This week, A Bangladesh court ruled that people cannot be forced to wear religious clothing, a youth organization in Massachusetts urges officials for more comprehensive cultural sensitivity training of teachers, Emirati women frequent hair salons less during the month of Ramadan, and the Christian Science Monitor describes the pro-women's rights stance of one of the leaders behind the proposed Islamic center near ground zero. (Zero comments)

This week, the government of Afghanistan releases statistics on alarmingly high suicide attempt rates by Afghan women, and an Islamic theologian recounts his experience on a nudist beach that led to his conversion to Islam. (Zero comments)

When my husband finally makes his way down the stairs, my frustration abates and he and I sit across from each other and share our early morning meal. We speak intermittently and keep one eye trained on the clock to ensure we finish our food by the time dawn prayers begin. Despite the sparse conversation and the hurried meal, I enjoy the feeling that we are both beginning our obligatory fasts together, as a unit. (1 comment)

This week in the news, why pregnant women exempt from fasting still fast, Taliban responds to TIME's cover story on Aisha, Satirist claims he is not joking about his plans to open an Islamic gay bar next to Cordoba Mosque, and a young American Muslim man abstains from alcohol and dating for the month of Ramadan. (Zero comments)

Brazil offers asylum to Iranian women sentenced to death by stoning, veiled women pass through Canadian airport checkpoint without being checked, Malaysian reality show crowns its champion imam, and a few British gay Muslims find support from their local imams. (Zero comments)

This week, Saudi clerics seek more Muslim maids and say its okay for women to uncover their faces in the presence of burqa bans. Two French women in burqinis were refused entry into a pool, and two Muslim women in England are not allowed onto a public bus. (Zero comments)

Syria bans niqabs on university campuses, NPR interviews female imams in China, and Spain rejects burqa ban. (Zero comments)

This week, a British parliamentarian gets on the anti-burqa bandwagon, A French businessman seeks to pay all burqa fines imposed in France, building of a mosque in California is heavily opposed, and a woman judge is appointed to Malaysia’s Islamic Court. (Zero comments)

These women would not stand down. They stood together, young and old, fueled by grief and craving to be heard. The army sat across the street, staring them down while they kept shouting “Azaadi, Azaadi,” (Freedom, Freedom). (Zero comments)

I spoke to some of the women and their enthusiasm for journalism was inspiring. They shared that it was difficult for them to break into it because it tends to be a boy’s club. But they continue writing because they are “passionate” about it. (Zero comments)

After my INTACH meeting, we met up with the founder of the HELP foundation, the luminous, Nighat Shafi. She gave us an overview of all of her work, creating a home for mentally disabled children, widows, and schools. Her team also talked about their work in villages, providing grants for job training and scholarship. (Zero comments)

This week, more of Pakistan’s richest women are attending religious schools, burqa bans continue to grow in popularity, Aquila Magazine is featured, and 10 Malaysian men compete to become Malaysia’s next great imam. (Zero comments)

Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the Somali-born former Dutch parliamentarian and fellow at the American Enterprise Institute is clear about one thing: There is no hope for Muslim women who do not renounce their faith. According to Hirsi Ali, Muslim women–constricted by Islam–cannot be feminists, live independently, enjoy their sexuality or escape the mental shackles that bind their intellect. She elucidates on this theme in her latest book, Nomad: From Islam to America, through letters written to family members with whom she has been estranged, owing to her own renunciation and public criticism of Islam. (1 comment)

Human rights group urges Kurdistan to ban female circumcisions, D.C. police department decides to no longer intervene in area mosque pray-ins, Ahmadinejad says women should not be harassed for improper hijab, Abu Dhabi woman who reported she was gang-raped receives a one year prison sentence, and slain Ontario girl's father and brother receive life sentences for what some describe as an honor killing. (Zero comments)

In the past decade, American sisters have established a new trend of weekend get-a-ways, to create a time to reconnect with each other, nature, and their deen. Whether in a campground, the mountains, or at sea, sisters are taking charge of their spiritual needs by organizing retreats away from family, work, and their chaotic and demanding routines, to nourish their soul and body, and strengthen the bonds of sisterhood. (2 comments)

This week, a call for more Muslim women to lead prayer, a terrorist suspect leaves Yemen, Indonesia is hit with a sex tape scandal, five American women who wear the face veil are interviewed, and a Chicago mother struggles with her daughter’s decision to wear the head covering. (Zero comments)

