“With great power, comes great responsibility.” -Uncle Ben. Clergy -or shayukh- in Muslim communities hold sacred power in that their positions symbolize a representation of character...
News of the dismissal of Asia Noreen Bibi’s case (a Christian woman accused of blasphemy and imprisoned for almost a decade) in Pakistan has erupted on...
Why I wrote this Novel: For almost 20 years, I’d been involved in Muslim communities throughout the U.S. (and the Middle East now). I’ve worked with...
I currently live in Qatar. I have four kids. My elder two are moving back to US next summer, inshaAllah. My daughter will start her Masters...
Introduction | Part 1 | Part 2 Highlights from the discussion Generally, women are capable of experiencing climax but because of their husband’s lack of knowledge...
Last week, the Washington Post published an article by Asra Nomani and Hala Arafa, in which they asked women not to wear headscarves in the name...
By Umm Reem Why Teen Girls maybe Joining ISIS In retrospect I became a part of what I believe now was a cult because I had...
People striving to find peace, who are religiously motivated but with little knowledge and often ridden by guilt are easy targets for political movements and militants...
When I first heard about teenage girls in the West leaving their homes to join ISIS, I couldn’t begin to fathom how and why they would...
For mature audience only: Intimacy Matters with Haleh Banani, Umm Reem Saba Syed and Hena Zuberi | Part 3: Video for Part 3: [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1wbjDA_p1o[/youtube] Faulty cultural...
