This article is a contribution to hermeneutics (uṣūl al-taʾwīl) with a specific focus on khimār, which is commonly known as the hijab.
First, we must acknowledge the hypocrisy: That is, how college and pro football players can make a play that sends thousands of fans in the stadium...
If it is okay for women to bare it all in public without regard to the sensitivities of those around them, why is it not ok...
This was original posted on Under a Blue Tree By Maryam S. When I first started wearing hijab, my mother would pin it for me every day—a...
crosspost from www.islamwich.com By Theresa Corbin After many years of studying religion and coming to the conclusion that Islam was the only religion that made sense...
I walked into an interesting conversation the other day between a middle-aged woman and her teenage daughter. It was happening in front of a ladies room...
Do you ever wonder about the purpose of hijab? Do you sometimes think that wearing a hijab might be too much for you? Are you interested...
Surprise, surprise! Indeed, you read the title right. Masha’Allah, with such amazing poems that you all send us at poetry@muslimmatters.org, how can we not want to...
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Although my ‘intellectual activities’ have slowed down since last summer – when I had plenty of time to peruse sites like the Angry Arab, Al-Jazeera News,...