(Cross-posted; originally written for a guest post at The Beheld.)Muslim feminism and beauty: "The timeless fight for choice." (image via)"We are not reformists. We are revivalists," writes Nahida of The Fatal Feminist. The "we" she refers to are Muslim feminists, and Nahida's blog is a treasure chest of Islamic feminist thought. Whether she's writing about …
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The radical notion that women are people.
So have you met Chally? You have probably met Chally.
But if you haven't you must! And here are some things you must read!Hair, hair, hairEvery eight weeks or so I get my hair trimmed. I’ve finally found a hairdresser who gives me a good haircut. (This is a rarity: you’d think that my kind of hair came from outer space.) We’re slowly getting it …
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Disregarded Verses: Women as Examples for Men
They are actually proclaimed in the Qur'an as examples for people, but to this day they are considered to have been meant for only women when believing men should also accept them as an ideal to strive toward. Shoshie, Jewish feminist, writes,This shit happens a lot in Jewish commentaries. Women are erased. Exemptions for women …
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Powerful Feminist Acts: Women and Friendship
I've been thinking about this lately, especially with being alone and with the influence of Ramadan, a time of reflection. Throughout all 20 years of my entire life, most of my friends have been women, and they have usually been very passionate women. It is not news to anyone that having a sister makes you …
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Sex Toys
There is something about vibrators and dildos that always disturbed me. I can't come across a photo of one without recoiling. For a time I chalked up my discomfort to perhaps being uncomfortable with sex and not realizing it, a possibility I was distraught about as a feminist, and often considered conditioning myself to view …
In Islam and the Qur’an: The Queen of Sheba
So tell the tale—perhaps they will reflect. (Qur'an 7:176)There are several different accounts of the Queen of Sheba--in Islam, Judaism, Christianity, and I suspect in religions and cultures outside of these--for she was an extraordinarily intelligent and open-minded queen regnant, who ruled by her own right a flourishing kingdom with expansive international trade, exceptional agriculture, …
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Things That Are Supposed to Make Me a Bad Muslim
In no particular order:Telling the imam he is wrongPraying on the men's side of the barrierWearing "alluring perfume"Refusing to eat mermaidsShowing off that I'm menstruatingMatching my bra straps with my lipgloss (overheard me saying this&actually came to lecture)Not wearing hi'jabNot putting hi'jab at the top of the listSinging/listening to music (you know they're just jealous …
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the fatal feminist 