Christmas for reverts to Islam can be awkward if you’re the only Muslim person in your immediate family. Last year, I gave birth to my child a week before Christmas and was staying at my parents’ home. During that time I had no desire to talk to anyone since I was so focused on my son….
8 Things Not to Say to a Muslim Convert
Here are eight things, represented by — of course — memes, on what not to say to Muslim converts. 1. “But Janet Jackson doesn’t always wear hijab.” 2. “Does your baby fast too?” 3. “Do the Benazir Bhutto with your scarf. Benazir.” ? Really? 4. “Do you pray five times a day?” 5. “Is that henna…
The French Police Are Now Stripping Women Wearing Burkinis, or Anything Similar
The petty fashion police in Nice, France were out in full force on Tuesday, slapping Muslim women wearing Muslim-esque clothes with fines and even forcing one woman to remove her garments in public to show more skin. Four Nice policemen forced a Muslim woman in Nice wearing something akin to a burkini to remove it,…
