Freedom from the Forbidden

There's a list of women's rights in the Mosque, called "The Islamic Bill of Rights for Women in the Mosque" by Asra Nomani...

Gosh, it's been THIRTEEN days since my last post?!?! My, where have I been! Well, actually, I'm really busy these days. Everything...

I constantly come across Muslims who think that culture and religion are two different things, very much assured that culture serves as the ...

**Edit:  I wrote this a long time ago and the views I have expressed here may or may not still be my views. I will write an update on my vie...

Let the Rain Keep Reigning Rain, reign over my soul Reign until my Beloved comes home to me Tomorrow evening. When you spray on the wor...

The class was literally an introduction to Middle East studies, starting from the most ancient of moments in history till today. Of course, ...

This is the first note in my series about interpretations of Islam. We cannot attempt to interpret religious texts unless we have a perfec...

~*~ Pre-pre-post: I'll continue the series of my favorite classes in a couple of days, ka khairee. ~*~ ~*~ Pre-post: A very informal...

This class was just what the title indicates: the difference between “sex” and “gender” (which are NOT the same thing, as commonly believed)...

The class focused on women’s issues, with emphasis in the beginning of the course on women in the U.S. and later changing to women globally....

k, back to the series of my favorite classes :D Philosophy of Religion OMG! Most DEFINITELY one of THE best classes ever offered ANYWHER...

I'll continue my series of "some of the most stimulating classes I've ever taken" in some time. For now, I've somethin...