Tragically, as many Muslim women both wordlessly comply and actively contribute to systems of oppression established by men i.e. choosing to stand behind barriers and believing that staying in an abusive relationship is a duty, the feminist is faced with what appears to be a conflict: because patriarchy dictates that one woman must represent all …
“Israfel” by Edgar Allen Poe
Edgar Allen Poe, one of my favorite poets, wrote a tenderly enticing poem titled "Israfel." Preceding the printed poem, a verse is often quoted ("And the angel Israfel, whose heart-strings are a lute, and who has the sweetest voice of all God’s creatures.") and attributed to the Qur'an. This verse, however, is not from the …
Re: The Ideal Muslimah
Look what I found! Written by a man, of course. One who calls himself the KING-slave of ALLAH. Interesting. (BE SURE to read Number 6 on that link.) So! In the good nature of sharing, I will write an equally self-occupied brilliant article for The Ideal Muslim! 10 beautiful aspects of an Ideal Muslim 1. …
a discomfort
A quick post, because I have an intense day ahead of me. A couple of weeks ago in class I found myself shifting uncomfortably in my seat, unfortunately not due to any intriguing challenge to my perspective. My English professor, who is extremely intelligent, concluded an anecdote regarding the derogation of her field by people …
Sunnah.
Sometimes I imagine Medina, a city graced with the presence of our beloved Prophet whose pure heart received the Revelations of God. Medina, open to the Heavens. Did the average woman, walking along the busy market streets, or perhaps the quiet roads, stop to stare up at the sky--overcome with tears for the Revelations from …
Islamic History and the Women You Never Hear About: The Rights of Girls
When Umm Salama, a woman famous for her intelligence and sound judgment and argumentative nature, asked the Prophet “Why are men mentioned in the Qur’an and why are we not?” she did not only challenge the pre-Islamic customs that were abrasive to women and had not yet been overturned by the unfinished Revelations, but almost …
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Tired Arguments
Aside from destructively dismissing the reality that Muslim women are oppressed at all, the excruciatingly fatuous tendencies of patriarchy apologists include resorting to name-dropping famed scholars, as well as an egotistical inclination to believe that these apologists are correct in their often oppressive interpretations simply due to being part of the visible majority, a sentiment …
the fatal feminist 