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Aug.15.2011
The good thing to say about this book is that I bought it about a week ago and read the whole thing in about three days. So it (mostly) moves swiftly, or I read well and swiftly, or both.
Otherwise it is very disappointing. Not a bad read, exactly, especially for these rainy days;...
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Jul.28.2011
For some writers this is no big deal. But for me, a first-class techniphobe, this is a big step. My hope is that my Redroom blogs, infrequent as they are, will now appear on my Amazon.com author's page. So I will keep this entry short and to the point. With a new book coming out this fall, THE...
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Jul.20.2011
Princess Ameerah Al-Taweel doesn’t want to drive men mad. She does, however, want to be able to drive a car. No Saudi Arabia woman has the legal right to drive a car. Princess Ammerah is a vocal proponent of women’s rights. Saudi women’s rights are severely restricted by American terms. Read Read...
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Jun.24.2011
An excerpt of a speech I recently gave for the Muslim Women's Fund.
Can We See 9/11 as a Blessing?
The topic I was asked to speak about today is What it Means to be an American Muslim in the 21st Century and the legacy we Muslim Americans leave our Children. As an author and activist, I’ve...
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May.27.2011
As you have noticed, multiculturalism has failed in every Western society because many young men and women from Islamic backgrounds fail to embrace secular values and the culture of countries that host them. They find it difficult to identify with Western societies because the elite, schools,...
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Apr.26.2011
Those who object to the “moving prison” say nothing about men displaying the physical assets of trophy wives in a consumerist paradise.
If anyone is benefiting from the Islamist idea, specifically the veil, then it is the western elite or the westernised liberals among Muslims. I might have...
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Apr.12.2011
ONE ORGANIZATION I’ve been working for as an editor for their quarterly magazine is going gaga over preparations for IHAS 2011, a major event it is reviving after a two-year hiatus.
IHAS or International Halal Assurance Seminar is like the MIHAS or Malaysian IHAS of Kuala Lumpur or other IHASes of...
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Apr.12.2011
Why do women wear the veil? The answer is simple. Hegemony. Patriarchal Muslim culture tells women that they should hide themselves from the eyes of men, and women buy into the notion. It's as misguided as the wearing of high-heeled shoes, or, in China, foot-binding (banned in 1912), both of which...
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Apr.09.2011
I don't have cable or satellite and I only have one medium-sized television that spends most of its time locked away in a closet. Needless to say, I don't watch much television. I have a really full life that includes being a wife, a mother, full-time graduate student, a tutor, a teacher, a...
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Mar.23.2011
A'isha bint Abi Bakr married the Prophet Muhammad when she was nine years old -- too young to consent even had she been asked, which she was not. Her mother carried her into the bedroom, set her in his lap, said, "May you have a long and prosperous life together," then walked out...
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