France’s Burkini Ban Stinks of the Same Patriarchal Baloney it Claims to Oppose
by Saadia Faruqi France is at it again. With a Muslim immigrant population that may be the largest in Europe, as well as worries about terrorism on the rise, French government officials have often targeted the most vulnerable of their Muslim
5 Kick-ass Muslim Feminists You Need to Know
Women around the world are showing up to fight patriarchal oppression -- we can’t forget that Muslim women are part of this equation. The images and information we receive about Islam is fragmented, and many times is framed to highlight differences rather
A Non-Muslim’s Guide to Ramadan
by Saadia Faruqi I am an interfaith activist, and the number one question people ask me around this time of the year is about Ramadan. There are plenty of articles about this month, but for many non-Muslims, Ramadan remains a mystery. Here is a
We Are Muslim, We Are Queer, And We Exist
By Sonja Basha "I am because I choose to liberate myself from my own fears." I am because I mourn. I am because I exist. I exist in a world that is constantly erasing my fullest identity, in a society where living safe
Daily Share: New Muslim Muppet, Zari, Teaches Kids (And Parents!) About Feminism
There's a new muppet in town on Sesame Street -- well, Afghanistan's version -- and she is teaching children the importance of feminism. Zari recently made her shimmering debut on “Baghch-e-Simsim," the Afghan co-production of Sesame Street. The show is subsidized