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Open Letter to Mona Eltahawy | From A Very Visible Niqaabi to Her Self-Appointed Champion

By Zainab bint Younus Disclaimer: Though the message is sincere and heartfelt, the details are not meant to identify one specific individual (i.e. the author) but...

Islamic Art Feature: Pick of the Week 31/5/09

Welcome to this week’s edition of MuslimMatters.org’s art feature! JazaakumAllahu khairan to everyone who submitted their photos. If you want to see your work on MM,...

Open Thread Sunday 31/5/09

I feel a great big, cynically smug “I knew it all along” coming on. Honeymoon’s over, people – Barack Obama is proving himself to be just...

The Lost Boys (and Girls): Bringing Back Young Muslim Teens

Muslim Girl Magazine: A Review

Sometime last year, I was passing by the magazine rack of a local drugstore when something caught my eye. I turned around. I stared. I blinked....

Open Thread Sunday + Special Photo Feature

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Belonging & Banishment: Being Muslim in Canada – Book Review

Ever on the lookout for the latest publications on Muslims in the West (and specifically in Canada), my interest was piqued when I was notified about a new book titled Belonging and Banishment:...

‘Izzah: Conclusion

Part One: ‘Izzah – Forgotten Concept, Lost Virtue Part Two: Literary Analysis, Islamic Understanding Part Three: Following the Path of the People Before Us? Part Four:...

‘Izzah: Literary Analysis, Islamic Understanding

Part One: ‘Izzah – Forgotten Concept, Lost Virtue Part Two: Literary Analysis, Islamic Understanding             Part Three: Following the Path of the People Before Us? Part Four: The...

Al-‘Izzah: Forgotten Concept, Lost Virtue

Introduction During his Caliphate, ‘Umar radi Allahu anhu set out for Ash-Shaam with Abu ‘Ubaydah.  Along the way, they encountered a deep creek which could only...