Pasha’s Perfection: Mother of the Believers
During Ramadan, my bedside novel happened to be Mother of the Believers by Kamran Pasha. It’s a work of fiction about the youngest and most beloved wife of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Pasha has...
View ArticleCoulda, Woulda, Shoulda: Islam as Rehab for Women
British novelist Martin Amis has expressed regret that his late sister did not embrace Islam to save herself from self-destruction. Everyone is understandably confused. To begin with, Amis is not a...
View ArticleThe Wardrobe Wars: Bikinis and Garbage Bags
About a week ago, a British woman in a Dubai shopping mall, allegedly wearing a shirt which seemed to reveal too much in relation to boobage and leggage, was scolded by a passing Emirati woman who felt...
View ArticleMaintaining a Narrative: ABC’s Monolithic Muslim Experience
Spearheading the healing of a slowly crippling nation, ABC News has decided to take it upon itself to play the role of facilitator between American Muslims and the generally more acceptable genre of...
View ArticleSelf-Congratulatory Feminism, Now in Muslim Flavor!
In a recent article by heralded Muslim Feminist Mona Eltahawy in the ever-tabloid Toronto Star, asks to be allowed to confuse you, the reader, by virtue of the apparently contradictory label...
View ArticleAnnouncing “The Future of Islam In the Age of New Media”
Muslimah Media Watch is a proud partner for The Future of Islam In the Age of New Media, featuring 60 speakers in 60 seconds each, for a total of 60 insightful minutes. This is an unprecedented online...
View ArticleFatima Mernissi’s Struggle with Islam and Democracy
Fatima Mernissi’s book The Forgotten Queens of Islam is a historical study that analyzes women’s place in the public sphere and their relationship with power. Her book explores the ironies and oxymora...
View ArticleResponding to the Goatmilk Debates on Islam and Feminism: Part One
Recently, the “Goatmilk” blog hosted a debate, with the resolution: Islam is Incompatible with Feminism. Speaking for the motion was Mohamad Tabbaa, and opposing it was Katrina Daly Thompson. Not...
View ArticleResponding to the Goatmilk Debates on Islam and Feminism: Part Two
Recently, the “Goatmilk” blog hosted a debate, with the resolution: Islam is Incompatible with Feminism. Speaking for the motion was Mohamad Tabbaa, and opposing it was Katrina Daly Thompson. Not...
View ArticleMotherhood and Islam: The Revered, the Bad, and the Mystical
I can’t remember when I first learned that “Paradise is under the feet of mothers.” But I do remember the first time my parents quoted the story when the Prophet was asked who has greater right, the...
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