'Women-friendly' mosques directory launches in England, Woman imam to lead mixed-gender prayer in Britain this Friday, and Ontario Sheik's program designed to heal Muslim youth who show signs of extremist behavior. (Zero comments)

We haven't watched "Sex and the City 2", as we cannot get ourselves to devote that much time to what, according to many commentaries, will insult our female Muslim sensibilities. (5 comments)

This week, the growing trend of mosque pray-ins was highlighted, "The Stoning of Suraya" was reviewed, inspirational Muslim women from history were listed, and Egypt's first veiled model and Ayaan Hirsi Ali were interviewed. (Zero comments)

In the news, Emirati woman is charged with illegal sex after reporting rape, Saudi women face off with virtue police, Sarkozy cautions against hurt feelings as cabinet passes veil ban, Miss USA speaks to NPR about controversy surrounding her, and Sex and the City 2 is accused of being anti-Muslim. (Zero comments)

Listening to the weather forecast on my way to work, I pondered on the challenges the professional Muslimah faces when dressing appropriately. Whether it is finding modest clothing that suit her workplace, or finding an outfit that complies with safety requirements for risky jobs, we are often haunted by making the right dress choices that will enable us to get the job done while climbing the corporate ladder. (9 comments)

The fact that a Muslim woman won Miss USA 2010 is a step forward – a small and contentious one, but a step nonetheless (1 comment)

This week, three Muslim women are elected to the British Parliament, an all-women’s concert is planned in Abu Dhabi, Fatima Bhutto speaks her mind to CBS News, Qatari women will soon have a soccer league of their own, and a Mali imam is fearful after voicing his support of a controversial family law. (Zero comments)

From the Pink Chaddi Campaign to What-Color-Is-Your-Bra? to Boobquake, Facebook’s edgier women’s campaigns are brilliant in gathering tens of thousands of supporters in a matter of days, but are they ultimately helping or hurting the feminist cause? (3 comments)

In the news, a new Arab feminist network holds its first conference, a Mali Imam receives threats after backing women's rights, films on Islamic law and women are released in Indonesia, Pakistan considers a ban on domestic violence, a vigil is held in New York for slain victim of domestic violence, Italian police slap a 500-Euro fine on a woman for wearing a veil, and a court in San Francisco says holding cells are not covered by religious freedom laws. (Zero comments)

For some women, the niqab is a religious obligation rather than a cultural one. Not only is Belgium taking away these women’s personal freedom to choose how to dress themselves, but it’s also denying these women the right to practice their religion as they see fit. (11 comments)

Altmuslimah.com is looking for motivated, dedicated interns to join their team of editors. Currently, there are three open positions: Business Development Intern, Technical Support Intern, and Productions Intern. Please read on to find out more about our online magazine and the positions. (Zero comments)

This week, authorities arrest a man in connection with a bomb scare in Times Square, Belgian politicians ban face veils, a group of Afghan school girls is allegedly poisoned and a divorced Saudi woman studying abroad loses custody of her child. (Zero comments)

This week, thousands of women across the U.S. showed more skin to challenge a cleric's claim that earthquakes can be caused by women who dress immodestly, a Seattle man is sentenced to 17 months for threatening a Muslim woman and her baby with a knife, Muslim and non-Muslim students clash at Minnesotan public schools, and Yemen's most influential cleric opposes proposed law to ban child marriages. (1 comment)

Showing solidarity to women rising up, on March 8th, 2010 thousands of men and women came together on bridges across 20 countries to stand in solidarity against war. Women for Women International organized the events to empower women facing the atrocities of war in the Congo and neighboring Rwanda. Participants from other countries included: Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, Sudan, Nigeria, the United States and the United Kingdom. (Zero comments)

This week, Iranian cleric declares that provocatively dressed women can cause quakes, Yemen is set to vote on a bill that bans child marriage at the end of this month, Turkey's gay rights activists demand an apology from minister, and Saudi cleric is fired after expressing his dismay toward strict gender segregation. (Zero comments)

It's day 3 at the largest gathering of social entrepreneurs in the world, the Skoll World Forum. This is the seventh year of the conference, which takes place at the University of Oxford's Said Business School. The delegates have been regaled with powerful stories of social change, and there's been a special focus on social entrepreneurship as it effects women. (1 comment)

