This is going to be a quick post, and it's prompted by various Muslims--and naturally, they've pretty much all been men trying to "put things in perspective"--detracting from the tragedy of the Nigerian girls who've been kidnapped, raped, and sold into slavery by competing with the attention the kidnapping is receiving, via lists of various …
Category: child rights
In response to anchor Ana Kasparian
New Jersey Superior Court Judge Sohail Mohammed ruled that a woman has the right to privacy in the delivery room; specifically, that she has the right to the privacy of her medical records, procedures, complications, and/or any other medical information that may be disclosed in a delivery room with the father of the child present. …
Girl Sues Her Parents for the Right to Carry a Pregnancy to Term
In Texas, a 16-year-old girl sued her parents who were pressuring her to abort her pregnancy. She won her case. While the pressure itself is not illegal (and shouldn't be, even though it sucks), some of the extreme methods of coercion on which the parents unfortunately relied definitely should be illegal, because these are consistent …
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“The Myth of Forgiveness” by Sarah
I really really love Sarah's new blog, and this is a post that resonates with me and feels so comforting and relieving. Excerpt, Would I ever tell a person who has been through a certain trauma at the hands of another that they need to forgive that person? No, I would never do that. Forgiveness …
Things I Would Never Do to Children
When I was 4 years old I was being babysat by a lady who I am sure was a very well meaning adult. Sometime in the afternoon, however, I decided I wanted ice cream, and thus began one of the most infuriating exchanges of my 4 years of life. “There is ice cream in my …
Islamic History and the Women You Never Hear About: The Rights of Girls
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 abrasive to women and had not yet been overturned by the unfinished Revelations, but almost …
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No, you do not have the right to a child-free prayer area.
Yes, even if the child is screaming.I am not a mother. I would say--and have said--that I plan to be a mother, but I don't really plan. If I get married, then great! If I don't get married, then also great! I'm not really planning my life around having children or choosing a living based …
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