This post was written by Guest Contributor Rawiya, who is a university professor and a musician. “He who knows himself knows His Lord.” As an academic, my initial impulse is to authenticate my sources. Who uttered these words? Can we find a source to validate this phrase as “Islamic?” The above saying is disputed, attributed […]

Over the past half year or so, I’ve been working on my mental health. While I wouldn’t consider my experiments a success just yet, I’ve figured out a few habits that help me maintain a reasonable quality of life. In the week leading up to Ramadan,  a disruption to my schedule left me feeling like […]

After our roundtable on Nouman Ali Khan and spiritual abuse, multiple women have accused  scholar Tariq Ramadan  of rape and sexual abuse. In addition, the Harvey Weinstein scandal has triggered responses by  victims and survivors sharing their accounts of sexual violence almost daily. This included the social media campaign #metoo, in which  some women  voiced […]