A Yemeni child bride dies of internal bleeding three days after getting wed, A young woman holds the position of mosque administrator at a large Netherlands mosque, an Indian Muslim university is questioned after a homosexual professor is found dead in his apartment, and an LA Times correspondent explores the increased prevalence of the niqab over the past two to three decades in Yemen. (Zero comments)

This week, Canadian police announce that they will fine arrested women in niqab, Belgium moves closer to becoming the first European country to outlaw the niqab, Bomber Dzhennet Abdurakhmanova is profiled and Malaysian authorities decide not to cane a women charged with drinking beer. (Zero comments)

This week, anti-Muslim backlash affects women in Russia, Muslim-Hindu violence erupts in India, Quebec bans the burqa, France’s burqa ban may be limited, and a Detroit High School student writes to dispel stereotypes about Muslim women. (Zero comments)

This week, Yemini Clerics oppose a ban on child brides, a TV show contestant slams hard line religious clerics, Canadians move closer to banning the niqab, European Muslim women are bridging cultural divides through fashion, Sisters in Islam is blasted for being “un-Islamic”, and the plight of women in Pakistan is highlighted. (Zero comments)

Allah, Glorious is He, has elevated Muslim women by giving them rights that allow them to live a creative, balanced life filled with the joys of motherhood and family, an education and a career, financial independence and thriving spirituality, and an unconditional pass for the pursuit of fulfillment in this world and the next. Unfortunately, the reality of many Muslimat is one plagued by societal and cultural expectations, and even erroneous religious interpretations, which cripple them into living mediocre, less than gratifying lives. (7 comments)

This week, child brides get official attention in Malaysia, a controversial cartoon runs in Montreal, a Canadian Muslim women sues her school after she is expelled for wearing niqab, women in Britain share the struggles they face in hijab and Indian women protest a Muslim cleric’s statement. (Zero comments)

This week, beloved activist Aminah Asslimi dies in car accident, a group of Muslim scholars oppose full-body scans at US airports, Indian Muslim women's group leads campaign to educate impoverished women in Muslim slums, male hairdressers banned from serving female clientele in Gaza, and an essayist writes an exposé on the lives of three ordinary Iranian women. (Zero comments)

Ten AltMuslimah members/readers gathered on Sunday, February 21, 2010, with the goal of discussing the nature of Muslim women’s sexuality, and how American Muslim women’s social needs may be different. Whether formal or casual, the group agreed in the value of women’s support networks, especially considering the rising prevalence of domestic violence in our communities. A quick brainstorm of ideas brought up the possibility of periodic casual women’s nights, which are actually common in more active American Muslim communities. (1 comment)

This week Washington, D.C. women storm the men’s section of a local mosque, a women in hijab is fired from her retail position in California, a women’s terrorist group is said to be uncovered in Egypt, Malaysia looks to hold a conference on women’s caning, Pakistani women’s clothing is highlighted, and Iran’s first female Olympic skier is profiled. (Zero comments)

Saudi religious police crackdown on Valentine's Day merchandise, Three Malaysian women are caned for extramarital sex, Saudi to permit female lawyers to argue cases, New Jersey Muslim man throws baby over a bridge, and Baltimore sixth-graders go on a field trip to an Islamic center. (Zero comments)

This week, death threats for dehijabing in Spain, a ballet showcasing Muslim women’s historical accomplishments, France continues the burqa ban debate, a Pakistani woman is recognized in California, Muslim scholars question full-body scanning and Obama names an envoy to the Muslim world. (Zero comments)

This week, a study finds that abstinence-focused sex education in American schools can persuade youth to delay sexual activity, sixteen-year-old Turkish girl buried alive for talking to boys, French authorities deny citizenship to man who forces his wife to wear a full veil, and female government leaders have done little to advance women's rights in Southeast and South Asia. (2 comments)

This week stress on female virginity is put on blast, a women’s rights book is allowed onto Malaysian shelves, and the burqa debate continues in France and Denmark. (Zero comments)

This week, Muzzammil Hassan changes his defense and says he was the victim; Pakistani scientist Aafia Siddiqui is on trial in New York for shooting at U.S. officials while in custody in Afghanistan; a limited burqa ban in France may be easier to pass on the grounds of security than a total ban; and a Malaysian court ends the ban of book on challenges facing Muslim women. (Zero comments)

