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...
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We have some voices in the western Muslim community, both online and in real life, with well-intentioned but ultimately vacuous ideas about Muslim women,...
How to Explain Halloween to Your Muslim Children
Starting around the beginning of October, my kids started seeing Halloween decorations popping up on people's front lawns and Halloween costumes at the grocery...
What Should Muslims Think About Marijuana Legalization? The Bernie Plan
Without guidance from Allah, human beings are so utterly confused and their best ideas are replete with contradiction.
I don't think Bernie is the worst...
How Western NGOs Use Aid to Attack Islam and Re-Engineer Muslim Society
Are NGOs that support poor Muslims a good thing for us?
Last summer, I traveled to Harvard to study the practice of sustainable development under...
Imam Omar Suleiman, Which LGBT Rights Do You and Yaqeen Want Muslims to Support?
According to Pew poll numbers, 51% of American Muslims favor legalization of gay marriage. Furthermore, 59% of American Muslims allegedly oppose the right of...
Outgrowing Feminist Takes on the Hijab
When I was a freshman in college, I was interviewed by a fellow Egyptian Muslim girl at Harvard (let’s call her Sara) about my...
Muslim Activists Change Their Mind – Women’s March Is Evil Now
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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,...