Category Archives: Islam

Ramadhan Mubarak, Everyone! Aka: May we all have a feminist Ramadhan!

Posted on June 21, 2015 by

Dear readers, The world has been blessed with yet another Ramadhan so that, hopefully, we may all look inside ourselves and ask ourselves what needs improvement in our own selves as well as in the things around us. May this … Continue reading →

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The Ideal Victim and the Ideal Perpetrator of Islamophobia

Posted on May 2, 2015 by

I had the beautiful opportunity to attend the Annual Conference on Islamophobia at UC Berkeley this year–where I presented a paper on the Islamophobia of misogyny in Muslim communities, arguing that misogyny in the Muslim community is a form of … Continue reading →

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“In Your Worship, Be Free!” – Except, Don’t Be.

Posted on March 2, 2015 by

The article below was published first on MuslimGirl.Net and is titled “Why Are Muslim Guys Responding to the ‘Short Shorts’ Article?” The title I’m using in this blog refers to the last line of the Hussain Makke article I’m critiquing … Continue reading →

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Yasir Qadhi’s Statement on the Women’s Mosque Is Condescending to Women.

Posted on February 7, 2015 by

This is a response to Yasir Qadhi’s statement on his Facebook page where he shows fake support for the women’s mosque. The saddest part is that he probably meant well; he was probably expecting a pat on the back, a … Continue reading →

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The Prophet’s Wives Were Not Happy Co-Wives – and what happens when Muslim women say this out loud

Posted on January 30, 2015 by

A Note to Islamophobes excited to find something they can present as proof of a Muslim woman’s “oppression” because of Islam: This post is not an attack on Islam (I’m a Muslim and always will be; you can’t take that … Continue reading →

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The Problem with World Hijab Day

Posted on January 22, 2015 by

Apparently, February 1st is “World Hijab Day.” I don’t support the campaign for many reasons, although I feel it incumbent upon me to say that I fully respect hijabi women and the hijab (and I wear the hijab myself, too, … Continue reading →

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A Message for the “hOjabis” Facebook Group Admins

Posted on January 13, 2015 by

If you are a member of this FB group I’m talking about below, I urge you to re-think your values. If you have ever used the word “hojabi” to refer to a woman whose hijab style you don’t approve of, … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the 2014 CAIR Banquet in San Diego

Posted on December 14, 2014 by

Amusingly patriarchal things happened before, during, and after the CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) banquet in San Diego this past November. Generally speaking–and very, very generally speaking–I can only say that the Muslim community and Muslim leaders have a distressing … Continue reading →

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A Hadith on an “Effeminate” Man

Posted on December 12, 2014 by

Next time someone dares to tell you that Islam doesn’t recognize the existence of multiple genders and that it’s unnatural for people to behave in a way that everyone else in their gender group seems to behave in, at least … Continue reading →

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Muslim feminists at the intersection of Islam and Feminism

Posted on November 6, 2014 by

I have been a feminist ever since I began to engage with patriarchy as a conscious human being. That was also the same time when I realized that I was not the only woman struggling for space to breathe in … Continue reading →

Posted in Death to patriarchy, feminism, gender, I can't believe this needs to be said out loud, Islam, Islamic feminism, Islamophobia, Just stop, Muslim feminists, Religion, society, why we need feminism, your face is haraam | Tagged , , , , , | 34 Comments