by Roszeen Afsar @Roszeen ‘Few writers have had a direct vision into woman. Few women had vision into themselves!’ – Anais Nin (quote attributed to D. H. Lawrence in Nin’s Diary, Volume 1) I love reading and writing, it has been my passion since a very young age. After much reflection over the past few years …
By Robina Saeed @ROBtotheINA Last week marked my one year hijabiversarry so I thought it was time to write down those thoughts and experiences, both positive and negative I’ve had throughout my journey so far. 1) It’s a very obvious statement of who I am, so first impressions tend to be already forged and difficult …
by Ayisha Malik @Ayisha_Malik I’m not sure whether I should respond to this as it’s a letter addressed to 25 yr old single girls, and so, being 33 I’ve missed the boat. Both on the letter and a man, apparently. Except I was urged by fellow tweeters to express my feelings so I thought hey, …
A Response to the ‘Open Letter To A Single 25 Year Old Asian/Arab Girl’ Read More »
Dear 25 year old single girl, Congratulations! You’ve completed your degree, landed yourself a stellar job and are well on the way to carving out an exciting career. So… shall we talk about the elephant in the room? Marriage! When it comes to finding ‘The One’ some of you may feel that NOW is the …
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by Inayah Zaheen @inayahtweets A few months ago we were invited to someone’s house for dinner where I was asked a question by one of the guests: “Why don’t you make your mother wear the hijab?”. I love wearing the headscarf – to externally be dressed in a way that enables me to maximise on …
by Christal Williams @ChristalBlogs As a female revert to Islam, the first thing people always ask me is why? Why did I give up being able to wear my hair the way I used to? Why did I give up mini skirts and short sleeves? And the simple answer is, it didn’t make me happy. …
Female Muslim Reverts, Hope for A Minority in a Minority? Read More »
by Sabrina Mahmood @sabrina01m Did I really just read that? That was my initial reaction after I read the ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ series. Everybody was talking about it, it was trending in all the charts, and I just had to know what the fascination was. And we all love a good love story right? …
by Christal Williams We need to talk about periods. Every month women are planning on how they can either A) hide their period B) hide themselves because they’re on their period. It’s time to out the taboo and put periods in the spotlight. The fear of periods and what they represent seems to be a …
by Roszeen Afsar @Roszeen The literalist way of thinking among certain Muslims is sad to say the least. I’ve been exposed to it many times, but the most memorable was in my university prayer room. I remember being hauled into a discussion about Sufism amongst a group of girls who carried a negative opinion of …
The Feminine as the Balancing Force; Poetry & Literalism Read More »
by Roszeen Afsar In my previous post; ‘The Smiling Sister; Paintings of Hijab’, I wrote that knowledge of spirituality today is very little, and as such female spirituality is never brought up in discussions on Islam. I was asked why that is. This is an interesting question and one I touched on in my final …