PinnedMember-onlyWelcome! Links to My Most Popular Stories! — Nour AlhakkMedium’s editors curated all these stories — Father Beats Her to Death Over University Grades! For one whole hour, Rania Al-Ubade was severely beaten. Fifty percent of her body was bruised. Heaven is Like Television; Religion is Like a Channel! The Abrahamic Creed: “all religions take you to heaven!” Are Our Burka Allies Welcomed? The Taliban tells women what to wear, and so is the West. Beauty And The Blind. The Story of Suzanne Taha HusseinSelf1 min readSelf1 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·Feb 27Member-onlyIs Charlie Hebdo Committed to Free Speech?Assuming that free speech exists — The world was outraged when a Baptist minister celebrated the killing of 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida in 2016. Americans spoke in a largely unified voice, condemning the remarks of Pastor Roger Jimenez of Verity Baptist Church as hateful and extremist. But Charlie Hebdo didn’t receive…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
Published in Mind Talk·Feb 6Member-onlyTurkey’s Earthquake: Why Does God Allow Pain and Suffering?Isn’t He the most merciful? — My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Turkey. We’ve just heard in the news that a powerful earthquake has hit Gaziantep in south-eastern Turkey, near the border with Syria, killing at least five people. The quake was felt in the capital Ankara and other Turkish cities, and also…Turkey7 min readTurkey7 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR·Feb 5Member-onlyRemember the Homeless Before You Buy Something You Don’t NeedI gave this advice to myself first! — Regardless of the weather, hot or cold, summer or winter, I drink a large coffee twice a day. I buy my coffee from Tim Hortons or Starbucks even though I have a coffee machine at home. Worse than that, I drink coffee even when I don’t need one! I would…Homelessness3 min readHomelessness3 min read
Published in Politically Speaking·Feb 5Member-onlyThe Rise and Fall of Jordan PetersonMy response to “A Message to Muslims” — Jordan Peterson has been described as “the most influential public intellectual in the Western world right now” by the New York Times. During his visit to occupied Jerusalem in September 2022, the Israeli media described him as “the West’s leading intellectual” as he was warmly welcomed. Peterson was a relatively…Jordan Peterson5 min readJordan Peterson5 min read
Published in Mind Talk·Feb 5Member-onlyMisogyny Is Just the Cover for Cancelling Andrew TateWhat’s the real reason? — Did social media companies cancel Andrew Tate because of misogyny? That’s the cover or the excuse that has been used. Assuming that Andrew Tate is a misogynist, how much misogynistic material is there online? If you have a misogynistic tweet or a misogynistic video, you might get one video taken…Andrew Tate2 min readAndrew Tate2 min read
Feb 4Member-onlyThe Killing of Tyre Nichols: American Regime Must Go?If Tyre Nichols was Iranian, the protests would call for “Islamic regime” change! — Police brutality in the United States is common. We could provide names of individuals to showcase the brutality of the police. The most obvious one would probably be George Floyd. Floyd was an African-American man who was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest after a…Tyre Nichols3 min readTyre Nichols3 min read
Published in Medpage·Feb 2Member-onlyMy Lover Asks MeThe Best from Nizar Qabbani — My lover asks me: “What is the difference between me and the sky?” The difference, my love, Is that when you laugh, I forget about the sky. About the author Nizar Qabbani was a Syrian-born poet, lawyer, and diplomat. He was born in 1923 in Damascus. He is considered to be Syria’s National…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Jan 31Member-onlyThe Toilet: Is Cleanliness Another Aspect Of Muslim Backwardness?After hijab, France launches a war against Islamic hygiene — Islam is the main target these days for accusations of misogyny and women's hate. France has banned the hijab and is seen as the pioneer country illuminating the way for other European countries to follow. Recently, France opened a new front in its war against Islam: the toilet! …France3 min readFrance3 min read
Jan 31Member-onlyQuebec Mosque Shooting: “Islamization” Is Anti-IslamicTrue ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it! — Six years after the deadly mosque attack in Quebec City, an emotional ceremony took place marking the anniversary of the shooting — held for the first time in the same room where many of the victims were killed. The Quebec City mosque shooting was an attack by Alexandre Bissonnette on…Terrorism4 min readTerrorism4 min read
