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Review: Faithfully Feminist


Posted by nicole on 17 Sep 2015 / 0 Comments
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I really love all that feelgood interfaith stuff, so I was excited to read Faithfully Feminist: Jewish, Christian and Muslim Feminists on Why We Stay. Ok, maybe I balked a little when I found out MayimBialik raved about it, (where do I begin, her flip flopping on being an anti-vaxxer or not, or her buying bulletproof vests […]

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Do Women have a Voice in the Qur’an? Review of “Recovering the Female Voice in Islamic Scripture.”


Posted by eren on 12 May 2015 / 0 Comments
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I started reading “Recovering the Female Voice in Islamic Scripture” by Georgina L. Jardim a few weeks ago. As I approached the end of the book, I was traveling and got to read the conclusion by the beaches of the Caribbean Sea. I write this as a way of placing myself into the reading of […]

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Culture/Society

A Muslimah’s Guide to Rocking the World


Posted by amina on 19 Nov 2013 / 2 Comments
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Growing up as a queer-identified South Asian Muslimah and a survivor of domestic violence, I’ve occasionally felt that merely existing was, in and of itself, an act of rebellion. But I’ve been fortunate. I’ve not only survived, but thrived, now living the life of a resident physician. I can’t take all the credit for where […]

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Culture/Society

Islamic Scholarship and the Muslimah: A Reaction to Dr. Amina Wadud’s Cancelled Engagement by the University of Madras


Posted by amina on 28 Aug 2013 / 0 Comments
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At the end of July, American Islamic Scholar Amina Wadud was scheduled to speak at the University of Madras. Her engagement was cancelled by the university at the 11th hour, in the midst of confusion after the city’s police force alleged unnamed threats of violence, suggested her appearance had earlier precipitated riots in Tamil Nadu […]

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Books/Magazines

Book Review: More Than a Prayer


Posted by Krista Riley on 20 Jun 2012 / 0 Comments
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The title of Juliane Hammer’s new book American Muslim Women, Religious Authority, and Activism: More Than a Prayer, refers to the much-publicised Friday prayer led by Amina Wadud in March 2005. As Hammer explains in the introduction to her book, “The 2005 prayer, itself part of a larger trajectory of events, debates, and developments, focused […]

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Books/Magazines

Getting to Know Amina Wadud: Review of A Jihad for Justice


Posted by eren on 24 Apr 2012 / 0 Comments
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A couple of weeks ago Kecia Ali, Juliane Hammer, and Laury Silvers presented the e-book A Jihad for Justice: Honoring the Work and Life of Amina Wadud (the link takes you to a full PDF of the book). The e-book is meant to be a Festschrift, a German word for “a collection of academic essays […]

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The “Cool” Muslims of Contemporary Islam: Female Converts and their Presence in the Media


Posted by eren on 13 Mar 2012 / 0 Comments
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As a convert to Islam, I have had other Muslims ask me, particularly in settings where I have discussed Islamic feminism and LGBTQ2/S rights, whether or not I converted to be one of the “cool” Muslims that are often times presented in the media. By “cool,” people often mean not-orthodox.  (I started preparing this post […]

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There’s “Muslim,” and Then There’s “Muslim-Born”…


Posted by Krista Riley on 30 Jun 2010 / 0 Comments
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The Independent recently published an article by Jerome Taylor, titled “First woman to lead Friday prayers in the UK,” talking about the mixed-congregation Friday prayers that Canadian Raheel Raza was to lead the following day.  I read it, feeling confused: didn’t Amina Wadud do this already? Well, yes, she did.  The beginning of the article […]

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The Day I Met Amina Wadud – a Critique


Posted by alicia on 27 Mar 2009 / 0 Comments
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Salam waleykum, readers! I’m traveling, and so I didn’t have time to put together Friday Links this week. In their place, I’m sharing this great critique with you. It was written by Cycads and originally appeared on her blog. Next week, our regularly scheduled programming will resume, so stay tuned. Any self-respecting news editor would […]

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