This week, the burqa ban discussion continues in France, attempts to outlaw hair straightening are rejected in Indonesia, FGM finds new opponents in Mauritania, and Hamas’s Islamic veil project is highlighted. (Zero comments)

This week, a €700 fine for burka clad women to be voted on in France, Coptic girls continue to be kidnapped and converted to Islam, a battered women's shelter provides refuge for Muslims in Baltimore, the culprits who maimed a Pakistani woman receive unusual and severe sentences, and world religions play a key role in the oppression and liberation of women according to the Elders. (Zero comments)

This week, violence against women in Gaza is highlighted along with a Canadian Muslim women calendar. Muslim punk music and niqab bans continue to ruffle feathers and a Chinese professor speaks out about the Uighur, predominantly Muslim, minority. (Zero comments)

The attempted Christmas Day airplane bomber may have written 300 posts on the Internet about his struggles, brainwashed boy flees the Taliban just before pulling the pin on his suicide vest, and an increase in gender segregation in Iran is reported. (Zero comments)

This week, the widow of Ayman al-Zawahiri takes up the call of her late husband, a story on Muslim women bankers, a variety of opinions and analysis on veiling, and a book that led five young Americans to join the Taliban - The Pact (Zero comments)

This week, men don headscarves in Iran to mock authorities, an artificial paradise created by the Taliban to recruit young male would-be suicide bombers was seized, Indian investigators conclude that two Kashmiri women drowned and were not raped and murdered by Indian police as claimed by local residents, and in the view of the Christian Science Monitor, Muslim women are not required by the Qu'ran to observe a head covering. (Zero comments)

This week, Muslim women’s experiences on Hajj were highlighted, as was the growing trend of niqab in Egypt. Azizah magazine’s publisher is recognized, as are Muslim women’s rights to support after divorce in India, and the plight of Afghan women was reported on by Reuters. (Zero comments)

This week, a collection of photographs from around the world of men, women, and children celebrating Eid ul Adha, Rifqa rally is held in Ohio for the runaway Christian convert, first "gay honor killing" in Turkey continues to stir civil clash, concerns are rising in the US over rate of Muslim "honor killings," and Hamas bans women dancers and scooter riders. (Zero comments)

This week, artist Shepard Fairey portrays the many faces of Muslim women, a Muslim woman’s headscarf is pulled on at a grocery store, burqa-clad Barbies will be auctioned off in London, 200 models are encouraged to convert to Islam, a female-only bank opens in Iraq and Lubna Hussein tours Europe to gain support for Muslim women. (Zero comments)

Ghadafi hosts a soiree with hundreds of Italian women in an attempt to convert them to Islam, The Islamic Center of Pittsburgh held its second annual Women's Conference, six American Muslim men in the military discuss complications Fort Hood raises for Muslim soldiers, and Afghan mullahs attend a workshop on birth control. (Zero comments)

This week, Major Nidal Malik Hasan is accused of going on a shooting rampage in Texas, Sikh and Muslim women join together in California to address discrimination against religious head coverings, and women in the Aceh province of Indonesia can no longer wear tight pants. In Kuwait, female lawmakers will not be forced to wear the head covering while in Malaysia male members of a political party take an oath to divorce their wives if they change party affiliations. Pakistan holds its first-ever Fashion week, and Muslim women in India are barred from receiving micro loans. (1 comment)

Last week in the news, female Saudi cartoonist challenges societal views of women, New York husband gets his neck slashed by Pakistani wife for religious abuse, women must wear socks (but not bras) in militant controlled parts of Mogadishu, and Kuwait rejects call to require women MPs to cover heads. (Zero comments)

This week, The New York Times published a story that Somalia’s al Shabaab group began publically whipping women for wearing bras, NPR published a piece on Dalia Mogahed, Kuwaiti courts give women the right to travel without their husband’s permission and continue to debate whether female MPs should have to wear the hijab, police in Arizona are looking for an Iraqi man accused of running over his daughter, and two more Sudanese women were sentenced to 20 lashes and fines for wearing trousers. (Zero comments)

This week, Ayaan Hirsi Ali is interviewed by the LA Times to discuss women's rights in Islam, and Beyonce's Malaysian concert is postponed. (6 comments)

