By the end of September, more than 640,000 people in Gaza are projected to face catastrophic levels of hunger. An additional 1.14 million will be in “emergency” conditions, and nearly 400,000 more will endure crisis-level famine. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC)—the global standard for tracking hunger—warns that vast swaths of Gaza are already in Phase 4, one step short of outright famine. Absent immediate change, much of Gaza will tip into Phase 5—“Catastrophe and Famine”—in the coming weeks...
Indeed, We (God) have created human beings to face hardship (90:4) is a message from the Qur’an implying that human suffering is part of our human construct in this life. No one is immune – rich or poor, powerful or downtrodden, learned or ignorant, healthy, or sick. The question is – why suffering is integral to human life and what purpose does it serve. To reflect on this quest, we will visit several other verses and sayings of the Prophet. Several Qur’anic insights...
On a sweltering July morning in suburban Atlanta, Sarah Johnson scrolled through her phone while sipping coffee in her home office. The successful corporate attorney had just finished reviewing her tax projections for the coming year, and the numbers were remarkable. Thanks to President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed with patriotic fanfare on July 4, 2025, her family stood to save nearly $85,000 in taxes this year alone...
Last month we talked about nervous system regulation; this month, let’s focus on how to prevent overload in the first place: boundaries...
Summer might be over, but for Gen-Z, the fight didn’t take a vacation. Across the country, students are filing back into lecture halls and dorms with something more than just syllabi on their minds: how to keep the momentum of last spring’s encampments alive...
All of us at MyLLife are delighted to share a summer internship reflection from one of our 2025 MyLLife Scholars, Ayisha Siddiqa!
