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.
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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.
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.
China and Saudi Arabia Changing the Quran to Fit the Agendas in Israel and in China.
China will rewrite the Quran and the Bible, according to Ahval news Beijing is getting ready to rewrite the holy texts. These new editions will exclude any content that the Chinese regime believes goes against its Communist Party. This project is calling for a “comprehensive evaluation of the existing religious classics aiming at contents which …
Aisha, not your rape victim
Aisha….Oh, Aisha, the mother of Muslims and the wife of Muhammad. The wonderful controversial women that people love to hate
Islamophobia in our Barnes And Noble
I’m tired of seeing those books at my local Barnes and Noble….all Muslims, who like going to bookstores, know exactly what I am talking about. The book about the poor Muslim women in war-torn countries who find the magic of Jesus. Oh, Praise the Lord! Okay, I’ll stop being sarcastic. Yet these books annoy me …
Meditation in Islam
“An hour of meditation is more valuable than seventy years of worship.” The Quran mentions to ponder or meditate over the signs of God, the word of God, theology, philosophy, our own faults, science, travel, and etc. Meditation is an essential part of Islamic spiritual practice.
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 …