Can women become Imams, like there are female priest and rabbis? Yes
Category: #Woke
Why you should read ‘It’s Not About the Burqa’
First of all nothing drags more attention to a reader than a title with the word Burqa in it. This book is not about the burqa, surprise! However, using one of the most politicized and misused word It’s Not About the Burqa tries to convey what it means to be Muslim. Exploring themes in divorce, …
Women in Mosques
Image yourself wanting to enter a house of God, may it be a Church or Temple, perhaps you would like to go meditate and pray to Buddha but your denied entrance because the priest, monk, Imam, or random worshipper prevents you from walking into the building to worship. Even though your religious text told you …
Awsome Biographies on Muslim Women who’ve changed the mosque scene
The mosque scene in the Western world is way different than what it was just 10 years ago. Around twenty years ago, there were not that many mosques in the United States or Canada. Immigrants often held prayer services in homes, when their Muslim community was small. As the Muslim community grew and the need …
The headscarf ban in Austria is a blatant attack on Muslims
Austria banned the headscarf in primary schools but not religious headwear for boys such as the turban for Sikhs and Jewish headwear. That’s right, only the female Muslim students and frankly, any female student cannot wear any religious clothing, but boys sure can. There is nothing more amusing and infuriating than a law that claims …
Lovely Lady Camel Hijab Hump
Every time I read any post by some Muslim men, and yes it’s usually a man, about the evils of the “camel hump” hijab, I can’t help but roll my eyes. Camel hump hijab is not some euphemism for a woman’s vagina, I promise. The phrase refers to the way a woman styles her hair …
Pride Month – Muslim LGBTQ Reads
Recently, I have started to run into LGBTQ Muslim authors at Barnes and Noble. Since I have a habit of buying most Muslim author books (not all) I bought the two fiction novels on Gay Muslim men from different Islamic backgrounds. A few months ago, I did buy a non-fiction novel on the LGBTQ community …