Sharia law (yes, “law,” not “Shari-Allah”) is a scary thing to type into the Google search bar, hear on the news, or sometimes say a little too loud, lest you trigger the FBI knocking at your door. And while I like to think of myself as very secure in and proud of my Islam, I…
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The Death Penalty is Only “Barbaric” in Muslim Countries
It’s 2011, a few weeks after I had started wearing a hijab, and I’m rummaging through the chip section of a 7-11. In the early stages of my hijab, there were days that I forgot I even had it on, and there were days that I was hyper-aware of every look I received or conversation…