The fair and lovely Bitstrips
Some love them, some hate them, while others, the originals, hate how their coveted Bitstrips app is being overrun and overused, causing Facebook’s most downloaded app’s servers to sporadically crash.
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Altmuslimah staff retreat 2013: Looking back, planning forward
After a weekend of thinking, planning, feasting, and fun—also known as Altmuslimah’s 2013 staff retreat—I feel motivated to move into a new era of excellence. Equipped with new ideas, renewed morale, and, finally, funding (alhamdulillah!), the possibilities are endless.
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Capturing the spirit of Ramadan
Every Ramadan I love seeing the photos of Ramadan around the world that pop up all over the web. These images are a source of connection to world wide faith community I am a part of, and yet, each proves how diverse our traditions are in observing the exact same spiritual ritual.
Read MoreOur hope in the Pope
Pope Benedict XVI’s rather controversial statements about Muslims and Islam raised concern and dismay amongst Muslims around the globe, but now we wait for a change in both tone and regard towards the Muslim world.
Read MoreNot your typical Valentine’s Day musings
Lately, I have been deeply puzzled by the attitude people have towards love; not just romantic love, but love for humanity.
Read MoreWhen our children ask about God
“If God made everything, the sun, the trees, the Earth, then … who made God?” “Where was I before God made me?” Zaynab, my five-year-old daughter, has been asking questions about faith, God and her purpose in the world at an ever-increasing rate. She is at that amazing, tender age where her universe of possibilities is expanding at lightning speed.
Read MoreShaykha Fest: Celebrating Female Scholarship in Islam – Part 2
Who better than Dr. Kecia Ali to open the afternoon session with the topic of Gender Justice in Islam? An Associate Professor of Religion at Boston University, and published author of Sexual Ethics and Islam: Feminist Reflections on Qur’an, Professor Ali started by acknowledging the weighty responsibility that comes with framing questions.
Read MoreShaykha Fest: Celebrating Female Scholarship in Islam – Part 1
When I first heard about Shaykha Fest, I, a seeker of knowledge, could not wait to sit at the feet of my learned mothers. Featuring Muslim female scholars from Germany, the UK and America, Shaykha Fest was born out of a need to revive female scholarship by setting and giving the stage to contemporary scholars, activists and thinkers, while simultaneously bridging the gap between different schools of thought and sects.
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Muslim American men up close and personal
Terrorist. Jihadist. Misogynist. Brown. Bearded. Un-American. These are the terms and images often associated with Muslim men in America. A compilation of autobiographical essays by Muslim American men, All-American: 45 American Muslim Men on Being Muslim, presents a series of personal accounts that counter these assumptions and stereotypes.
Read MoreNews Briefs: Week of August 9, 2010
The holy month of Ramadan commenced this week, and a British imam tells BBC News that pregnant women are exempt from fasting during this month if it poses health risks to the mother or her baby. Health professionals observe that many pregnant women still continue to fast, even with knowledge of this provision, as they find it harder to make up for the missed fasts when the month is over because no one else in their families is fasting along with them. A study found that pregnant women who fast are likely to have smaller babies who are more prone to learning disabilities in adulthood.
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