Slavery is against Islam.The absurd idea that somehow slavery is not against Islam isn't as much a misconception amongst non-Muslims as it is amongst Muslims. Or more likely, it is a misconception amongst non-Muslims, but few want to make accusations when slavery is rampant in their own history. In my experience, both times a non-Muslim …
Month: June 2011
You’re wrong: The Eating Mermaids Edition… and Something About Parrots
Oh my God. Oh my God. These people think mermaids are halaal!: Al-Durayr – a Maaliki scholar – said in al-Sharh al-Sagheer (2/182): Sea animals in general are permissible, whether it is dead meat or a ‘dog’ (shark) or a ‘pig’ (dolphin), and they do not need to be slaughtered properly. End quote. Al-Saawi said …
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So apparently, the Prophet chartered protection to Christians.
Quick, someone send this to al-Quaeda!Just kidding, terrorists wouldn't care that's why they're terrorists."This is a message from Muhammad ibn Abdullah, as a covenant to those who adopt Christianity, near and far, we are with them. Verily I, the servants, the helpers, and my followers defend them, because Christians are my citizens; and by Allah! …
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Why I Don’t Go Around Telling Women That They’re Feminists
A year ago one of my cousins came to visit to say her goodbyes before transferring to a university in Washington. (She borrowed one of my favorite books and still has it two states north of California and there's no telling when I'll see her again. Gah!)She sat on my bed, looking through course papers …
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What is sex?
Here's where I feel like I'm 5.But seriously, what is it? Due to how this question arose, I am thinking about the Islamic definition of sex, but I want to hear from Muslims and non-Muslims alike.Someone once said that if you can get an STD from it, it's sex. So vaginal sex, anal sex, and …
Figments of Patriarchal Imagination: 72 Virgins
After I had finished laughing at the desperately fabricated concept of the 72 virgins and the bigoted men who illustriously invented the idea for their own sexual satisfactions, there was a feeling of sorrow and heartbreak for such a beautiful thing to be twisted and corrupted and made revoltingly obscene. And there is also rage--as …
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Islamic History and the Women You Never Hear About: Nusaybah bint Ka’ab
A warrior. And a teacher, and a mother. She had 2 sons from one marriage, both of whom were killed in battle, and a son and a daughter from a later marriage. She was also involved in the treaties of Aqabah, Al-Hudaybiyah, Khaybar, and Hunayn. The battles in which she fought included the battles of …
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the fatal feminist 