The radical notion that women are people.
Lately, I have been reading scholars replying to the written concerns of practicing Muslims, and found that so many of these scholars violate the undeniable orders dictated in the Qur'an by forbidding that which God has not forbidden. And they do this through the use of hadith. As an example of these violations, I've already …
Continue reading Disregarded Verses: Deciding What is Halaal and Haraam
When I Was a BoyI won't forget when Peter Pan came to my house, took my handI said I was a boy; I'm glad he didn't check.I learned to fly, I learned to fightI lived a whole life in one nightWe saved each other's lives out on the pirate's deck.And I remember that night when …
Muslim women participated fully in war during the early periods of Islam while the Prophet was alive. Some of them healed the wounded, some devised strategies, others were warriors, and others--still--recited war poetry to inspire the troops, (their weapons were words!) and a vast majority attended to all of the above. These stories are hardly …
Continue reading Islamic History and the Women You Never Hear About: Female Warriors
In reference to Arabs burying their infant daughters alive pre-Islam,Now they bury daughters in clothing, culture, rules, and with lashing tongues... I think I'd rather be buried in dirt and be done with it. --CoolredDiscuss.the fatal feminist © Nahida S. N.
Though I am quite inclined to stare out the window and daydream (I can't tell you how many times I've nearly missed a stop), on public transit I usually take the aisle seat to keep strangers from sitting next to me. Only when it gets moderately crowded and there are fewer seats available do I …
For the purpose of this post hijab will refer to the headscarf. I didn't think I'd ever write an entry about this, because I'm quite nonchalant on the matter of hijab and myself (and because I am thoroughly fatigued with the subject of hijab altogether.) But whattheheck, let's get it out there. I highly suspect …
I think we've all experienced the frustration of knowing what we mean and feel but lacking the words needed to explain ourselves. Sometimes it's a result of too much depth and complexity in our own minds for us to organize, and especially if we are particularly disorganized people. But in some cases, it is because …
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