CUISoc Blog
A place for ISoc members to learn and share
Disclaimer: The views presented are not representative of the views of the CUISoc institution.
CUISoc Blog
A place for ISoc members to learn and share
Disclaimer: The views presented are not representative of the views of the CUISoc institution.
CUISoc Blog
A place for ISoc members to learn and share
Disclaimer: The views presented are not representative of the views of the CUISoc institution.
Featured Article
Loving-kindness: animal welfare and environmentalism in an Islamic context
Mohamed Bushry Basheer
A Look Back with Sakinah
My introduction to ISoc was a lot later than most; I didn’t start going to events until the end of [...]
A look back with Tasneem Ali
Assalamu alaykum, Alhamdulillah I've now graduated with a degree in HSPS. I thought now might be a good time to [...]
A Look Back with Zainab
By Zainab Haider - PBS Graduate Cambridge had this way of making me feel like I was at constant extremes, [...]
Featured Article
Loving-kindness: animal welfare and environmentalism in an Islamic context
Mohamed Bushry Basheer
A Look Back with Sakinah
My introduction to ISoc was a lot later than most; I didn’t start going to events until the end of first year. Whilst I signed up at the Freshers’ fair, [...]
A look back with Tasneem Ali
Assalamu alaykum, Alhamdulillah I've now graduated with a degree in HSPS. I thought now might be a good time to make a contribution to the ISoc blogs page, as I [...]
A Look Back with Zainab
By Zainab Haider - PBS Graduate Cambridge had this way of making me feel like I was at constant extremes, sometimes so full of hope and belonging but at other times [...]
10th Muharram – Lessons to take from Hussain’s stand in Karbala
By Maisam Merali - fourth-year studying Physical Natural Sciences Truth. Justice. Dignity. Honour. Sacrifice. What do these words [...]
Ramadan is here!!
By Merna Daabis - first-year studying HSPS Ramadan is here!! The holy month of Ramadan is finally upon us – [...]
Behind the Veil
by Merna Daabis, a first-year studying HSPS Behind the Veil We are in a period of political and social anxiety [...]
Recent posts
Behind the Veil
by Merna Daabis, a first-year studying HSPS Behind the Veil We are in a period of political and social anxiety that makes us all suspicious of each other. The misconceptions [...]
“Interfaith” is more than just a social event
by Imane, a second year linguist and our EIW co-head “Interfaith” is more than just a social event I was two years old when my family and I first moved [...]
Faith and Mental Health
By Zainab Haider, a 2nd year PBS student Faith and Mental Health I think a lot of the stigma surrounding mental health in the Muslim community has a lot to [...]
Surviving Islamophobia
by Nabila Idris One chilly evening this Michaelmas, a group of drunk men accosted a friend of mine in front of the Cambridge railway station. They patted her on the head, [...]
That Token Black Guy
by Abubakar, a fourth year chemical engineer Navigating the intersection of being both Black and Muslim in the UK is more difficult than it may appear. The black community in [...]
Freshers’ – My Story
By Sanaa, a second year studying veterinary medicine My story, like all stories, is a bit different. I took a ‘Gap Year’ before coming to Cambridge, and so I had a [...]