By Lily Syahirah RamlanThere’s just so much hate and injustice going on in the world today. Being a Muslim is one thing for Islamophobes to hate on, and for sexists, being a woman is another thing. Not a lot of men out there, even among Muslims themselves, are ready to accept the idea of gender equality, especially when…
By Louisa GardnerIn 2020, I really thought I’d be moving forward. But I’m still saying the same things I’ve been saying for the past five and ten years. The same thing other women have been saying for dozens of years; hundreds of years; over a thousand years. I have just graduated, with my undergraduate degree in political…
By Iram HasanThis article was originally published in Visible Magazine (June 20, 2019). As the nation gears up for the upcoming Democratic candidate debate, one thing that almost certainly won’t be on the agenda is the party’s treatment of its loyal Muslim members, like me. Like many in my community, I have been fiercely loyal to the Democratic…
By akhalilThe Citadel, a military college in Charleston, S.C., is considering allowing a Muslim woman who was admitted to wear the hijab on campus. The college has strict rules on uniforms, and this move would be the first religious accommodation in 175 years with regards to the dress code. I used to live five minutes away…
By Hasnaa MokhtarEvery time I read a “religious” edict about the “devilish horrors” of Muslim women, my brain freezes, and my blood boils, while my heart shatters with grief and despair. It happened again today when I read the latest (sexist) statements from Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti, as he was defending the fatwa (law) that bans women…
