American Muslim women today are owning their narrative like never before. Author, Huda Al-Marashi, recently released her first book, First Comes Marriage, the “first Muslim-American memoir dedicated to the themes of love and sexuality.” Below, author Huda Al-Marashi shares an excerpt with us: Chapter 12: A Sudden Thrill of Control Nadia called…
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I am a documentary filmmaker from Los Angeles with a focus on social-justice issues like gender equality, immigration and healthcare reform. Like many of my creative peers, I believe the tradition of storytelling is vital because it affirms one’s own experiences and reflects back narratives that makes spaces for others to exist….
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Barely a week after L’Oréal Paris announced the historic hire of a hijab-wearing model for its hair care line Elvive, the British beauty blogger Amena Khan announced that she was stepping down. Khan issued an apology Monday on Instagram concerning a series of her tweets from 2014 ― although she didn’t identify…
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I was never a fan of social engineering until I became involved in the interfaith world and realized that pluralism is not intuitive. It takes conscious effort. In other words, it takes some engineering. There are few organic social conditions that propel people from different faith traditions to meaningfully engage…
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Avigayil Halpern: Sarah, something I’ve been thinking a lot about lately is the ways in which the burden of creating progressive religious community often falls on women, even as men position themselves as eager allies and members of such a community. Communities that seek out women to lead them give…
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EIC, Asma Uddin, discusses the crisis of Muslim masculinity in this BBC interview. For more on Muslim masculinity, check out Asma Uddin’s piece in the Newsweek, where she writes, in part:
Read MoreWatching your child go to college is a proud and often emotional time for any parent. But, with online education rising in popularity, more and more students are choosing to remain at home for their studies instead. There are many ways in which your child can benefit from studying online;…
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With all the stories on the Internet it can be difficult to always stay in the know. To help, we’ve searched the web for interesting pieces of news, videos and tips to help you start off your week on the right foot. 1. Mahershala Ali Is The First Muslim Actor To…
Read MoreLast November, my journal was filled with pages blank from neglect. Donald Trump had just won the presidential election, and although writing often paves a way to truth for me, this time, I could manage only one sentence: I’m scared. I’m scared had hummed over the last two decades of my life: I had…
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With all the stories on the Internet it can be difficult to always stay in the know. To help, we’ve searched the web for interesting pieces of news, videos and tips to help you start off your week on the right foot. 1. First Ever Muslim-Friendly ‘Modest’ Fashion Week Held In…
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