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Loving Muslim Marriage Episode #6: Is it Taboo to Talk About Sex?

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[click_to_tweet tweet=”Is talking about sex a taboo in Islam? Religiously, not at all. Culturally though, that’s a different story.” quote=”Is talking about sex a taboo in Islam? Religiously, not at all. Culturally though, that’s a different story.”]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”On one hand we are completely stone-walling sex and on the other hand, we still have TV, we still have books, we still have the internet, I don’t understand how these two, almost diametrically opposed philosophies on sex can co-exist in one person’s mind. ” quote=”On one hand we are completely stone-walling sex or anything related to sex any issues that people can have with sex, and on the other hand we still live in this country, we still have TV, we still have books, we still have the internet, I don’t understand how these two, almost diametrically opposed philosophies on sex can co-exist in one person’s mind. “]

[click_to_tweet tweet=”When we talk about some of these problems in marriage this is a product of a larger societal issue. How many Islamic schools, sorry to go on this tangent, how many Islamic schools do we have which have a well-researched sex-ed program? ” quote=”How many Islamic schools do we have which have a well-researched sex-ed program? “]
[click_to_tweet tweet=”How many households teach sex-ed — none– none right, so this is just a symptom of a much larger problem. ” quote=”How many households teach sex-ed — none– none right, so this is just a symptom of a much larger problem. “]

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Saba Syed (aka Umm Reem) is the author of International award winning novel, "An Acquaintance." Saba has a BA degree in Islamic Studies. She studied Arabic Language & Literature at Qatar University and at Cairo Institute in Egypt. She also received her Ijaazah in Quranic Hafs recitation in Egypt from Shaikh Muhammad al-Hamazawi. She had been actively involved with Islamic community since 1995 through her MSA, and then as a founding member of TDC, and other community organizations. in 2002, she organized and hosted the very first "Musim Women's Conference" in Houston, TX. Since then, she's been passionately working towards empowering Muslim women through the correct and untainted teachings of Islam. She is a pastoral counselor for marriage & family, women and youth issues. She has hosted several Islamic lectures and weekly halaqas in different communities all over U.S and overseas, also hosted special workshops regarding parenting, Islamic sex-ed, female sexuality, and marital intimacy.

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2 Comments

  1. temple run

    November 25, 2019 at 11:31 PM

    Your feedback helps me a lot, A very meaningful event, I hope everything will go well

  2. Azum

    August 30, 2021 at 6:39 AM

    Thanks

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