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Your Most Powerful Currency: Your Vote
- Published on Sunday, 04 November 2012 05:30
- Category: Featured Partner: Altmuslimah
As I write this, a brave young woman sits in a hospital bed halfway across the world, recovering from a gunshot wound to the head that she received simply for speaking out, for using her young voice to bring about change on an issue that she felt demanded attention. The issue? The state of education for young girls and women in Swat, a conflict-ridden area in northern Pakistan beset with violence in the struggle between the right-wing Taliban and the more moderate-minded.
Aha! Moments From Oprah, Pastor Rick Warren and the Qur'an
- Published on Wednesday, 24 October 2012 05:54
- Category: Featured Partner: Altmuslimah
I’ll admit it. I have always been a big fan of Oprah Winfrey. Growing up, I remember faithfully watching her show every day after school (after my cartoons ended, of course) and admiring the compassion she showed her guests and the personal struggles she candidly shared with her loyal viewers. So when the opportunity came to attend a taping of her “Lifeclass” show in Houston, I snagged it. The icing on the cake? Pastor Rick Warren was her guest.
Men Step Up To Fight Sexual Harassment in Egypt
- Published on Sunday, 14 October 2012 05:21
- Category: Featured Partner: Altmuslimah
Reports of sexual harassment in Egypt have risen drastically in the past few months. The problem, while not new to Egypt, has become an epidemic seriously affecting the lives of millions of women in the country. Whether incidents of sexual harassment have risen or whether more women are choosing to report the incidents after the revolution is hard to verify. Nonetheless, there has been a noticeable increase in discussions about sexual harassment in the media, within academic circles and among Egyptians of varying socio-economic backgrounds.
The Mercy of the Prophet Muhammad
- Published on Sunday, 07 October 2012 05:04
- Category: Featured Partner: Altmuslimah
Ever since I was a child growing up in Brooklyn in the 1970s, the predominant image of Islam I have seen in the media has been that of a religion steeped in violence and misogyny. It is an image that is utterly alien to the Islam of love and gentleness I have experienced and lived my whole life. Watching the news is like peering into a bizarro world, where another Islam exists that seems to be the polar opposite of the one that flows in my heart and blood.
Swimming and Other Wet, Awkward Moments
- Published on Saturday, 08 September 2012 07:54
- Category: Featured Partner: Altmuslimah
A few weeks ago, with the temperature reaching as high as 37 degree Celsius and the kids cooped up and restless, I decided to take them swimming mid-day. Before this conjures up a stereotypical image of a Muslim woman, who cannot swim, idly sitting poolside while the rest of the family splash in the water, I should point out that I was a trained lifeguard and a competitive swimmer in my early teens.
Men and Women as Equal in the House of God
- Published on Wednesday, 29 August 2012 07:04
- Category: Featured Partner: Altmuslimah
Many people who have set foot inside mosques have noticed with great dismay that the space allotted to women is rarely equal to that of men. This is true in many different countries, including the United States. The largest Muslim organization in the country, Islamic Society of North America, issued a document titled: “Woman Friendly Mosques and Community Centers.”