and unseen, a thread weaving through our lives that connects each of us in a deeply personal yet universal way. It is a shared journey, filled with moments that are as fleeting as they are powerful, moments that shape who we are and how we see the world. To share a smile, to share laughter, to share tears and sorrows, there is something extraordinary about th...

Love is such a beautiful and complex emotion. Everyone expresses it differently, and everyone feels it in their own unique way. What fascinates me most is how one single emotion can hold so many layers, so many depths to be explored, especially when it is shared with the right person. It is not just a feeling; it is an unfolding journey, where each layer reveals something deeper about yourself and the person you care for. The truth about love, I believe, is that when two people truly love each ...

The people of Gaza are enduring a catastrophe that defies words. Nearly 500,000 souls face the merciless grip of starvation, disease, and relentless violence. Among them, over 71,000 children under the age of five stand on the brink of death, victims of acute malnutrition that steals their childhoods and crushes their futures. This is not just a humanitarian crisis; it is a profound human tragedy unfolding before the world’s eyes. This report sheds light on the devastating facts, personal testim...

I recently watched a short clip by Dr. Omar Suleiman regarding the genocide and ethnic cleansing of Gaza and Palestine. One thing he said that truly stuck with me was, “We only become advocates when we become victims.” This line carries so much weight because it reflects an uncomfortable truth about humanity, one that many of us are guilty of, whether we realize it or not. As human beings, we naturally avoid uncomfortable conversations, especially when they do not seem to affect us directly. We...

The past few weeks I’ve learned a lot. A lot about myself, and a lot about those who are closest to me. I realized that all of us are so different, yet in some strange way, we are the same. I learned that words have impact just as much as actions do. And I learned that growing into the person you aspire to be takes time, sacrifice, and sometimes, pain. I always think growth is something simple. I used to believe that one day I’d wake up and magically be healed from every hurt, every disappointm...

All of us, myself included, like to believe that tomorrow is guaranteed. We wake up and go about our lives as if time is something we control, as if we can hold onto it and stretch it as long as we please. But the truth is, tomorrow is never promised. It is not something we own or something we are owed. Life is fragile, unpredictable, and fleeting, and that is exactly why we must live each day with intention and meaning. We must love deeply and wholeheartedly, not just when it is convenient, bu...

There has been an ongoing debate about whether or not women leaning into their feminine side leads to greater happiness. This topic has sparked a lot of controversy among women. Some argue that promoting femininity reinforces harmful gender stereotypes that keep women confined to traditional roles. Others believe that embracing femininity is a powerful act of self-awareness that can bring emotional balance, mental clarity, and deeper personal fulfillment. Looking at this issue from a scientific...

ROUTINE! ROUTINE! ROUTINE! I cannot express enough how important it is for every individual to have a solid and meaningful daily routine. A routine that not only guides you through the hours of your day, but also fills you with a sense of purpose and leaves you feeling accomplished and fulfilled by the time your head hits the pillow at night. A routine that makes you excited to wake up and do it all over again the next day. Too often, when people hear the word "routine," they associate it with b...

Experiences are an inseparable part of life. They shape us, mold us, break us, and rebuild us. They can create in us a sense of strength that withstands the harshest winds or leave us questioning who we truly are. Every moment we live, every joy we embrace, and every sorrow we endure contributes to the person we become. There is no escaping this. From the moment we enter this world, we are met with challenges and tests, and while some are harder than others, hardship does not discriminate. No on...

I first moved to Canada when I was four. I was really young and barely remembered much of my home country, Libya. What I do remember is that I didn’t know how to speak English, and I didn’t understand the “norms” of a white society, especially here in Alberta. Growing up, I always tried to fit in with the other kids. I went to a Catholic school for most of my education. While it never changed my beliefs about Islam and being Muslim, it did allow me to gain knowledge and better understand the sim...

“O humankind have consciousness of your Loving-Sustainer,[i]who created you from a single nafs(soul) and created from it her zawj (mate) and dispersed from both many men and women. And have God Consciousness, through whom you ask one another, and the wombs. Certainly, God is ever, over you, an Observer.” Quran 4:1 Surah An-Nisa How beautiful is it that Allah created us in pairs, out of one soul. A soul that was once split apart soon to find its way back to each other. The concept of soulma...

My idea of a goal is something far deeper than just a dream or a desire. It is a commitment, a silent promise you make to yourself that no matter how hard things get, you won’t give up. A goal is something you carry with you every single day. It’s the reason you wake up in the morning with purpose, the reason you stay up late at night working when no one is watching. It becomes a part of you, something that lives in your mind and your heart, pushing you to keep going even when you feel like brea...

"I love you" a word so deep, a word that oftentimes doesn't come out of my mouth anymore. Not to anyone. But with you it feels different. When you look into my eyes and tell me you love me. It feels real. I hope it is. When I say it back know that I mean it with all my heart because for me love has always been hard, but with you its not. To love you feels easy and natural and I never want to stop loving you. I want to love all of you. The happy the broken the hurt the lost I want to love you bec...

"Don't ever let someone tell you that you can't do something. Not even me. All right? If you have a dream, you have to protect it." Christopher Gardner ...

Motherhood, something so beautiful. To create life. To bring life into this world. How beautiful is it to have the blessing to one day become a mother. To become a mother in a world where motherhood is often overlooked. Where often times it's hard, physically, and mentally. This instinct of motherhood feels so deeply rooted in me. The thought of loving the ones i bring into this world with my future partner makes me so happy. Happy because it is a blessing many do not get. A blessing to create...

