Who sets the Standards, anyway?

By Umme Aisha So I know this girl who happens to be a very close relative of mine, and she is “a bit on the fat side” if judged by the standards the society has set. Everyone has made her believe that she is unfit for society and that there is no one who wants...

Of good company and positive attitudes

This post is an anonymous entry sent in by one of our readers for the theme #Sinless. We pray that Allah keeps the writer steadfast on her own journey. How do people view practicing Muslims these days? Outdated? Orthodox? Old-school? Of course! I mean, just imagine! How can those people live without listening to music? I...