[NEW] The latest piece by Palestinian-American author Huthaifa H. (Huthaifa) asserts that Muslim resistance to Zionism must be grounded in Islamic theology and moral clarity, identifying Jewish supremacism, not solely and primarily capitalism or colonialism, as the ideological

Great piece Huthaifa. It underlies my frustrations with defining Israel’s atrocities as part of a “colonialist” project—or even with tropes that one “needs to be human” to support Palestine. This removes the true element of the cause: religion. traversingtradition.com/2025/07/27/whe…

[NEW] When the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) ordered the burning of date palms during the siege of Banu Nadhīr, it sparked accusations of hypocrisy from his adversaries. These charges were swiftly addressed by divine revelation. The incident anchors a sweeping exploration of how

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Source: traversingtradition.com/2021/03/29/the… The Sanitized Legacy of Nawal El-Saadawi – Traversing Tradition

[NEW] A vignette on hubris, when even the highest mountain proves no sanctuary against the deluge of consequence and arrogance. Mountain Refuge by Edin Ramovic (Edin Ramovic) traversingtradition.com/2025/07/30/mou…

[NEW] Ustadha Chloe Idris reflects on going from Otago Polytechnic in New Zealand to studying Tafsir and Qur’anic Sciences at Al-Azhar University in Egypt, offering insights on its religious landscape, and the joys and challenges of seeking knowledge as a wife and mother.

Why has “decolonising knowledge” led us further from our roots? Shaykh Amin Kholwadia argues that reclaiming Islam’s intellectual legacy means more than Islamising modern systems. It requires rethinking knowledge itself. What if tawḥīd wasn’t just theology, but a framework for all

How did a rural Muslim uprising in colonial Malabar spark debates over pan-Islamism and the Caliphate? Noorudeen Mustafa, Executive Director of the Malaibar Foundation for Research and Development in India, examines the Malabar Rebellion of 1921 through the lens of competing

This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice. First, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my

Turns out the amazing Heraa has already written a piece on the fiqhi implications of lab grown meat and it's far more fascinating than I expected traversingtradition.com/2021/04/05/mas…

[NEW] Pain is Dead and Other Truisms by Heraa Hashmi This book review of Byung-Chul Han’s 'The Palliative Society' looks at how he critiques modernity’s obsession with anesthetizing pain, contrasting it with Islamic spirituality’s framing of suffering as divine pedagogy and