Rape and Hookup Culture: Two Sides of the Same Coin
Predictably, some Muslims reacted with disgust at my latest post about the connection between rape culture and hookup culture. This reaction is baffling to...
Real Muslims Eat Bacon and Don’t Believe in God
Let me save you the time of reading this:
"Nuanced portrayal of Muslim life" means portraying Muslims as unapologetically pig-eating, alcohol-drinking, LGBT-rights-supporting, existence-of-God-questioning, casual-sex-having, brown...
Religious Freedom Means Sell Pork or Get Out
This is perfectly consistent with liberal conceptions of religious freedom, even as it is understood in America. After all, if the secular state can...
Sex Sells, The Same Way Drugs Sell
Why is the music and movie industry so sex-obsessed? We are told that it is because "sex sells," i.e., that the masses want sex,...
Why Be a Muslim Skeptic?
Allah says, "And if you obey most of those in the earth, they will lead you astray from Allah's way. They follow nothing but...
Close the Liquor Stores
Ask some American Muslims to pose civil opposition to the opening of liquor stores in our cities because Allah has prohibited intoxicants, and these...
Illegitimate Ways to Escape the Dunya
If you talk to a drug addict, you might be surprised to hear about their desire to leave this world, to leave their bodies,...
Drugs As Escape from Dunya
For many, the basis of their drug use is escape from the world. In some ways, this is an understandable, even commendable impulse: the...
I Blame the Victim
I believe in blaming the victim in some sense and in some cases.
For example, there are some men who are accused of rape who...
The Danger of Fighting Islamophobia
Yes, there is a danger here and it is very obvious to anyone who has observed how this movement led by Muslim activists has...
LATEST POSTS
Muslim Activists Change Their Mind – Women’s March Is Evil Now
Soo...
About 36 hours ago, Women's March Inc. went from being a courageous, bold, empowering voice for women to magically transforming into a weak, corrupt,...
Are Supporting and Siding with Tyrants Halal in Islam, Sh Hamza Yusuf?
I get it. I used to defend Sh Hamza Yusuf for certain things as well. You can search my Facebook posts. As late as...
Fighting for the Soul of “American Islam” — Activists vs. Imams vs. Academics
Over the past few days, we have seen one of those rare occasions when American Muslim figures and institutions publicly attack each other. Unfortunate...
Will Ilhan Impose Sanctions on Palestine for Being Anti-LGBT Rights?
When American Muslims, like Jonathan Brown, loudly encourage the Muslim community to support LGBT rights in the US context, the question arises: Should Muslims...
[VIDEO] Eddie of the Deen Show and Daniel Discuss Why Islam Is the Truth
https://youtu.be/W29cE6CUwn0
02.00 -- Why is Islam guidance and why did trying to seek truth in science and philosophy at Harvard lead to failure
09:40 -- Owen...
Reconciling Faith and Evolutionary Science: Understanding Ensoulment
(Originally published June 24, 2014)
The “Be Yourself” trope is found in numerous works of film and literature. The protagonist learns a hard lesson when...
Muslim Activists Push Toxic Feminism: The War Against Motherhood
Many Muslim young women living in the modern world are lost when it comes to the marriage versus career question. They wander along with...