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Hierarchy without Patriarchy: PART 2

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…

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…

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 Bigotry of Islamophobia

Introduction Despite what many people think, Islamophobia did not come out from the tragedy of 9 The systematic use of stereotypes and hyperbolic media against Islam and Muslims started as the US invasion and occupation of Iraq turned vicious in…

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…

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…