General Rants 
Grad Season = Fitnah Season(53)
It’s that time of the year again - sunshine, spring fever, allergies and oh yes, the hype of graduation for high school seniors! Few students can deny dreaming of the moment that they’ll walk across the stage in their graduation gowns and caps, ready to receive their diploma to the applause and pride of their family and friends. (Parents look forward to it too, although not so much when they get a whiff of how much tickets cost!) However, graduation also means something else - presents and parties! And we all know what the biggest party of all is… the (for Muslims) dreaded P-word. Prom.
Women Only Gyms: What’s all the fuss about?
There’s nothing like the thought of a gym or swimming pool running women-only sessions (at the request of Muslim women) to get some men all worked up. Take the recent ‘controversy’ surrounding one of Harvard University’s gymnasiums. Andrew Sullivan rushes to denounce it as “shariah at Harvard’; Jihadwatch says they have submitted to Islam; and […]
Misogynistic Women: Reinforcing Gender Injustice
I’ve just discovered my newest pet peeve: misogynistic women. That is, those women who believe in and perpetuate gender-related stereotypes… the most common one being that of women’s inferiority, and men’s superiority (in more than the Islamic sense/ understanding). Misogyny is something that is quickly and oft-identified within men, but recognized much less within women – […]
A Day in the Life of an ‘Eid Party Volunteer
(Written in response to - can you guess? - an almost disastrous ‘Eid party)
Yes, it’s that time of the year again… ‘Eid time! And for those involved in the community, it means that it’s time to book the halls for ‘Eid salaah and the ‘Eid parties. ‘Eid parties are always a bittersweet experience for volunteers […]
More in this category:
- A Tribute to My Father and Grassroots Activism
- The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf - Book Review
- Letter from Ismail Royer
- Are We Doomed?
- Some thoughts on the US Muslim Population
- Muslim Man’s Guide to Style
- Mother or Aunt or Both? A Lesson in Perversion
- When Intellectualism Meets Arrogance and Mockery
- What We Have Lost
- What’s In a Name?
- Letter from a Student at Virginia Tech
- Sage Advice… Reminiscing Childhood Memories
- How significant is the risk of terrorism?
- Madinah: A Sky-View
