The Connection Between “Rape Culture” and Hook Up Culture
Some Muslims have been slammed for retweeting/reposting this tweet. Why?
No one is disputing the evil of violence against women (and men). Yet, a crucial,...
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...
How to Fight “Muslim Bans” Without Liberalism
We need to have a deeper conversation about how we as Muslims understand modern concepts, structures, and institutions in light of our religious principles....
The Evil Spawn of Liberalism: Identity Politics
Oh, what a disingenuous article this is.
Is the author really suggesting rolling back identity politics? If so, the first things to go would be...
How NOT to Argue Against the Burkini Ban
When Muslims argue against the "burkini ban" on grounds of "freedom of choice," they are being inconsistent.
All societies regulate dress and impose standards of...
Americanism: The State Religion
David Brooks with another one of his trademark steaming piles.
This time the senile old coot bloviates about standing for the pledge of allegiance and...
Religious Freedom and the Convenience of Contradiction
Thanks to Peter Beinart for this thought provoking piece, which includes a couple of statements that I made to him as well as a...
Muslims Can’t Consistently Support the First Amendment
If you oppose the secularization of the Muslim world, do you also oppose lawsuits like this from the ACLU?
ACLU suing Indiana town over cross...
Liberal Takfir of Reza Aslan
Looks like liberals are doing their own version of takfir on Reza Aslan...
When I first wrote the above sentence, I wrote it kind of...
Prostitution: The Sex Act Liberals and SJWs Can’t Understand
Periodically, there are articles in different outlets on the distinction between "prostitution" and "sex work." Here is an old one from 2006. 10 years...
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Yaqeen Institute Promotes Evolution of Humanity from Apes
Note: This post compiles segments from the full Reviewing Yaqeen Institute report and it responds to some critiques claiming we misrepresented the original Yaqeen paper: “Tawaqquf...
Monday Memes | Take 3
Note: the last two are not my own memes and were selected by others on the Muslim Skeptic team from different sources.
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Monday Memes | Take 2
Time for round two of Monday Memes!
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The Weaponization of Nuance in Reforming Islam
I've come to really dislike the word "nuance."
As a college student at Harvard, I took a class one semester on women in Islam. It...
Dissolving Islamic Gender Roles? Yaqeen and Brown Promote Feminist Ideology
Note: This post is an excerpt from the full Reviewing Yaqeen Institute report.
Jonathan Brown writes “An Open Letter to Muslim Men: The Sunnah Trumps Toxic...
Monday Memes | Take 1
This is my first rodeo folks and I'm hoping I can keep up the tempo. This week's memes are all by yours truly (Aydin...
Pro-LGBT Muslims? Yaqeen and Brown Promote LGBT Affirmation & Advocacy
Note: This post is an excerpt from the full Reviewing Yaqeen Institute report.
At the end of 2017, Yaqeen published an essay by Professor Jonathan Brown...