Last semester, I was teaching Roxane Gay’s essay “Peculiar Benefits” to a class of college freshmen. Following Gay’s lead, I asked my students to reflect critically...
Like many people in my mid-20s, I approached my parents about getting married and initially chose to use a more traditional route. That is to say,...
“Nikah is part of my sunnah, and whoever does not follow my sunnah has nothing to do with me.” –Muhammad , Narrated by Aisha Many Muslims...
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A predator on Instagram posing as a hijab modeling consultant, going by the name of @samahnation, tried to prey on me- an underage, 16-year-old. We don't...
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Everyone knows that sex in marriage is halal, so why do so many Muslim women struggle with it? From reluctance to guilt, and even shame –...
We often hear that men think about sex way more than women, but is that true? And if it’s not true, then what effect does this...
Are Muslim women with sexual demands becoming “hypersexual,” being negatively influenced by life in a Western, post-sexual revolution society? Allah made both men and women sexual,...
In this episode, we ask an obvious question with what seems like an obvious answer – do women need sex? Obviously, yes. If that’s the case...