Consider the Tea Cosy has the whole story. Basically a woman commented that a man followed her into an elevator and invited her to his hotel room right after she had given a presentation about how it freaks her out. All she said was something along the lines of please don't do this because I …
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The radical notion that women are people.
Reclaiming Femininity
Sometimes I think my aversion to smalltalk is beginning to empty my life, as though there is a social reinforcer that I keep missing when I laugh politely, not knowing what's airy enough to say and wanting to ask something like, "Do you ever feel like sunlight on glass?" and cringe inwardly at the bizarre …
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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Missing the Point: Slavery
Slavery is against Islam.The absurd idea that somehow slavery is not against Islam isn't as much a misconception amongst non-Muslims as it is amongst Muslims. Or more likely, it is a misconception amongst non-Muslims, but few want to make accusations when slavery is rampant in their own history. In my experience, both times a non-Muslim …
Why I Don’t Go Around Telling Women That They’re Feminists
A year ago one of my cousins came to visit to say her goodbyes before transferring to a university in Washington. (She borrowed one of my favorite books and still has it two states north of California and there's no telling when I'll see her again. Gah!)She sat on my bed, looking through course papers …
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Figments of Patriarchal Imagination: 72 Virgins
After I had finished laughing at the desperately fabricated concept of the 72 virgins and the bigoted men who illustriously invented the idea for their own sexual satisfactions, there was a feeling of sorrow and heartbreak for such a beautiful thing to be twisted and corrupted and made revoltingly obscene. And there is also rage--as …
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Islamic History and the Women You Never Hear About: Nusaybah bint Ka’ab
A warrior. And a teacher, and a mother. She had 2 sons from one marriage, both of whom were killed in battle, and a son and a daughter from a later marriage. She was also involved in the treaties of Aqabah, Al-Hudaybiyah, Khaybar, and Hunayn. The battles in which she fought included the battles of …
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