Leena Khan is a YYGS alumna whose article, “A Feminist Religion,” was featured in the Huffington Post. Leena attend the International Affairs and Security Session in 2017.
The Kaaba is a simple, black cube of only 13 meters in height. It is not architecturally impressive, nor is it visually impressive. Yet it brings together millions of people to one place, at one time, united in the devotion to a cause greater than themselves. It serves as a beacon of hope for 1.8 billion people in the world.
Living in Saudi Arabia, I have had the privilege of visiting the Kaaba within Makkah and performing Umrah, the lesser muslim pilgrimage that can be performed during any time of the year. I have had the privilege of witnessing so many people together in their dedication to God, and in that unification I noticed a seemingly ordinary detail that stood out to me.
Read the article in its entirety via the Huffington Post here: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/a-feminist-religion_us_59ae5f7ee4b0bef3378cdb01