This week, in Egypt, bans on virginity kits and burqa cause a stir. In Canada and Italy, burqa bans were also proposed. And in a Lebanese paper Naomi Wolf asserts that Muslim women are not in need of being saved by the West. (Zero comments)

Saudi King fires cleric for criticizing breakthrough gender mixing initiative at a new university in Jeddah. Egyptian scholar is demanding death penalty for those caught importing virginity faking kits. Iranian Nobel laureate to deliver speech on women's rights in Colorado. Afghanistan's burqa boxers train for 2012 Olympic Games. (Zero comments)

This week, New York’s Robina Niaz was celebrated for her work helping Muslim women victims of domestic violence, a woman takes off her niqab to testify in Spanish court, Irshad Manji critiques a book for going soft on Islamic fundamentalist’s deplorable treatment of women, a 32-year old Malaysian woman may become the first woman to be caned in the country while the Ashaari sect in Malaysia starts a Polygamy Club to revive the practice. (Zero comments)

This week, sharia law is extending to Indonesian province and is (yet again) enforced in Malaysia, psychiatric plea likely for Muzzammil Hassan's January trial, new site, "Flying While Muslim," recently launched, America's first Special Representative to Muslim Communities is sworn in, Jerusalem sees increased rate of Arab-Jewish dating, and Abercrombie is under fire for rejecting hijab (1 comment)

Perhaps it’s time for a new question. Can Muslim women save western feminism from its ethnocentrist arrogance? (Zero comments)

Many myths exist about how quickly women are moving up the ladder. With this Everywoman Quiz, you can test yourself and your friends on how well women are doing. The facts will help you discard the pervasive "good girl" myths about women's inevitable rise. (Zero comments)

Phyllis Chesler and Naomi Wolf have gotten themselves into a battle royale over…the veil. What’s most interesting about this “debate” is that neither women has qualifications that make her opinions hold weight. (4 comments)

Clearly, a media alternative is needed – one that explores gender in Islam in all of its nuance and complexity rather than demonizing or simplifying it. Because media distortion happens both through biased reporting and exaggerated, selective images, the counter-response must be similarly multifaceted. (Zero comments)

This week, Sudanese journalist Lubna al-Hussein is freed after serving one day of her sentence for wearing pants, the LA Times ran an opinion piece questioning if the hijab really is liberation, a piece in the New York Times discussed the challenges that Muslim women in hijab face when exercising, a Muslim woman in France testifies in favor of a burqa ban and pig-free cosmetics are created for Muslim women. (Zero comments)

This week, burka: the new attire of choice for -- thieves? After three decades, Iran announces its first female cabinet minister. Microfinance helps save a Pakistani women from her husband's beatings. And, Hindu and other friends of Rifqa Bary's family say the allegations against her father are unlikely and crazy. (Zero comments)

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This week, a hijab-based lawsuit against a judge, Mali's president refuses a law that requires mutual respect between spouses, Uzbeks unofficially ban hijab, and harassment charges against a man who attempted murder of two Muslim women. (Zero comments)

This week, a Singaporian model is caned for drinking alcohol, high female voter turnout in Afghani elections, Indian Muslim women are trained in boxing, and more burqini rage in France. (Zero comments)

This week, a converted teen fears her Muslim parents will kill her. Also, burqinis banned in French swimming pools, a Muslim Power List forms for 2009, and props for our own Fatemeh Fakhraie in USA Today. (5 comments)

This week, an alternative view of honor killings from Canada, a niqabi love doctor in Dubai, and a legal crusade against an indecent talker in Lebanon. (Zero comments)

This week, Sudanese women arrested for wearing pants, gauging the few burqa wearers in France (a few hundred, perhaps) and using burqas to escape threats while running for office in Afghanistan. (Zero comments)

This week, an Islamic response to sex education for 5 year olds, the differences between honor killings and domestic violence, and what the price of oil has to do with the oppression of women. (Zero comments)

This week, more post-Sherbini hijab solidarity (and a plea against its politicization), greater rights for women in polygynous marriages in South Africa, and no Eid public holidays in New York City schools, says Mayor Michael Bloomberg (Zero comments)

What do Sarkozy and Mullah Muhammad Omar have in common? A penis! (They do not share one penis. They each have their own penis. They share the context of the penis-owning.) What does all their thinking? A penis! Why? Because they worship it. Omar worships from fear and Sarkozy worships for a promised reward. (6 comments)

