Monthly Archives: January 2012

Interpretation: the Qur’an as a Holistic Text

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

A methodological approach that has been mentioned on this site numerous times in passing is the consideration of the Qur’an holistically; that is, each verse contains the message of the entire Qur’an within it. One verse cannot be isolated from … Continue reading →

Posted in interpretation, Islam, misconceptions, Quran, social justice | 4 Comments

Wtf is wrong with people?

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

Trigger warning for severe animal abuse. From the Arkansas Times (via Feministe) Jacob Burris, who has served as Aden’s campaign manager since late October, arrived home with his family Sunday evening, and his four children discovered the gruesome scene as … Continue reading →

Posted in animal rights, feminism | 2 Comments

Women in Islamic History: the Unlawful Erosion of Monogamy and the Correlating Objectification of Women

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

After divorce or widowhood, women in the first Muslim societies married and remarried without the disparagement of social stigma. It was not until the Abbasid era, upon the conquering of immensely patriarchal cultures and the expansive harems that arose in … Continue reading →

Posted in feminism, herstory, Islam, marriage, misconceptions, Muslims, privilege | 19 Comments

Sometime near the very beginning…

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

Man: This is what being a man means, and this is what being a woman means. Woman: Wait, but I’m also perfectly capab— Man: Stop trying to be like a man. Why do you hate your sex? Woman: What? No, … Continue reading →

Posted in feminism | Tagged | 4 Comments

inheritance percentages

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

So I’ve already written about inheritance, but this evening, prompted by an article on AltMuslimah on the topic, Zeina and I decided to torture ourselves by figuring out how much daughters are entitled to inherit in each of the three … Continue reading →

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On the Compatibility of Islam and Feminism: A Response to the Goatmilk Debate

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

I received two emails yesterday inquiring as to what I thought about the Goatmilk debate on the compatibility of Islam and feminism. Seeing as the argument of the opposition was a collection of the usual pedestrian perspectives that conclude the … Continue reading →

Posted in feminism, interpretation, Islam, misconceptions, Muslims, privilege, social justice | 8 Comments

on compatibility

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

In case you haven’t read it already, “How dare you?!” by Metis: I feel that those who tell Muslim feminists that Islam and feminism are mutually exclusive are the ones who are denying Muslim women their rights. And I feel … Continue reading →

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When we NEED Shari’a Law in the United States

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

Dun, dun, DUUUUUN! When there was paranoid talk of the ‘creeping Shari’a‘ in the U.S. I responded with the usual scoffing and eye-rolling and exasperated exclamations of you totally do not even know what Shari’a is and also that is … Continue reading →

Posted in feminism, Islam, misconceptions, Muslims | 18 Comments

blogiversary

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

It’s been one year of the fatal feminist. When I first started this site I meant it to be a recording of my interpretations, of ijtihād—the notes in the margins of my copy of the Qur’an—arranged for myself so that … Continue reading →

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Separation of church & state

Posted on January 7, 2012 by

It never ceases to amaze me that “religious extremists”—whatever that means—aggressively force the integration of their religious beliefs with government when this is clearly destructive to their own interests. For a religious state to prosper, the religion in question would … Continue reading →

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