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The Intersections of Latinx Identities, Islam and Gendered Narratives


Posted by eren on 15 Apr 2019 / 0 Comments
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I have written extensively about media coverage of Latinx Muslims (here, here and here). My interest on the topic lays on my frustration regarding the amount of misunderstanding and erasure that goes on when people discuss Latinx Muslims. Most folks who address the issue do not understand Latinidad or the ways in which racial, class, […]

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Ramadan 2016

Decolonizing the Mosque II: On Being Latinx and Muslim


Posted by eren on 27 Jun 2016 / 0 Comments
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This is the second, stand-alone, part of Decolonizing the Mosque. Part I is available here. “Mexican and Muslim? Does that mean Al-Qaeda is teaming up with El Chapo, now?” Border patrol officer in Canada, 2014. I am on edge. As Ramadan unfolds, I know images of Latinx Muslims will make it into the media again. […]

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Culture/Society

The Problem with the America-Latinx Standard


Posted by eren on 31 Dec 2015 / 0 Comments
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Since I moved to Canada, I cannot go a spring without someone asking what I will be doing to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. The first time I heard it, I was pretty confused. Now I am just annoyed. You’ll see, Cinco de Mayo is a civic holiday in Mexico. We commemorate a battle won against […]

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Ramadan 2018

Ramadan in the Times of #MeToo and #MosqueMeToo


Posted by eren on 21 May 2018 / 0 Comments
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Not enough can be said about sexual relationships that start in a coercive silence; the damage can be indefinite and lifelong. Shreerekha, In the Wake of His Damage.   My past few Ramadan seasons have been complex ones. And this year, despite my efforts to have a time of reflection and renewal, as I believe […]

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Ramadan 2017

The Unseen, the All-Omniscient and Ramadan


Posted by eren on 12 Jun 2017 / 0 Comments
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This year, I started Ramadan at the wedding of one of my childhood best friends. I jumped the hoops of border politics to be there at what will probably be one of the last Mexican weddings I will ever attend. After a decade of living in diaspora, it is just natural that my path is […]

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Culture/Society

Yusra Khogali Called Justin Trudeau a ‘White Supremacist’ When Few Dared


Posted by eren on 15 Feb 2017 / 0 Comments
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I will start this post positioning myself as a cissexual and heterosexual Binizaa–Latinx woman who converted to Islam about ten years ago. I am also an immigrant: a settler to the territories of the Algonquin, Cree, Anishinabe, Haudenosaunee and Métis nations, among others. The positioning is important because to discuss white supremacy is not only […]

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Culture/Society

When Capitalism Coopts Gendered and Racialized Violence against Muslim Women


Posted by eren on 21 Dec 2016 / 3 Comments
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Last November, Muslim Girl announced the launch of their subscription boxes. For $20 US a month, you are provided with a box that “intends to package the Muslim woman’s revolution,” offering products to satisfy the needs of Muslim women in today’s world. If you are in Canada, add an extra $15 for shipping. The first […]

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Culture/Society

The Musleh Khan Controversy: Responding to Gendered & Sexual Violence in Muslim Communities


Posted by eren on 08 Nov 2016 / 0 Comments
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A few weeks ago Musleh Khan, a chaplain working for the Toronto Police, was all over the media for his comments on women and obedience on a 2013 webinar for couples. In the webinar titled “The Heart of the Home: the Rights and Responsibilities of a Wife” (the video has been taken down), he asserts […]

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Ramadan 2016

Unity Iftaar and the Strength of the MMW Crew


Posted by shireen on 05 Jul 2016 / 0 Comments
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Every Ramadan, the Toronto-area MMW contributors try to have an iftaar. This started a few years ago when our wondrous Editor-in-Chief, Krista, invited us all to her parents’ home.   It was the first time I met Amina in person. I remember sitting in my car some three Ramadans ago and both of us just […]

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