Forgiveness, as I’ve come to understand, is not a singular act, but a series of silent conversations with ourselves. It is reliving the pain, not to dwell in it, but to understand its roots. It is choosing, day by day, to loosen the grip that memory holds around our hearts. But that choice does not come easy. In fact, it rarely comes without a battle — a war between the desire for peace and the instinct for protection. We are often told that forgiveness is strength, that it shows maturity, and ...

I can’t believe how lucky I am— to have you in my life. Someone who truly sees me, who cares for me, who makes my heart laugh and turns my tears into giggles. You take my darkest nights and paint them in shades of dawn. Your smile— it brings light to the entire world. And when I look into your eyes, they sparkle like tiny stars in a beautiful night sky. I used to pray under heavy skies, asking for a sign, a soul who’d understand the way I break, the way I hope, the way I hold love like fragile...

I dream one day that I become the person I want to be. The person people can lean on when the world feels too heavy, When the silence in their chest is louder than any scream, When their smile cracks beneath the weight of everything they never said. I want to be the shoulder that holds them together, The hands that never shake when holding someone else's pain. The person people can talk to when they have no one else, Not because I have all the answers, But because I know how to listen without t...

It’s strange, isn’t it? How you can fall for the same person more than once. I don’t know when exactly it happened—but somewhere between your laugh and the way you look at me like I matter, I fell for you all over again. And this time, deeper than before. There’s something about you that brings out a part of me I never knew existed. A softness. A fierceness. A desire to protect you from anything that could ever bring harm to your heart. If I could, I would wrap the world in safety just for you...

I think about how I can bring happiness to the one who fills my life with light. How I can return even a fraction of the joy and warmth you have given me. I wonder how I can make your days softer, your burdens lighter, and your heart as carefree as it was in childhood—when laughter was effortless, and worries were fleeting. I want to be the reason your eyes sparkle with excitement, the reason your soul feels at peace, the reason you find comfort in the simplest of moments. I think about the fir...

Often we hear that men should not cry, or that men do not feel, and if they do, they must hide those emotions. Something so wrecking to an individual's way of thinking. If you cry, you're weak. If you're angry, you're violent. If you treat women right, you're a suck-up. If you're secure and strong, you have too big of an ego, but if you feel self-doubt, you're insecure and worthless. If you work out too much, then you're trying too hard, but if you don't work out enough, then you're not a "man...

To My Best Friend: To have a best friend like you is one of the greatest blessings I have been given. You are a light in my darkest moments, a hand reaching for mine when I feel like I am drowning. To be able to cry in your arms over the things that hurt the most in life is a gift so rare, so precious, that I will never take it for granted. You are the person who never turns away, no matter how broken I feel. The one who listens without judgment, who sees my flaws and loves me still. You are t...

One of the most powerful things in life is caring for each other. It is the unseen thread that binds souls together, the gentle force that turns ordinary moments into cherished memories. When you care about someone, truly care, it is not just in the grand gestures or the extravagant words—it is in the smallest acts of love that echo the loudest. Find someone you care deeply about. Maybe it’s a friend who has been feeling lost, a sibling who hides their struggles behind a smile, or a parent who ...

Disclaimer: I am not a scholar and I still have lots of learning to do myself, what is written below is what I have currently learned throughout my life being muslim, and although I was given the blessing to be born into a muslim family, I still have a long way to go to find the truth about islam that is not mixed in with culture and familial traditions. I want to make clear this writing piece is a simply baseline of Islam and I suggest checking out, Jannah Institute by Dr. Haifaa Younis, or Yaq...

Walking into a children's hospital causes the most pain. To see children so young, so innocent and vulnerable being robbed of their childhood. Being robbed of the happiness of health. Something so many of us take for granted. I think to myself, what if that were me, in that same situation. Would I be able to have the same smile these children have on their face? The hope radiates through their words. The halls sing with a quiet sorrow, a lullaby of beeping machines, whispers of nurses, soft fo...

Our own minds are a curse, cursing the way we think, the way we feel, Maybe if we believed we could be loved, we would be, and maybe if we believed we were worth it, we would be, What if we turned off our minds? Would we feel the happiness we are seeking? Would we be able to love how we're meant to love? Would we be able to be loved how we dreamed to be? But how can we stop the storm that was self made, A tornado of fears, that eats us up. The echo of fears grows louder than ...

History is different to everyone. History is stories of real people. Their struggles and triumphs, their joys and sorrows. Experiences that shaped what the world is today. Everyone has a different meaning of history. A deeper meaning behind each story, each perspective, each event. History can be good or bad, but will always leave a profound effect on an individual and for the generations to come after them. Flowers dancing through the breeze, buffalo prancing through the sunlit spring fields,...

Point Of View A Palestinian Child : I am a kid just like any other kid, I enjoy playing football with my friends, watching my favorite tv show and especially eating my mothers homemade grape leaves. Little did I know all of that could change in a blink of an eye. On October 13th 2023, my world changed forever with a full scale invasion into Gaza. I was terrified. I never thought I would find myself in a war, I have only read about war in books and saw them in movies. Missiles started soaring ac...

To my beloved, I have never loved someone so dear. Allah knows my love for them is deep, I know my love for them is deep. The love that is felt is a love like no other. It's a love that Allah described to us. The love that brings you close to him, the love that brings your mind peace and your heart happiness. A love like no other, that when that love is gone it will be like a death within your own heart. A heart that was connected to theirs 50,000 years ago, holding you together, as one. ...