In February, storefronts glow red. By March, they glow green and gold. Chocolate hearts give way to date boxes wrapped in satin ribbon. Teddy bears are replaced by crescent-moon lanterns. The marketing emails barely pause between the two. One week, we are urged to prove our love. The next, to curate our piety. The shift feels cultural, even spiritual. But economically, it is seamless. The rhythm of consumption does not change; only the symbols do. Consider Valentine's Day. In theory, it is a...

Some lessons aren’t spoken out loud; they’re learned through observations, and the reality of being a woman is one of them. Women were always taught to swallow the truth that they weren’t allowed to do the things their brothers did freely for their own protection; however, this is society’s way of justifying patriarchal control over women’s bodies as protection. One notable example is the restriction of a woman’s ability to travel to protect her, whilst their own male counterparts could...

منذ بداية الخليقة وخروج آدم من الجنة تتجلى حكم الله في كل الأمور، وقد لا يستوعبها عقلنا البشري ولا يتقبلها، ولكنها تبقى موجودة في الخفاء....