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Misogyny in the Muslim Community as Islamophobia
The fabulous Orbala presented yesterday at a conference in UC Berkeley on the question of whether misogyny in the Muslim community towards Muslim women is a form of Islamophobia. Before she'd posed the question on Facebook to explore this construction, Orbala and I had a discussion about its implications. She asked, "How [meaning how is …
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In (Feminist) Retrospect: A Prom Story
When I was in high school, I had (and still have) a friend who is very dear to me. We'll call her T, the first initial of my affectionate nickname for her. T and I attended the same middle school, where we excelled in physics as an undefeated dynamic duo. In high school we grew …
On the Deaths We Choose to Mourn… And the Ones We Choose to Forget
On February 10th, 2015, Yusor Abu Salha, 21, was shot execution-style alongside her husband of six weeks, Deah Barakat, 23, and her sister Razan Abu-Salha, 19, by a man who resembles a potato. The potato-terrorist’s name is Craig Stephen Hicks, a 46-year-old while male who, according to the malestream media, shot the three innocent students …
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Snake in the Grass
It seems the women’s-only mosque in LA has brought out quite a bit of male panic—and brought out the white knights alike. Most of you have undoubtedly seen what Yasir Qadhi, Abu Eesa’s BFF, has had to say about it: When our sisters are deprived from the right to come to the mosques, or given …
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I've taken up a lot, and I'm not as flexible these days. I'll come and go in terms of posting, but I won't be back entirely until May. Please don't miss me =) the archives are here for your perusal. And, as always, my inbox is open.
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