I’m planning on going to the AWP conference, which is in Oregon in 2019, when March rolls around again. It’s a year away and registration doesn’t begin until July, but I’ve been postponing attendance for two years, so I’m leaving this note here to ensure that I actually attend this time. That way it’s a …
Author: TFF
Thanks, sex segregation.
A friend of mine asked me to teach him how to pray. I have no idea if the request denotes a preliminary interest in conversion, and I was not intrusive enough to ask. His only personified contact with Islam has been through me, and I think one other friend. The best way I could teach …
Recognition
It's inadequate that the most common identifier of an abused child is the child physically lashing out. This does not describe most. A child who has been abused is anxious for reassurance, agonizes in providing detailed explanations for their behavior, apologizes too many times. When I want to have a conversation with a child about …
لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلله مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ ٱلله
Eventually, I’ll write about contracts and how gorgeous they are—contracts between our soul and our body, between individuals in love, between us and The Infinite Last One. I want for now to address a question I received regarding the state of being Muslim, and how we know that we are. In Islam, the only truly …
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فَأَنْتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّى
I used to distinguish between worldly and nonphysical love—or rather, I used to abide by the logic of this distinction, but the idea of limited love did not reconcile with the truth I felt in my soul. While I do believe there is value in even superficially distinguishing between outerworldly and worldly love in order …
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّى
It has been brought to my attention that my article "A woman has the absolute right to voice her frustrations against a Prophet. Sit. Down." has garnered ableist comments with which AJ anchor Sana Seed agreed. In addition to appreciating the opinion of a man who devalued those who are "mentally ill" and have "meltdowns," …
the fatal feminist 