were serial rapists, who drank heavily to fuel their crimes, attacked visitors in gangs, lusted after the power of angels, knew first hand of the God/dess but refused morality and cheated and lied and thieved. And raped. Raped. Over and over. In mobs. Will religious leaders have you believe they were destroyed them for raping …
Category: child rights
Passing Torches
Occasionally I'm contacted by girls in their mid-teens (as young as 14) who've made poignant observations in the critiques and exegeses I produce, who add to them, who challenge them, who push them past boundaries I would have not known existed. I noticed a difference when I turned 25. I had always been the most …
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 …
Expect children to assert themselves.
I quite enjoy children who talk back to me. Presenting a line of reasoning to a child or, as with my 15-year-old disciple, Misha (who will tell you she is an adult) considering her arguments about what I’ve written is an invaluable experience. I can't for the life of me imagine why anyone would want …
Polygamy is haraam.
I don’t really care about the outrage I’m going to spark, but before I spark it, I want to briefly mention that my understanding of haraam does not contrast starkly with halaal. In the thoughts of most Muslims, “haraam” translates to “forbidden.” Most of you know already that I subscribe to moral absolutes, i.e. I …
Rebels v.s. Revolutionaries
Patriarchy will always perceive the actions of two groups of people as "rebellious"--women, and teenagers. Take note that although "rebellious" is denotatively defined as resisting authority, the connotation is that women and teenagers are disobedient and insubordinate for the mere the sake of resisting authority, and not for the grander revolutionary cause of upholding the …
You have the right to bear children.
You have the right to bear children. No one may enter your body and alter the state of your existence with an entitled twist of cold medical instruments. If you are impoverished, you have the right to bear children. If you are disabled, you have the right to bear children. If you are of color, …
the fatal feminist 