Exploring the Five Pillars that Define the Faith What makes one a Muslim is the acceptance of Islam’s core beliefs. This article will not focus on the main beliefs of Islam, but rather the core practices of the faith. Islam is built on five pillars. These pillars do not [...]
Breaking Stereotypes Even though the terms “Islam” and “Muslims” are constantly mentioned in major media outlets, there is still considerable ignorance about both. Islam is often portrayed as a monolithic tradition that oppresses women, incites violence, and is at complete odds with modernity. Muslims are viewed as inherently violent, [...]
By: Habeeba Husain Fatima: A Role Model for Women Who Want to Lead Full Lives The role of women is regularly debated in our societies. Should she work? What about the kids? But what about the career she worked so hard for? It seems like a woman can never win. [...]
By: Habeeba Husain The Stereotypes of Muslim Women Are Wrong: Meet Asiya bint Muzahim Hearing the stereotypes of Muslim women as passive, weak, and oppressed is really disappointing, not to mention flat out wrong. The mislabels are not new, but their amplification in this post-9/11 and presidential Trump era in [...]
By: Habeeba Husain Islam and Women's Rights We live in a society that unfortunately paints Muslim women as being oppressed. Although Islam introduced women to rights they never previously held, the religion is defamed as misogynistic. In reality, Islam began in a society that greatly devalued women. They were [...]
Are Muslim Women Oppressed? Those in the West often look at women in the Muslim world with pity, wishing to never be in their shoes. The status of the Western woman is considered superior to their counterparts in Muslim communities and the Muslim world. Despite Western women facing sexual [...]
