It is no secret that Islamophobia is rampant throughout the world in this day and age. Muslims and especially children suffer from bullying and alienation. According to recent studies, Muslim students in public schools face bullying at twice the rate of their non-Muslim peers.

By a wide variety of measures, instances of Islamophobia are on the rise across the globe. Negative impacts from this discriminatory practice have been documented by the United Nations, the European Union, and various nongovernmental organizations worldwide.

Body shaming is degrading, and it often leaves negative consequences on a child’s physical, mental, and spiritual health. Although it can be a tool or fuel for bullying behavior, body shaming is also executed across culture and the media, both online and print.

Bullying - the intentional act of harming another person or what may be attributed in the Arabic language as Zulm - is becoming a growing concern for children as well as adults, in different segments of the society, the world over.

After more than two years of isolation and reduced interaction due to the ravages of COVID-19, it is time for community life again.  

There was no one more surprised by Baba Ali’s ascension to fame than the man himself. In 2006 when he produced a vlog called “Funny Things You See during Jummah” on YouTube that went viral, he was never intending to be a comedian. He didn’t even think of himself as being funny!