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, […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]