Voice of Unity (VOU) - Muslim Youth Magazine

Africa is a continent which evokes images of wild animals, great tribes, fierce weather and beautiful landscapes. This was the backdrop against which I began a trek to climb its tallest mountain: Mount Kilimanjaro.
Kilimanjaro is an inactive volcano in north-east Tanzania, …

The tragedy of Imam Hussain (as) holds huge importance within Shia Islam. Sayed Mahdi Modarresi reflects on his recent journey to Karbala
Several years ago I met an Australian who had converted to Islam. Though he must have struggled with many intellectual …

Despite its idols and cultural rituals, Hinduism can be considered a monotheistic faith at heart. Dhulfiqar Ali considers its relationship with Islam.

According to hadith, it was some 15,000 years ago that Adam first set foot on Earth. Legend has it that …

Sevar Ghafoor explores the historical development of tajweed, the powerful role of the  reciter and highlights the ultimate beauty of the Quran.
For so many, listening to readings of the Quran can help soothe emotional pains, struggles and hardships faced in life. …

Landing, for the first time on my own, in the city of Beirut, I could not feel further from ‘aloneness’. With the rays of the bright sun flooding the plane and the echo of excitement disseminating through the entire carriage, I was …

Fresh from her visit to the sites of concentration camps in Poland, Maryam Abbas explores the universal lessons and relevance of the Holocaust for today’s society.
Recently I was offered the opportunity to visit the holocaust sites in Poland for a …

Inspired by the current British Museum exhibition entitled “Babylon: Myth and Reality”, Leila Taheri gives a brief synopsis of that famous civilization, the remnants of which are still a major archaeological site in Iraq today.
Babylon is a city steeped in legend …