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In an age often defined by curated online personas and calculated professionalism, a moment of raw, unfiltered courage recently pierced through the facade. A video clip went viral, not showcasing a celebrity or a politician, but a young Muslimah engineer, Ibtihal Aboussad.

Go ahead—open any social media app right now. Chances are, the first thing you’ll encounter is a flood of advertisements urging you to buy something new: a gadget promising to boost productivity, clothes claiming to redefine your style, or makeup marketed as the ultimate must-have.

On the 3rd of January 2025, I had the privilege of attending a symposium focused on the roles and goals of integrating knowledge in Muslim minority contexts (SRGIK-2025). Co-organised by the Department of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh

Reading Yasir Qadhi’s The Sirah of The Prophet : A Contemporary and Original Analysis (2024) has deepened my understanding of the historical and social contexts of the Prophet Muhammad’s (ﷺ) life.