Shireen QudosiRamadan as Ritual ReturnIslam’s holy month is a remembrance of our origin story.·8 min read·Mar 12, 2024----
Shireen QudosiFreedom is a Story We Tell OurselvesWedged between the East and the West, lost in a nowhere land of my own, I stood witness to the illusion of choice that pervades cultures…·4 min read·Jul 4, 2023----
Shireen QudosiMusic as First ContactSong can be a thread between what is lost and what is trying to be found, often speaking more honestly about the world than the surface…·4 min read·Jun 30, 2023----
Shireen QudosiThe Real Story Behind the Satanic VersesLong before a British Orientalist renamed it, Islamic philosophers all referred to the controversial ‘Satanic verse’ in the Quran as the…·2 min read·Jun 13, 2023----
Shireen QudosiThe Lost King is a Story of Our Fallen SovereigntyNot just a story of lost royalty, but of women who like hurricanes spinning across a landscape, are wildly searching for something long…·8 min read·Jun 5, 2023----
Shireen QudosiWe didn’t inherit a faith. We inherited a Mystery.The game’s afoot. Faith as a puzzle worth solving.·13 min read·Apr 17, 2023----
Shireen QudosiThe Heart of Islam is a WomanThe most effective way to fight broken ideas is to offer a better idea. Instead of spending precious time and energy fighting bad ideas…·4 min read·Mar 8, 2023----
Shireen QudosiThe Choice is to Either be a Radical or be RadicalizedEvery election year we’re told, “This is the most important election year” — but this really is the most important election year in my…·4 min read·Nov 8, 2022----
Shireen QudosiHumanity is a Chorus and the Earth is Ready for a New Song.After September 11th, 2001, I left law school and dove into the rabbit hole of faith to understand how a religion I was told was peaceful…·6 min read·Oct 12, 2022----
Shireen Qudosi“Cord-cutting” from the AyatollahTo preface, I’ve worked on the forefront of womens rights issues within Islam and culture for 22 years. The crisis in Iran is a perversion…·5 min read·Sep 26, 2022----