The Historical Roles of Women The Early Muslim Era It is important to note that even with Islam’s marriage regulations and stricter controls on gender interactions, these regulations were limited in scope to the domestic family life. Arab women participated actively in society, a habit that necessarily carried over into early Muslim society. Until the […]
The Future of Islamophobia
Eliminating This Form of Bigotry Speaking truth to power has never been easy. Anyone who objects to Islamophobia or points out anti-Muslim prejudice often assumes personal risk in doing so. The Islamophobia network responds with smears and reputation attacks against anybody that counters their bigoted messaging with calls for religious tolerance, equality, and justice. This […]
Women at the Mosque Part 1
One major topic I am still unable to reconcile is the treatment of women in Islam. Your book helped to clarify many aspects of this topic such as inheritance and women’s rights. However I still struggle to be comfortable with the treatment of women today. One major example of this is in the Mosque. Women […]
Hierarchy without Patriarchy: PART 1
Introduction Women are the twin halves of men. –Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) Muslim modernists proudly claim the Qur’an declares women are independent agents, accountable for their own deeds, whether good or bad. They have the same responsibilities to worship God and obey His commandments. Islam granted women rights to contract, to work and earn money, to […]
The Backers of Islamophobia
The Correlation with Right-Wing Zionism On the producer side of Islamophobia rhetoric, ideological Christian personalities are the primary content-creators and preach fear to their followers, but there is another faction that produces – or more usually supports the production of – this misinformation: the right-wing Zionists. The Islamophobia industry deploys “intellectual” attacks backed by hardline […]
Omar Suleiman- Out of Context
An engaging conversation between a Christian Pastor and a Muslim Imam, “Out of Context” is a 14 part Interview series answers pressing questions about Islam and gives valuable insight into the spirit of the faith. In Part 1 of this fourteen-part interview with Dallas-based Pastor Mike Baughman, Imam Omar Suleiman shatters myths about Islam in […]