How can we help those who are facing water-based injustice? Check out our first article to read about the topic, as we outline in this part how to take action to tackle these injustices. 1. Urge your local representatives to invest in water justice and solutions Food and Water Watch states, “We need a major federal investment in our public …
Stop Overconsumption during Ramadan
Ramadan is a month of fasting, increasing spirituality, and reflecting on one’s privileges. Through the month, Muslims have a responsibility to fast from worldly pleasures, and instead focus mind and body on the spiritual. Through Ramadan, however, it is necessary to understand how Muslims can commodify religion, and become influenced by the nature of overconsumption in the West. Overconsumption is …
New Jersey welcomes hijab-wearing Muslim woman judge
Nadia Kahf, a family law attorney from Wayne, New Jersey, has been voted by the New Jersey Senate to serve as a state Superior Court judge. Kahf will be the first judge to wear hijab on the bench of the New Jersey Superior Court. Kahf background is in family law and immigration, and she has sat on the board of …
