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in between identities

I find myself navigating the complexities of being an Indian Muslim, caught between the expectations of both my Indianness and Mus…

#identity#culture#faith

— AnonymousAug 12, 2026

faith and doubt

I've been thinking a lot about faith lately, about the gap between the faith I inherited and the faith I've chosen. My father's fa…

#faith#doubt#identity

— Rehan QureshiJul 29, 2026

inherited and chosen faith

I think of the faith I inherited from my parents, the faith that was passed down to me like a family heirloom. It's a complex thin…

#faith#identity#tradition

— AnonymousJul 19, 2026

being asked

I'm often asked about my Indianness, about how it intersects with my Muslimness. People want to know how I reconcile these two par…

#identity#culture#belonging

— Rehan QureshiJul 14, 2026

faith and doubt

I've been thinking about faith a lot lately, about what it means to me, about why I believe what I believe. I grew up in a Muslim…

#faith#doubt#identity

— Rehan QureshiJul 1, 2026

indian muslim

When people ask me about my identity, they often want to know about one or the other, my Indianness or my Muslimness. It's like th…

#identity#culture#belonging

— Rehan QureshiJun 30, 2026

the forgotten duaa

I think it started with the smaller prayers, the ones I used to recite without thinking, like the duaa for entering the mosque or…

#faith#identity#language

— Rehan QureshiJun 27, 2026