Many thanks to Ayesha & Asma Ahmad and the George Mason University MSA for inviting several Muslim converts including me … More
Tag: Muslim Women
Ingrid Mattson | The Importance of Community in Islam
This an oldie but goodie, which I first posted in back in 2006 but with GoogleVideo now defunct, I re-uploaded … More
Kingston, Ontario Mosque Signs
At first I was excited by this sign, thinking it was a sign of progress until I spoke to two … More
Book Review | Leila Ahmed | A Quiet Revolution: The Veil’s Resurgence from the Middle East to America
Leila Ahmed is a professor at the Harvard Divinity School and in her latest book A Quiet Revolution: The Veil’s … More
On the Need to be Ethically Committed to being an American Muslim Woman
I was struck by the news this week that one orthodox Jewish newspaper had photoshopped Secretary of State Hillary Clinton … More
Hijab-less by Choice, Muslim Women in Their Own Words
NPR: Lifting the Veil It’s always so powerful and inspiring for me to hear people tell their own stories in … More
Stop the Hate, Evolution, & Why We Care about Issues
Haters never Prosper In Orange County, California (remind me to strike that off my places to visit other than to … More
Un-Mosqued | Leaving the Mosque Behind
Leaving the Mosque Behind We are leaving. Leaving what? Leaving Islam for some, leaving the mosque and and sense of … More
Muslim Link: Breaking the Ranks or Peaceful Protest?
The Muslim Link has finally decided to take up the issue of the Pray In movement through an article in … More
Stand In at D.C. Islamic Center
Police Officer Barry Goodwin squatted next to a woman finishing her prayers inside the Islamic Center of Washington, D.C. He … More
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