Category Archives: herstory

Guest post at WoodTurtle: “The Right of the Inquiring Feminine”

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

WoodTurtle, who is amazing and fabulous, (AND JUST GAVE BIRTH TO HER SECOND CHILD, subhan’Allah!! Inappropriate announcement? Suck it, patriarchy! …That has to do with the post. You’ll see) graciously invited me to guest post. If you are interested in … Continue reading →

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Lilith / Eve, a Question of Translation

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

Has it been over a week since I’d last written? Hi. It’s me. Are you still there? =P I haven’t much time, unfortunately. But here’s an entry of what’s been on my mind, though hastily written. If you remember from … Continue reading →

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The Legacy of Fatima

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

Though men and women may have appropriated Fatima in different ways, men as usual authored nearly all of the preserved literature regarding her biography, so that censored writings of history function as a paradigm. This symbol of Fatima has consequently … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Enforcements by the Prophet of the Principles of Equality in Islam, and the Leveling of the Feminine

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

Once the Prophet was with a man whose young son came to him, and the man kissed his son and lifted him onto his lap. Then the man’s daughter came and he sat her in front of him. The Prophet … Continue reading →

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Aasiya bint Mazahim, Queen of Egypt

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

Aasiya, the Queen of Egypt during the time of Prophet Musa (Moses), was a woman with faith and determination so strong that the greatest tyrant could not shake her values. Centuries later, the Prophet Muhammad named her as one of … Continue reading →

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Islamic Interpretations–Learning Rugged Individualism from Fatimah bint Qays and A’isha

Posted on November 26, 2011 by

Over the centuries the greatest loss to the Islamic community has not only been the lack of vigilant participation of strong, opinionated, and unrepentant women but the increasing intolerance of differences in jurisdictions without breaking Islam into sects. The differences … Continue reading →

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Islamic History and the Women You Never Hear About: Umm al Muqtadir-Billah

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

With the expansion of Islam and the strife for political power, the Islamic empires merged with the highly patriarchal, highly oppressive societies they conquered, leading to the adoption of widespread traditions such as veiling and seclusion. By the Abbasid era, … Continue reading →

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AntiDogmaSpray: Fatima, oh, Beloved Fatima.

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

Go read this article by Khadeeja. (Reproduced below.) Last night I attended a talk by somebody who had done his doctorate on Sayyidinah Fatima. It was a lecture which brought alive the historical sources. You know when you listen to … Continue reading →

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Islamic History and the Women You Never Hear About: The Rights of Girls

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

When Umm Salama, a woman famous for her intelligence and sound judgment and argumentative nature, asked the Prophet “Why are men mentioned in the Qur’an and why are we not?” she did not only challenge the pre-Islamic customs that were … Continue reading →

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