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 …
The War on Drugs
The war on drugs, much like the war on terrorism, the Cold War, etc., is an ideological war that has had tangible ramifications in the realm of social justice in the US. Since 1971, the US has spent over a trillion dollars enforcing drug policy. The war on drugs was launched by President Nixon, and given greater legitimacy under the …
