I am not aware that I love the Prophet. Unless I am in Makkah or Madina, where I can feel him in the mountains and the marketplace, I feel no love for him. (“You do love him then,” you might say, to which I would respond, not nearly significantly enough as I am expected.) I …
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Severing a population from its allies and support network is abuse.
There are Muslim men who say things like "only Muslims should be able to comment on sexual assault in the Muslim community" WHILE NOT BEING WOMEN. You're seriously not registering that you're asking people of an outside demographic to stop, while being part of an outside demographic? You don't get to choose our allies for …
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Polygamy is haraam.
I don’t really care about the outrage I’m going to spark, but before I spark it, I want to briefly mention that my understanding of haraam does not contrast starkly with halaal. In the thoughts of most Muslims, “haraam” translates to “forbidden.” Most of you know already that I subscribe to moral absolutes, i.e. I …
Article: “It’s Time to Stop Acting like Women are the Reason Islamophobia Exists”
In what world is it okay to implicate Muslim women in white supremacy? How does a Muslim man muster up the immodesty to tell a Muslim woman outraged about sexual assault that she’s an agent for white supremacy? That she should watch her words because white men are listening? What, exactly, is she meant to …
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Where to Find Me (And What Writing to Submit)
Dear readers, I have some new posts coming, but am obliged to take care of some things… about you. Since I’ve announced that I am collecting pieces for an annual publication (guidelines for submission here) to which I am excited to read your contributions, I’m connecting all of you to the publisher accounts so that …
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