Let’s talk about homosexuality, which my previous article does not. I actually don’t like the term “homosexuality,” and I prefer the title of this article, but I’m using the word here because I know you all are searching it when you’re looking for my legal opinions on this website. No one, not even patriarchal scholars, …
Category: Islamophobia
The Rapists of Sodom
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 …
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّى
It has been brought to my attention that my article "A woman has the absolute right to voice her frustrations against a Prophet. Sit. Down." has garnered ableist comments with which AJ anchor Sana Seed agreed. In addition to appreciating the opinion of a man who devalued those who are "mentally ill" and have "meltdowns," …
In the Qur’an, the excuses of oppressed men for violence against women are insufficient.
The vast majority of Muslim men, whether from previously/currently colonized nations or otherwise, live in patriarchal cultures; the Qur’an itself addresses this, for example, when demanding to know why men have buried their daughters alive or when protecting women from accusations of adultery. However, when confronted with this reality, men pretend that they weren’t patriarchal …
The only time we care about intersectionality and Islamophobia is to include Muslim men.
We don't care about sexist Islamophobia. The men-represent-your-religion-not-you Islamophobia. The prioritize-me-because-I'm-a-Muslim-man Islamophobia. We don't care about homophobic Islamophobia, biphobic Islamophobia, transphobic Islamophobia, anti-LGBTQ Islamophobia. The you-can't-be-Muslim-if-you-love-the-wrong-person Islamophobia. The I'm-going-to-beat-this-out-of-you Islamophobia. We don't care about misogynoiristic Islamophobia. The how-can-you-talk-about-Boko-Haraam-when-there-are-drones-in-Afghanistan Islamophobia. The your-body-is-inherently-opposed-to-hijab Islamophobia. We don't care about anti-black Islamophobia. The black-Muslims-are-an-afterthought-not-the-founders-of-Islam-in-this-illegal-nation Islamophobia. The we-don't-claim-black-artists-as-Muslim Islamophobia. We …
Functions of the Language Barrier as Protest in the Muslim Feminist Jihad
On April 23rd, 2012, Mona Eltahawy wrote an article titled, “Why Do They Hate Us?” to protest the treatment of women in the Middle East. The article, featured in Foreign Policy magazine, prompted a variety of responses, ranging from admiration for the author’s courage to criticism for her portrayal of Egyptian men. In online Islamic …
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“Violent” verses in the Qur’an don’t bother me anymore.
There was a time when I used to read the Qur'an daily for about 30 minutes. When I did this, I noticed myself changing and was forced to reduce the reading to twice a week. When I read "too often," I became calmer, more at peace, and I cared very little about troublesome events or material …
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the fatal feminist 