Little hands lift paper lanterns decorated with red string and yellow and blue tassels up towards the air. As children show their creations to the camera, surrounding adults wrap tents with flashing lights. White sheets with bright designs are placed on tables as everyone prepares to break their fast. Together, they hold signs written in cursive, reading “Ramadan Kareem.”Amidst the rubble is a faith stronger than most. The people of Palestine have repeatedly proven that their perseverance and be...

When I was a kid, I remember sitting in front of the TV watching the DVD version of Pirates of the Caribbean. In a film that surrounded the stories of men like Jack Sparrow and Will Turner was Elizabeth Swann. I still remember, to this day, the goosebumps and stars in my eyes as she stood on her ship, addressing the men before her in a rivetting speech before the battle. Now, as an adult, I find myself longing to see proper portrayals of women on my screens once more. Characters like the iconic...

Her hair was covered, only her blonde bangs peeking out from a white headdress. Her sheer gown created a haze over her figure. She was seen as stunning, ethereal, gorgeous. These are words you would use to describe an angel, words used in headlines from all over as Anya Taylor Joy took to the carpet at the Dune: Part Two premiere. Words that would rarely, if ever, be used to describe the millions of hijabi women who wear almost identical outfits. Crowds don’t come swarming with flashing cameras...

By Hajir Butt 


On the first day of his internship at Toronto Metropolitan University’s (TMU) Zone Learning this summer, fourth-year graphic communications management student Ethan Garfield dons a proper dress shirt and dress pants, eager to make a good, lasting impression on his fellow interns and employers. Having landed his first internship as a content creation assistant in graphic design and video, Garfield was eager to begin his new work experience.


Having never worked in an office se...

Across campuses and, well, everywhere, Muslims are pinched for space to do their five daily prayers—it’s time to get creative


———————————————————–


There is an inescapable thrill that comes with sprinting to the closest prayer room during the five-minute break in an hours-long journalism lab, hoping to return before the professor switches to the next slide. Sitting in class the other day, the build-up of this thrill was imminent. My phone buzzed during the lecture, announcing it was time to...