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EVENTS AND PUBLICITY EDITOR
Enith Morillo Lincoln, RI
Enith Morillo is an emerging freelance writer whose work has been featured in Al-Jumuah Magazine, Islamic Ink, The Message International, and the recently published “ Many Poetic Voices, One Faith” and “ Many Voices, One Faith: Islamic Fiction Stories.” Her writing spans from poetry, to career-related essays, to articles on a myriad of topics of contemporary interest. Originally from Venezuela, she is a Galileo scholar and a graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, holding a Masters in Electrical & Biomedical Engineering. A long time advocate for girls and women pursuing careers in Engineering, Math and Science, she has volunteered for various programs supporting this cause, including GEMS and Inspiring Minds. Enith is currently the Media Liaison for the Healthy Families Initiative, a program aimed at addressing domestic abuse in the Rhode Island Muslim community. She is also a member of the Islamic Writers Alliance. She can be reached at advertising[at]altmuslimah.com. |
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 | | Sin and judgment Forbidding evil: Muslims “cast the first stone” By Enith Morillo, November 21, 2011 << From the AltMuslimah Archives >>
Muslims face many a challenge when forbidding evil, and often lack the wisdom and sincerity to do so effectively. We might be quick to judge the new sister in our community who does not wear hijab, but fail to admonish the veteran sister who attends the study circle and backbites. Or we might stand against the brother who sells liquor, but will not speak up against the religious leader who commits wrongdoings. ( 11 comments) |
 | | Motherhood Pro-choice and Pro-life redefined By Enith Morillo, July 14, 2010 Since the beginning of time, women have been unequivocally blessed with the ability to share in the creation of the human race, and have been revered for the tremendous responsibility of carrying life within their wombs. In tandem, some women have pondered on the undisputable weight of this responsibility, and instead have chosen “the road less traveled,” deliberately shying away from motherhood and foregoing its glory altogether. For women, witnessing how life grows within and nurturing that life from the time of conception can be the ultimate spiritual experience. It not only intrinsically ties women to the Divine, but indeed makes paradise itself lie at her feet. ( 15 comments) |
 | | Domestic violence How many more deaths before we take action? By Enith Morillo, February 14, 2010 The prophet (saw) said: “The sun and the moon are two signs from amongst Allah’s signs and they do not eclipse because of the death or life of anyone.” Although October was designated as Domestic Violence Awareness Month back in 1995 by leading organizations across North America, for Muslims February seems to be a pivotal month for raising awareness of the presence of Domestic Violence in the Muslim community. The tragic death of sister Aasiya Zubair Hassan on February 2009 served as a catalyst for the birth and rebirth of programs and organizations addressing this social evil. ( 2 comments) |
 | | Exhibition Breaking the veils: Women artists from the Islamic world By Enith Morillo, January 27, 2010 Muslim women have often used literary works, paintings, or other forms of artistic expression to paint a deeply sensitive and intimate portrayal of how Islam, culture, and society impact their realities. “ Breaking the Veils: Women Artists from the Islamic World” is an art exhibition organized by the Royal Society of Fine Arts in Jordan and the Pan-Mediterranean Women Artists Network of Greece, to dispel the negative stereotypes surrounding women throughout the Islamic world, including Indonesia, Yemen, and Morocco. The showcase consists of 72 art pieces by 51 women representing a spectrum of religious beliefs in over 20 Islamic countries. ( No comments) |
 | | Corrupt Scholars Part 2: Following the nations before us? By Enith Morillo, January 6, 2010 Prophet Muhammad (saw) said, in the hadith narrated by Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri (ra): “You will certainly follow the ways of those who came before you, span by span, cubit by cubit, until even if they were to enter a lizard’s hole, you would follow them.” We said, “O Messenger of Allah, (do you mean) the Jews and Christians?” He said, “Who else?!” ( 1 comment) |
 | | Corrupt scholars Part 1: Entitled to diplomatic impunity? By Enith Morillo, December 30, 2009 Muslims throughout the world are fierce in their love and respect of Muslim religious scholars, whom Allah (swt) and His beloved Prophet Muhammad (saw) have so strongly praised in the Qur’an and ahadith. Endless are the narrations on the excellence of those who seek knowledge and teach it, those who memorize and recite our sacred scripture, and those who sacrifice their lives in the pursuit of knowledge. ( No comments) |
 | | Polygyny Part 2: The cult mentality in secret, serial polygynous marriages By Enith Morillo, November 30, 2009 The existent double standards that occur when polygyny is practiced, particularly when it is kept secret from the other wife or wives, make it acceptable and praiseworthy for a Muslim man to marry (or marry more than one wife) to guard his chastity, while when a Muslim sister marries for that reason only, she is considered lewd and desperate. ( 2 comments) |
 | | Polygyny Part 1: The cult mentality in secret, serial polygynous marriages By Enith Morillo, November 11, 2009 The Prophet has stated, "The greatest sin amongst all sins in the eyes of God is of a person, who marries a woman and divorces her once his needs have been fulfilled and also usurps her dowry in the process…" (Al-Hakim and Al-Bayhaqi Ibn Umar). In the last couple of decades, the American Muslim community has unfortunately witnessed a growing trend in which respectable, well-known Muslim men marry and then divorce Muslim women in a secret, serial manner. ( 31 comments) |
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