[title maintitle=”” subtitle=”Footnotes on science fiction, politics & Muslim protagonists”] I remember the first, bonafide adult books I read: Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card and I, Robot by Isaac Asimov. They changed me irreparably and began a lifelong addiction to science fiction. Kurt Vonnegut helped me understand the trauma…
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Hello Alt Muslimah Readers! Rehana here again from RehanaDuJour.com! I am happy to be back to share one of my mom’s best dishes – this easy chicken karahi. Now, I am not going to pretend that all my recipes are my own – they are great because they are my mother’s…
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Dear Salma, I am currently a second-year college student. I used to say, “Oh, I probably won’t get married until I’m like 30,” because I assumed I likely wouldn’t find someone who I would fall head over heels for. This refrain changed when I joined the Muslim Student Association at…
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[title maintitle=”” subtitle=”As Salaamu Alaikum, peace, to any and all reading.”] Last Tuesday, three Arab-American Muslim students, two of them newlyweds, were murdered execution style in their own Chapel Hill, NC apartment. The murders, and subsequent lack of media coverage, sparked widespread outrage among the Muslim community, which expressed its…
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Dear Mo, Salaam, I met a guy through a friend and because things are going well, I’d like to know whether or not he sees a future with me. I am refraining from broaching the subject because so far he and I have not discussed our pasts in detail. Relationship…
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Dear Salma, I am a young mother who has been married for two years. My family chose my partner for me, and I, at the time, convinced myself that Insha’Allah my marriage will work out and I will, with the passage of time, fall in love with my husband. In…
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Hello everyone! My name is Rehana and I run the blog Rehana Du Jour. I am going to be featuring recipes and ideas on how to get creative in the kitchen here on AltMuslimah for all of you. Today I have a yummy, light yet satisfying lentil soup recipe for you….
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If you’re upset at the concept of women creating their own space, then you truly have no idea how marginalized, isolated and emotionally, psychologically and spiritually abused many women are in our community – because of our community. If you’re angry, I hope you’re even more angered when you hear of…
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Though there are women’s only mosques internationally, the Muslim Women’s Mosque of America appears to be the first of its kind in the States. As such, it is being lauded as a step forward in “empowering” American Muslim women by offering them a safe space to learn and find spiritual…
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After its recent retreat in Jerusalem, the Muslim Leadership Initiative (MLI), an interfaith collaboration sponsored by the Shalom Hartman Institute, became the subject of an intense conversation within the American Muslim community. Several MLI participants publicly shared their experiences on the trip, and subsequently, critiques were raised against their participation….
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