Altmuslimah Contributing Photographer Derek Brown was recently featured in Today's Zaman. Brown -- who took around 40,000 photographs in 30 countries with large Muslim populations throughout his project -- summed up his journey as “an extraordinary experience that I will remember until the end of my life.” (Zero comments)

This week, the horrific murder of "hijab martyr" Marwa el-Sherbini and mass protests in China over ethnic tensions between Uighur Muslims and Han Chinese after 184 are left dead. (Zero comments)

Derek Brown is one of Altmuslimah's first featured photographers. Check back soon to see some of his awesome photography from the Muslim world. In the meanwhile, Derek will be exhibiting at Gallery H this Thursday. (Zero comments)

This week, an American Muslim woman takes over US outreach to Muslim communities, the rise of the influence of jilbabs in Indonesia's elections, and the Neda effect on the perceptions of Iranian women worldwide. (Zero comments)

Altmuslimah has officially launched its photographic campaign - aimed at providing an alternative to the dominant media image of oppressed Muslim women and angry Muslim men. (Zero comments)

This week, insurgents in Thailand recruiting through football, couture abayas in a Paris fashion show (sorry, Sarkozy), and a Turkey court case over a football referee who outed himself on television. (Zero comments)

In a rare appearance, taqwacore band The Kominas will be playing a special instrumental set at altmuslimah's The Painted Gala benefit this Sunday with a special guest performance from Omar Waqar on sitar. (Zero comments)

This week, women on the front lines of Iran's post-election protests, the French consider a burka ban, and a Muslim waitress in Britain who refused to wear a revealing dress for her job (and was awarded £3000) is caught wearing one on Facebook. (Zero comments)

This week, the Iranian elections take place - and women make their mark. Also, a story on a women's club in Phoenix and Hama's matchmaking efforts in Gaza. (Zero comments)

This week, an Iranian presidential candidate condemns non-hijabis, the murder of two Muslim women leads to major protests in Kashmir, a delegation of Pakistani women toured the U.S., and Obama speaks about hijab. (Zero comments)

The Council for the Advancement of Muslim Professionals (CAMP), and the altmuslimah.com team, invite you to altmuslimah's launch party - the social event of the year! (Zero comments)

This week, a hijabi runs for office in Italy, imprisoned daughter-in-law's fight back in England, and the status of women scholars around the world grows, from India to Egypt. (Zero comments)

This week, women are elected to Kuwait's parliament, an award for Muslim Women's Network founder Shaista Gohir in the UK, a video profile of "Bad Girl of Islam" Asra Nomani, and remembering Indian feminist Dr. Sakina Hasan. (Zero comments)

This week, an Islamic American Idol, an Islamic (inner) beauty pageant in Saudi Arabia, women-led protests against the Taliban in Pakistan, and a tour of female Muslim musicians concludes in Birmingham, England. (Zero comments)

Iranian women are not only present, but in demand, in national politics. And it’s not for what they’re wearing or who their husbands are. (Zero comments)

This week, a Saudi expatriate's campaign to promote debate about women drivers, a female architect in Turkey designs that country's newest mosque, and thousands more flee fighting between the Taliban and Pakistani forces in the Swat valley. (Zero comments)

This week, a "let's get her fat" protest in Saudi Arabia (along with the divorces of child brides there), an interfaith effort to prevent deportation of a Muslim student and his family, and cruel and unusual torture in Iraq. (1 comment)

This week, a "veiled" Muslim woman appointment to the Obama team, interfaith marriage leads to trouble in Egypt, and a new book on the Muslim experience is discussed in San Francisco. (Zero comments)

This week, Afghan women take to the streets to oppose new marriage laws, the Saudi's begin to turn the law against unregulated child marriages, more from the Talibanized Swat Valley of Pakistan, and a Pink Eid in Amsterdam (Zero comments)

This week, a Muslim high school student is awarded $350,000 after being harassed for wearing a hijab, and a study of European Muslim women finds that they tend to be highly integrated into the larger European society. (Zero comments)

In the end, the point isn’t about how much of a difference the hijab makes – the point is, rather, that perhaps we’re using the wrong litmus test when defining our religious obligations. An Islamic mandate to wear the hijab need not be legitimated by cultural, sociological proofs; rather, we submit to God’s commands because He commanded us to do so. (4 comments)