Victimhood or Patient Perseverance?
Victimhood Culture is on the rise throughout the world and Muslims need to resist its temptation. Victimhood, also known as victim mentality or victim...
Is Feminism the Cause of Women Leaving Islam?
Yes. Without a doubt. The evidence is overwhelming, as I have explained before.
It's really not hard to understand why. Feminism is a liberal secular...
Yes, It Is OK for Mosques to Ban Women
This article attacks those mosques that do not have women's areas.
UK Mosques Must Make Space for Women – Not Turn Us Away
If you haven't...
Can Muslims Be Social Justice Activists, Feminists, or Vegans? (Ep. 03)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4xmIeniKTg
The Death of the Muhtasib: Commanding Good and Forbidding Evil in Modernity
Some mistakenly believe that commanding good and forbidding evil in Islam, i.e., al-'amr bi-l-ma`ruf wa-l-nahi `an al-munkar (i.e., hisbah) can only be undertaken and enforced by state...
Navigating Faith, Science, and Evolution in Islam
https://youtu.be/oVEcRCcKxEE
This is a lecture and Q&A given by Daniel Haqiqatjou at MIT on October 12, 2017.
Topics discussed:
- Can Islam and science ever conflict?
- Do...
Conviction Podcast | The Mad Mamluks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WODovLwMctI
Check out The Mad Mamluks website.
All Male Panel? Don’t Assume My Gender!
The contradictions of modern "social justice" never cease to entertain.
A few points on the silly outrage directed at a group of scholarly men who...
The Muslim Skeptic vs. the Western Skeptic
What does it mean to be a "Muslim skeptic"?
Ibn `Abbas narrated a hadith from the Prophet ï·º. A man heard the hadith and became...
Iran, Saudi, and the Taliban are Secular!
We affirm that anyone who considers himself secular is secular. We reject the right of others to decide who is secular and who is...
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Election Aftermath: Advice for My UK Brothers and Sisters from a Yankee Muslim
The Conservatives have won and now you face the aftermath. I believe that your situation mirrors the situation of US Muslims after Trump's win...
Greeting and Congratulating Non-Muslims on Their Holidays: Halal or Haram?
One of the most controversial topics in the US and the West more broadly that is a source of division and confusion among Muslims...
The 7 Ways Some Muslim Men Contribute to Immodesty from Muslim Women
Note: This was originally posted on Facebook, but Facebook deemed it "hate speech" and deleted it. What is hateful about the below? This is...
No, Muslim Women Don’t Need Careers To Be Empowered
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...