I prayed two rakah salah before writing this – I wrote it after her sentencing but honestly have not had the guts to publish it. I...
Bismillah walhamdolillah. In November, Glamour magazine recognized the significant efforts of Dr. Hawa Abdi to provide a sanctuary and medical care to a great many of...
Unflattering as some western stereotypes are of Arab men, western women also get a bad press in conservative Arab circles. When I wrote last month about western...
Goodbye butterflies and Princess dolls As I rip out the butterfly wall paper I had so painstakingly installed 7 years ago and roll on the hot pink paint she picked...
“O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm in justice, witnesses for Allah, even if it be against yourselves or parents and relatives. Whether one...
(Reuters) – A firm believer in women’s rights, the only thing Afghan lawmaker Shinkai Karokhail finds as appalling as being forced to wear a burqa is...
O, daughters of Balkh! Your unrivaled beauty is the stuff of legends. One of your own has enchanted Alexander the Great with her pulchritude. And the...
** THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED, PLEASE SEE BELOW ** Some time ago, I gave a series of lectures on Taharah (cleanliness) to the sisters in...
Gateway to all Ramadan related posts on MM Bismillah “Please refrain from bringing little children to the mosque in order to maintain its sanctity,” reads a...
NOTE: Be sure to check out Shaykh Yasir Qadhi’s insider perspective on the debate here.