Category: opinion
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The Slippery Slope
In the Name of Allah the Beneficent the Merciful Muslims/Islam have come a far way since the early years of the ‘War on Terror” started in 2001. Or as our dear brother Moazzam Begg calls it, “War of Terror”. If you are old enough, you can easily remember the absolute influx of hate filled attacks…
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Desecration of the Hijab – by Muslims Part 1
Part I In the Name of Allah the Beneficent the Merciful I advise myself first before I advise others. There has been a trend in wearing the hijab that is in line with present day fashion. That in itself is an issue. Hijab stands for everything against what present day fashion stands for, and the…
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Where did we go wrong? A reflection from a “New York Times” article
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious Most Merciful Upon further research in my previous post, I came across a very interesting article in the New York Times dating to August 15, 2014. Not even ten years ago, and the language and mindset is drastically different today: “Not so long ago, it was considered…
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The attempt of “culturalization” on Hijab
In The Name of Allah, the Most Gracious Most Kind When anyone brings up the topic of “Muslim women”, an image of a fully clothed from head to toe, Middle Eastern type woman often comes to mind. Mysterious and mystifying, why can’t we just understand and free her? (Cue desert background and snake charmer music).…
The Thinking Muslimah 