Ruth Nasrullah

Meet Ambreen Tariq, the Activist Behind Brown People Camping

September 15, 2020 Ruth Nasrullah

This originally appeared in The Trek. Ambreen Tariq is a Muslim, an immigrant, an activist, and an outdoor enthusiast. She describes herself as a proud

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These hijab-wearing dolls break barriers. But what’s their impact on the girls who play with them?

March 29, 2019 Ruth Nasrullah

This article originally appeared in The Lily. When I was a kindergartener in the 1960s, I, like many other little girls, owned a Barbie. She

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Night Crawler seeks a trail epiphany

June 12, 2018 Ruth Nasrullah

Dann Hailey thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail this year, starting northbound from the approach trail on March 27 and summiting Katahdin on October 6. He is an Arizona native who left an 80-hour-a-week job working in a warehouse after hearing about the AT. He announced his intention to do a thru-hike – barefoot.

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How a Muslim cemetery became a battleground for America’s soul

June 9, 2018 Ruth Nasrullah

Farmersville, Texas, lies about 35 miles northeast of Dallas — a few hours from my home in Houston. So when I read that the city council had scheduled a special town hall meeting to address opposition to a Muslim cemetery, I decided to take a road trip to attend the meeting.

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“They said we put each other on a list”

June 5, 2018 Ruth Nasrullah

Adama Bah’s story begins at Fajr time on March 24, 2005.
That morning, agents from the FBI, the New York Police Department and immigration authorities knocked on the door of her family’s apartment in Harlem. Adama was 16, the oldest of five children of Guinean immigrants.

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Observing the Autumn Moon

October 5, 2020 Ruth Nasrullah

This originally appeared on the Armand Bayou Nature Center’s Wild About blog. Cooler weather and shorter days are coming up fast. One of my favorite

The Women on the Steps of History

September 28, 2020 Ruth Nasrullah

This originally appeared on AmericanMuslimToday.com. It was a remarkable sight. At the 2019 State of the Union address, women of all races and ages stood

Essay: The women journalists who fought for suffrage and freedom

August 20, 2020 Ruth Nasrullah

This originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle. Jovita Idar stood in front of the building that housed the equipment of El Progreso, the Spanish-language newspaper

Ramadan in the quiet spaces

May 4, 2020 Ruth Nasrullah

This originally appeared in the Religion News Service. On the first night of Ramadan this year I visited my local mosque’s Facebook page and watched

What I’ve witnessed at the border

April 24, 2020 Ruth Nasrullah

This originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle. Asylum seekers at the border have always been just a step or two away from complete disaster. Sickness,

Remain in Mexico

March 2, 2020 Ruth Nasrullah

This poem originally appeared in eMerge and was inspired by my volunteer work at the southern border, and the impact of the “Remain in Mexico”

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