I'm actually not an incredible fan of anime, in that I've never really immersed myself in it, other than--of course--the obligatory elementary school obsession with Sailor Moon. But I've had friends who very much were, from elementary into high school. I went to a predominantly Asian and Latinx (thank God) high school rather than a …
Continue reading Anime Characters Don’t “Look White” and the Ridiculousness of White-as-Default
I’ve been avoiding this post. I’ve successfully avoided writing it for four years. As most of you know I’m conscious of the context to which I contribute exegesis (or anything), and whether or not hijab is mandatory is a question that is irrelevant in a context where women are harassed for wearing the hijab—and for …
I'm brimming with excitement in introducing our fourth guest writer, Jessica. A doctoral candidate in theology who is specializing in the history of Islam's interactions with other religions, Jessica's approach to research and history is nothing short of refreshing--and thorough. She routinely debunks commonly held misperceptions, including the idea that history becomes more progressive as …
If you've been reading this website for a while, even if you're not Muslim, chances are you've caught the drift from a couple of posts that the Qur'an is absolutely gorgeous. Since I spend a lot of time here discussing the more seemingly formidable verses (see the entire "Misconceptions" tab) I haven't quite explicitly demonstrated …
Continue reading Quranic Verses and Misconceptions: The Limiting of 24:33
Umar, the only corrupted caliph of the first four, publicized stoning as a punishment for adultery, a penal ordinance that does not appear in the Qur’an and was delivered by the Prophet in cases when the adulterer was non-Muslim, such as the case of a Jewish woman in Medina whose people had agreed to an …
Continue reading Removed from Societal Context: Verse 33:53, the Veil, and the role of Umar
Although I've already written about Maryam as our Prophetess, I'd like to expand on her significance by comparing the cosmological role of our Prophet Muhammad to that of our Prophetess Maryam. There are several interesting parallels between Maryam and Muhammad; the first and most obvious is not only that both recieved word from the Archangel …
Continue reading Prophet Maryam and Her Successor, the Prophet Muhammad
This post is actually a primer to another post I’ll get around to writing sometime, in which I make the argument that that there are racial and sexual implications in men (physically or otherwise) attacking women’s hair. In this particular post there are two themes: the importance of reading nonverbal cues (which is incidental) and …
the fatal feminist 