I honest to God was not going to write a post about this, but since I have begrudgingly begun, I'm going to make this as brief as possible. I don't expect celebrities, like Katy Perry, or Madonna, or Lady Gaga--or, as much as I actually do like her--Angelina Jolie, to understand what they're doing when …
Continue reading Alright, fine, let’s talk about Selena Gomez’s ankle.
I hope this post finds everyone well, happy, and looking forward to a new beginning, despite the reality that a new journey around the sun involves no indication that our old problems won't continue. (They most certainly will.) With the acknowledgement that I am a little late, I'd like to begin the new year with a …
When I was an undergrad about a year and a half ago, I had a professor whose class was such a frustrating experience that even the memory of it is discomforting. Aside from the horrifying discussion she entertained in the classroom about whether a student in a novel we were reading had actually been raped …
Continue reading The Racism of Being Told to Keep Your Audience in Mind
"[...]we shall powerfully enter into your country, and shall make war against you in all ways and manners that we can, and shall subject you to the yoke and obedience of the Church and of their highnesses; we shall take you, and your wives, and your children, and shall make slaves of them, and as …
I used to teach at an Islamic school, situated within a masjid, when I was around 17. There was a lot that didn't sit well with me; the mosque had a barrier--I also taught students who were about 8 years old, and I believed it to be ludicrous that I was expected to cover my …
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 …
Does our last guest writer even need an introduction? Metis, wife, mother, academic, and a writer on topics related to religion and feminism, is the badass behind MusFem, where feminism is spoken fluently--and the gridlocks of conventional wisdom is challenged. Under different names, Metis has always been a subversive voice of uncompromising reason and astounding …
Continue reading Guest Post: Culture, nationalism, and the myth of a monolithic Islam
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