PinnedHow do you want to be remembered?There is something tragically lonely and profoundly depressing about the impermanence — the ephemerality even — of our conscious life in this cruelly nonchalant, cold universe. …Death7 min readDeath7 min read
6 days agoThe psychology of genocide: how do ordinary people turn into monsters?From Jim Crow America, to Nazi Germany, to the Iraq War, has anything really changed? — As a Muslim girl who wasn’t fortunate enough to be God’s favorite and be born in the European beautiful garden, I lived my twenty-two years instead in the fetid Jungle which the well esteemed EU Foreign Policy Chief thinks the rest of the world is. I have been on the…Iraq18 min readIraq18 min read
Nov 4, 2022Abortion: when women’s convenience overrides human life value.As an African Muslim girl, I always felt that westerners were particularly talented when it comes to turning “contemporary moral issues” into “issues” in the first place, into intractable political debates that everyone has something to say about. Maybe it is because I’m a person of faith, but I always…Feminism9 min readFeminism9 min read
Jul 4, 2022Don’t believe all women, believe victims.Regardless of the late disgusting, filthy-rich, Hollywood elite drama, the trial was, without a doubt, the crumbling of the metoo movement. And don’t get me wrong, I am everything but a Johnny simp, but what really made me write these few lines in the first place, was a very particular…Feminism4 min readFeminism4 min read
Apr 7, 2022Muslim feminist: is it an oxymoron?Islam and feminism are incompatible and here’s why. — I used to self-identify as a feminist. I had that fierce desire to make the world a better place for women. I wanted them to get an education. I wanted them — us — to feel safe, to be able to walk outside without the fear of creepy men harassing…Feminism14 min readFeminism14 min read
Mar 14, 2022Ukraine: The Moral FailureUnless you have been staying in a physical, silky cocoon for the last weeks, or you have been lost in the African Sahara for some reason; you should be well aware that Russia has launched a military attack on Ukraine. And even though the whole Europeans-slaughtering-each-other thing, — or everyone…Ukraine3 min readUkraine3 min read
Dec 22, 2021The hard problem of consciousnessCan materialism account for consciousness? — Questions tackling consciousness have been central to philosophical discussions for centuries, not only because of the notoriously mysterious nature of consciousness but also because their answers can unravel more about existence itself. Consciousness is best defined as our ability to be aware of ourselves and the world around us. …Consciousness11 min readConsciousness11 min read
Aug 16, 2021The Problem of Evil: An Islamic TheodicyGod is perceived by most believers as an omnipotent (all-powerful), omniscient (all-knowing), and loving being. …Atheism10 min readAtheism10 min read
Mar 20, 2021The concept of God in Islam and ChristianityWhy the concept of God in Christianity fails — What is life but a long trail of broad questions we spend our time trying to find answers for? What is life but purpose? What is life but a long journey of grappling and wrestling with questions, doubts, and ultimately answers? …Islam14 min readIslam14 min read
Dec 1, 2020Why we should NOT be feminists:Not being a feminist is not a vice, being a feminist is not a virtue either. — Rights… Such a big word that we all use with so much entitlement and pride. We often talk about what we are entitled to have, as humans, as children, as women… Advocating for what is a legitimate right for anyone is a moral duty for every one of us… It…Feminism21 min readFeminism21 min read
