The Phoenix Nest: Faith and Feminine Fire

Brown people in the West (okay, mostly desis) complaining about their families, about brown families, about the cultural drama and the marr...

There are very few movies that evoke an intense emotional reaction from me, and Layla M. is one of them. A Dutch-made film that follows th...

DISCUSSIONS ABOUT POLYGYNY  amongst Muslims tend to be quite stilted and repetitive – the same old tired mantras regarding a man’s “right”...

Divorce is a hard word to say – sometimes it’s difficult to even say the word aloud due to the stigma associated to it, and it’s even wo...

After seeing the rising number of Facebook statuses and lectures being shared by mashaayikh and ustaadhs about domestic violence - all of w...

All over the world, women engage in handicrafts, an activity that preserves aspects of different cultures and heritages as well as b...

When one sees Muslim leaders attempt to take on serious and relevant issues to the Muslim Ummah such as sexually dysfunctional marital rel...

The issue of puberty and sex education is a contentious one in the Muslim community. For the last several generations (at the very least)...

After seeing all the statuses being shared by mashaayikh and ustaadhs about domestic violence - all of which are deeply appreciated - and...

Originally published in SISTERS Magazine, January 2013 It is a global expectation: Muslim women are pressured into marriage, pregna...