Islam – NiqaB**ch

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.

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So I Wrote a Book

I wrote a book called Demystifying the Niqab: The History of The Face Veil, The Laws Against It, and Why it Matters.

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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.

Lifestyle Spirituality

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 …

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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 …

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Muslim Toms, Uncle Tom “Muslims”

An Uncle Tom is usually a person who betrays their own kind to support the dominant culture.

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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 …

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8 Books on Islamophobia

Islamophobia is defined as a dislike of or prejudices against Islam or Muslims, especially as a political force, according to Google. There are numerous books on the topic that cast light on some interesting topics within the scope of Islamophobia. Check out my top 8 books on Islamophobia in the West!