Equal Entrance Blog

Comparing the rights and status of women in Tanzania to the veiled xenophobia and Islamophobia in the USA, I can’t help but feel that all too often, our American values of equality are too much in name and not enough in action.

In Virginia, 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner. Similarly, 1 in every 3 women faces some form of domestic violence in their lifetime. Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another. 

Bittersweet feelings on this year's International Women's Day. We may have come a long way but we have a long way to go. Misogyny and sexual harassment is common and senseless laws against are being implemented as we speak. But we stay hopeful and fight for a better tomorrow.

An interview about the philosophy of Equal Entrance, how it started and where it aims to go.

Returning to schools for in person learning has been one of the most difficult conundrums for policy makers, teachers, students and parents to come to terms with. On the one hand, we still see Coronavirus cases continue to escalate in some parts of the world and wish nothing more than for teachers and students to be in a safe and healthy environment; and on the flip side, there is the growing concern that years of progress risk being reversed. 

This job is challenging when we’re not in a pandemic. However, I wouldn’t recommend it in a pandemic. There are many things on pause.  Schooling and socialisation. Working in an office and not your home office. 

The union of Khadija (ra) and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is one of the most beautiful love stories in human history. The most fascinating thing is that it smashed so many stereotypes associated with women. 

Happy Birthday to Ms. Rosa Parks, an icon who claimed her space and made history for all of us. She would have been 108 today. 65 years ago,...

By Sidratul Muntaha, Toronto, Canada Mosques play a vital role throughout the life of a Muslim, no matter where they live. I have spent most of my...

As a Muslim woman, I usually avoid shaking hands with men. Most men I come across with have been respectful of my choice. However, there are certai...

By Samina Islam I am a woman of color, a woman of faith, and an artist with somewhat restricted mobility. I feel very strongly about my identity in...

Equal Entrance was founded on the idea of women claiming our space. Nowhere was that more prevalent than the inauguration this week. Like everyone ...