lmost every Muslim woman who has worn a hijab or niqab at some point in their lives has experienced veil shaming.
Category: Spirituality
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 …
The Appropriation of Nordic beliefs by White Supremacist
**Interviewee has had named changed to protect identity. I own all the original transcripts of the interview. ** The stealing of Nordic beliefs by White Supremacist is perhaps one of the most overlooked problematic issues today. (I call this “Nordic faiths” to group in many different religious groups who follow similar Gods but don’t follow …
Mysticism and Spiritual Theft: Spiritual Colonialism
The mystic market whitewashes traditions, Christianizing practices. Sufism in particular was separated from Islam, through a process of whitewashing.
Book Review|Buying Buddha, Selling Rumi: Orientalism and the Mystical Marketplace.
Sophia Rose Arjana’s Buying Buddha, Selling Rumi: Orientalism and the Mystical Marketplace unravels the colonial influence on the spiritual marketplace.
7 Ideas for Ramadan Planning
It is important to set our intentions for Ramadan, as we do for every new year. Setting our intentions before the holiday season helps us prepare for the month-long fast. Fasting can break up our routines because we can’t eat or drink like normal. Ramadan is perfect for positive habit forming and breaking, which is …
12 Cheap Food Ideas for Ramadan
This Ramadan is going to be different, perhaps it isn’t your first weird Ramadan. Like me, you are probably stuck mostly inside due to the virus. You also might be on a strict budget until things go back to somewhat normal. This Ramadan is going to be different, but we can still have yummy comfort …
Response to Amaliah Anonymous, “12 things I can’t reconcile about Islam as a Muslim woman”
So, I ran across a particular post written by anonymous on Amaliah.com. The Questions were actually very generic ones that women have asked themselves over and over again. It was responded to by someone who had more…strict religious beliefs but I think responded in a wonderful way. I, however, wanted to answer the questions …
5 January Must-Haves
It is officially winter in Michigan, by that I mean it has finally snowed in the state. Here are my 5 January must-haves!!
Eco-Islam
Did you know there is an Eco-Islam movement or Green Muslim movement bent on helping the Earth through the teachings of Islam? That’s right Islam talks about helping animals and keeping the planet protecting from things like Global warming. God has entrusted humankind in taking care of our planet. Yet even though we are entrusted …