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Functions of the Language Barrier as Protest in the Muslim Feminist Jihad

On By TFFIn feminism, Islam, Islamophobia, jihad, Muslims, privilege, Quran3 Comments

On April 23rd, 2012, Mona Eltahawy wrote an article titled, “Why Do They Hate Us?” to protest the treatment of women in the Middle East. The article, featured in Foreign Policy magazine, prompted a variety of responses, ranging from admiration for the author’s courage to criticism for her portrayal of Egyptian men. In online Islamic …

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“Violent” verses in the Qur’an don’t bother me anymore.

On By TFFIn Islamophobia, Muslims, privilege, Quran, social justice1 Comment

There was a time when I used to read the Qur'an daily for about 30 minutes. When I did this, I noticed myself changing and was forced to reduce the reading to twice a week. When I read "too often," I became calmer, more at peace, and I cared very little about troublesome events or material …

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