Filipino Muslims’ Struggle for Identity and Homeland: The Plight of the Bangsamoro
You have to come back, but not at times like this. Come back when we have been liberated and established as the Bangsamoro state ~ Filipino Muslims.
Domestic Violence: Why Women Endure?
12 March, 2012
by Umm Reem Domestic Violence Series, Education, Family and Community, Featured, Gender Relations, Injustice, Marriage, Society 32 comments
No matter what the reason may be, there is no excuse for enduring injustice. Unfortunately, in many cultures, there is so much negativity associated with seeking help through a third party and/or pursuing a divorce, that many women willingly endure domestic violence rather than protect their rights.
Stand Up & Take Action for Syria
My plea to you brothers and sisters is to take action and stand up for justice in Syria. Here are some ways we can take action.
Arranged Marriage is not Forced Marriage
22 December, 2011
by Hena Zuberi Domestic Violence Series, Family and Community, Featured, Gender Relations, Injustice, Marriage, Society 54 comments
Arranged marriages are the cultural norm for many Muslims across the world. Men and women who are ready to get married may meet their future spouse through family or friends. Forced marriage, on the other hand, occurs when a man or woman is coerced by the family to marry, using threats, emotional blackmail, fraud, and even bribes. Arranged against the person will, without consent or consent under duress. That is not a marriage in Islam; it is oppression and abuse.
Unspoken for: The Unheard Victims of Domestic Violence Part 1
My parents’ disputes could and would start over anything and everything, although money and invalidating of feelings were two strong sparks. My mother believed divorce was not an option because she could not work and support all of us herself. My father did divorce my mother once in a fit of anger, but then asked for her back. He told me he loved my mother and would never want to divorce her as this would break our family apart. Despite the illusion that our family is together, it is broken.
Muslims in Japan are Another Kind of Rumor Victims
Taken from http://shingetsublog.jugem.jp/?eid=88 By Makiko Segawa SNA (Tokyo) — Readers of Japanese newspapers in recent months would have difficulty avoiding the term fuhyo higai, which means something like “damage caused by rumors.†This
The Revolution Within My Soul-Lessons from Tahrir
They had been building to this point for many years now and had planned long and hard for this moment. Some of them had been arrested, some of them had been tortured and some had been killed – yet they continued to organise. Now, they were out on the streets and their goal was clear – Liberation (Tahrir) Square.
ACTION ALERT! Abuse of Domestic Workers: Ramadan Call for Justice (In Wake of Sri Lankan Maid Abuse in Saudi)
“I had to work continuously since I had to do the chores of all the occupants and when I wanted to take rest due to tiredness, they inserted the nail in my body as a punishment,†she said. “I had to work from dawn to dusk. I hardly slept. They beat me and threatened to kill me and hide my body.†She added that she arranged her travel documents to return home on her own expense. “They were really devils with no mercy at all,†she said.
Obama okays assassination of American citizen, Anwar al-Awlaki
The Obama administration has taken the extraordinary step of authorizing the targeted killing of an American citizen, the radical Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who is believed to have shifted from encouraging attacks on the United States to directly participating in them, intelligence and counterterrorism officials said Tuesday.
Open Letter: Supporting Aafia Siddiqui
It is well known that the War on Terror waged by the United States and its allies led to aggression and injustice against countries, organizations, groups and individuals. Perhaps the worst example of this brutality against individuals was that meted out to our Muslim sister in Islam, Aafia Siddiqui and her three small children.
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