I wrote a book called Demystifying the Niqab: The History of The Face Veil, The Laws Against It, and Why it Matters.
Bathroom Islamophobia
Islamophobia has gotten out of hand, reaching all the way to the bathroom.
Julia Fox and Vogue France
These walkouts are not as uncommon as the reader may think, in fact, there are many cases of female politicians or female workers of non-Muslim origin refusing to begin a school tour because a parent of a child was wearing a hijab. Often these women act very irrationally, the best way to describe said reactions is to simply state that these women went full “karen”; crying, flinging themselves on the ground, throwing a child tantrum, calling the police, etc. All these tantrums are because the veil somehow prevents the woman from doing her job and explaining the said job, that somehow seeing a veil makes her become infantile.
Hijab Shaming
lmost every Muslim woman who has worn a hijab or niqab at some point in their lives has experienced veil shaming.
Muslim Men and the Turban, do men have to veil?
While I was researching information for my book, Demystifying the Niqab, I had an epiphany where I was like “wait…didn’t men used to wear turbans back in the day..or even hats?” I knew the Prophet and his companions wore turbans and many learned men today wear the turban to a masjid. Yet men today don’t …
What is a White Feminist?
A White feminist is defined by author Ruby Hamad, White Tears Brown Scars, as: “White feminists -which does not mean “any feminist who is white” but refers to feminists who prioritize the concerns of white, middle-class women as though they are representative of all women. “ Rafia Zakaria author of Against White Feminism explains white …
How Many Times Do We Have to Tell You? Stop Using the Image of Muslim Women
Soon after the fall of the Afghan government to the Taliban and the Texas anti-abortion law, liberals started to dust off their orientalist images of niqabi women. So when we use the images of the niqab to point out the injustices of American women or Western women we are stereotyping women who wear the veil as oppressive.
The Truth About Women In History:
The history of women has been silenced, alongside the history of LGBTQ+ voices. Depending on where we are geographically in history, we can include minorities (Black voices in Europe, Muslims, Jews, Gypsies, Indigenous persons). These histories have been silenced by mainly those in control, cis-men, and usually white men if we are talking about the …
Women in Spiritual Paths: Part One
Women play a prominent role in religious societies but are left out of these said societies when discussing their religion or religious experiences. Religious experiences are promoted through the male gaze by the way of male prophets, gurus, or scholars ignoring women who either influenced said men or contributed to the “way.” If women are …
Suicide Bomber to Invading the Capitol
In the 2020 Christmas season, a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb in downtown Nashville, Tennessee on Christmas morning. The bomber injured eight people and severely damaged around 40 buildings, including an AT&T transmission building. The attacker gave warnings with a female computerized voice that exclaimed that the vehicle would explode. The man was known …