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 …
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Guest Post: Polarized Realities: Living a Theo-secular Purgatory in the Workplace
Zeina Shaaban is a graphic designer with interests in English and creative writing. Her approach to Islam is graced with wisdom, serenity, knowledge, and understanding. Those of you who have read this website for quite some time might be familiar with her; you've met Zeina before, and, as she has been a friend very close …
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Guest Post: Muslim Women and the Politics of Authority. Or: How to Determine a Woman’s Right to Speak on Islam
I'm pleased to introduce the author behind Orbala, Pashto for firefly, who, despite being a PhD student of Islamic Studies with emphasis in gender, sexuality, and Islamic law, is still overlooked as qualified to discuss Islamic jurisprudence, undoubtedly due to many of the factors explored in this post. Deeply inquisitive and refreshingly demanding, Orbala has undertaken the task of …
discussion of language with amina wadud
By popular demand, I'm writing a post about tea with amina wadud, who prefers (as I confirmed while I spun around in her bedroom) that her name be spelled with lowercase letters, like bell hooks. My auntie amina is currently visiting Indonesia and Malaysia, but before she left she gave me a copy of Domestic …
Quranic Verses and Misconceptions: The Limiting of 24:33
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 …
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I’m not even finished.
As if it matters, *this* barrier can be seen here. As the Prophet did, we are meant to pray with no barrier. Incidentally, what is it with men who look for every way possible to accommodate their own unprecedented preferences so they can squeeze as much privilege out of it as they can?
It’s the 2nd day of Ramadan and my fast has already been interrupted for the next 7 days.
Since it's been a while since I've written here, I'll remind everyone asking What is the meaning of this!, that according to mainstream interpretation women should avoid applying nail polish because it acts as a barrier (we're suddenly against barriers now) between the water during wudu--ritual purification before prayer--and the surface of the nail. However, …
the fatal feminist 