Alas, the United States government has declared that mermaids do not exist, as TIME magazine writes maliciously in an article, “Sorry, Ariel, looks like you’ll never be part of our world.” It continues, The U.S. National Ocean Service (NOS) made the firm announcement that mermaids do not exist. This announcement came in response to public …
Longing.
How can a dreamer be satisfied in desirous dreams? It must be a terrible fault of mine. Oh sweet angel conceive you, Hell! Spirit of light! They say to be damned to the Fire is to be denied closeness to God; if longing feels so satisfying, how can one ever suffer in Hell as she …
bad boys
The ostensible inferiority complex of the stereotypical “bad boy” is downright embarrassing and wholly unattractive, manifesting itself in a quality of adolescence in that it panics to destroy whatever obstacle to dominance it perceives, marked by a pathetic sense of whiney distress at the face of threatened undeserved power. There’s nothing less appealing than a …
I am menstruating, so nail polish obviously.
If you’re unfamiliar with this little routine (since it’s been a while since I’ve written a post like this) long story short(ened): the majority of Muslims believe that one cannot perform the ablution ritual before prayers with nail polish on her fingernails because the polish creates a barrier between her nails and the water, thus …
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Disadvantaged Men? Blame the Patriarchy.
If you all remember from years ago, the Atlantic published a terrible article titled “The End of Men” which was basically a total bitchfest run rampant with blame-shifting—about three quarters of it consisted of complaining that men can’t get laid anymore because women have restored too many rights, including our right to refuse. Remembering this, …
Shoes; Or, Nahida falls. Again. This time without injury.
Last evening, I spun myself on a stair near the bottom to leap to the next, and, in landing, weighed on my high heel at the edge of the first step rather than the center of the next and fell straight to the close floor. A group of three friends, who were awaiting my arrival …
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Islamic History and the Women You Never Hear About: Women Leading Men in Prayer
"In the early days of the Muslim community, there were women who made the call to prayer, and there were also women who led the ritual prayer not only for women but also for men. In particular, Umm Waraqa bint Abdullah, who was trained by Muhummad himself, acted as the prayer leader for her whole …
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the fatal feminist 