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An “Islamic” Scholar Wrongly Says Rape Is Permissible

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Trigger Warning: Stories of kidnapping and sexual assault My Islam isn’t ISIS’ Islam, and I’m pretty sure yours isn’t, either. A 2016 video is recirculating of an “Islamic” scholar who recklessly claimed that rape with non-Muslims is Islamically appropriate, and it continues to shake the Islamic community who has quickly acted to denounce it. Despite…

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16 Things To Know About Cairo

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Perhaps due to the 2011 Arab Spring, or because of the general lack of knowledge we have about the Middle East and Muslim dominant counties, Americans seem to get uneasy when they hear about Egypt. So, when I made the decision to vacation in Egypt, I received responses ranging from “Oooh you’re such a rebel,…