On March 8, 2025, International Women’s Day is observed, marking 115 years since its establishment in Copenhagen in 1910. Western governments and institutions celebrate the day with loud proclamations of progress, equality, and liberation. Yet, reality exposes their deep hypocrisy, particularly in their self-appointed mission to “liberate” Muslim women.

As Ramadan enters our lives each year, it brings with it a shift—a moment of clarity where we step back from our daily routines and ask ourselves deeper questions. It is a month where we naturally reevaluate our relationship with Allah (swt), our priorities, and the direction of our lives. In this sacred time, we begin to ponder: What does success truly mean?

A blessed month has come to us, a month whose arrival we rejoice in despite the pain, sorrow, and calamities we experience. A month about whose blessings and greatness are mentioned in many verses and hadiths: including the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, about the first night of Ramadan:

Donald Trump’s recent comment, “The US will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too... create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people of the area, do a real job, do something different”, is part of a long-standing colonialist mindset that has shaped U.S. foreign policy for centuries.