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More Moroccan women propose to men By Khadija al-Fathi, January 6, 2012 |
Analysts in Morocco attribute the rise in the number of women proposing to men to a campaign that wants to promote principles of gender equality. In conservative societies, it is always expected of men to take the initiative as far as marriage proposals are concerned and girls who decide to reverse the situation are likely to be criticized for breaking a long-standing tradition. The remarkable rise in the number of women proposing to men in Morocco has shed more light on the phenomenon and drove many to analyze the reasons for its prevalence.  ( ) |
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Why yes, I’m an Islamophobe By Fakhra Hassan, January 2, 2012 |
<< Disclaimer: This piece contains strong language, reader discretion is advised. >>
I am an Islamophobe. The phobia stems from a simple reason – my not-so-blind attraction to smart and well-educated women. ( ) |
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Laila, Oh Laila By Keran Chaudhry, December 30, 2011 |
<< Disclaimer: This piece contains strong language, reader discretion is advised. >>
Summary: A prose piece about South Asian men who leave the women they claim to love in order to conform to cultural patriarchal norms and succumb to family pressure. ( ) |
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The Amriki larki (The American girl) By Mohammad Nasir, November 24, 2011 |
Junior year of high school, I considered myself a fortunate aberration, evading the often-inevitable encounters of what my parents deemed the teenage “three D’s”: drinking, drugs, and dating. Surrounded by a diverse, yet value-oriented group of friends, we ceremoniously spent weekend nights playing Hasbro board games, eating discount pies on docks, or consuming syrupy drinks at one of the many local cafes. As the year progressed, our friendships shifted accordingly, and each of us succumbed to one or more of the dreaded D’s. In my case, it was dating. ( ) |
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This brother is perfect for you By Asiila bintal Garner, November 19, 2011 |
<< From the AltMuslimah Archives >>
As part of our exploration of relationships and the quest to find a mate, Altmuslimah presents a fictional story based on one woman's real life adventures in her search for a husband in the late 1980's, before the internet and online dating services. The men - introduced through friends, Muslim families, and letter-based marital services - are actual, the conversations factual. The names have been changed to protect the not-so-innocent. ( ) |
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The best of you By Hesham A. Hassaballa, November 18, 2011 |
<< From the AltMuslimah Archives >>
Growing up, I was surrounded by the typical patriarchal family structure. My father was not a brutal tyrant, far from it. Nevertheless, the notion of the "man's role" and the "woman's role" abound throughout my upbringing. When it came time for me to marry, I wanted to be different. I wanted a different kind of marital relationship. ( ) |
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An anti-teen-dating diatribe By Mohja Kahf, November 14, 2011 |
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Teen dating: What demented dunce invented it? Aunty Mohja wants to know. What possesses U.S. consumerist culture to promote it as the norm? Let’s send a boy and a girl, their horniness joyfully newfound but woefully untamed, into the dark of a theater or the back of a car, unsupervised. Let’s urge them to contort their emerging personalities around what makes them pleasing to the other they wish to attract. ( ) |
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Unmarried at 30: Handling the stigma with grace By Fahad Faruqui, November 7, 2011 |
Author’s note: As is often the case in real life, things don’t pan out the way we would like it to be, which leads to a constant tug-of-war between our dreams and reality. This article is inspired by the story of a friend who recently shared her shattered dreams via email. It’s fascinating how she copes with her struggle. ( ) |
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A practical or problematic term for Muslim-Americans to adopt? By Dr. Asad Hussain & Rifk Ebeid, November 3, 2011 |
<< From the AltMuslimah Archives >>
The word “dating” stirs a lot of controversy among Muslims, but can and should we work with this term to suit a Muslim-American context and facilitate a larger conversation on gender relations? Are expressions such as “talking” and “getting to know each other” euphemisms that limit our ability to fully engage in honest discussion, or are they a useful way of distinguishing courtship practices among Muslims from secular practices usually associated with the term “dating”? ( ) |
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To date or not to date By Nausheena Ahmed, November 1, 2011 |
On my first day of university my father had four words of advice. “Don’t talk to boys!” In his mind boys were the root of all evil and the source of much danger. Although I did not follow the letter of his law, the advice stayed in the back of my mind. Flash forward ten years and I am in IKEA with my three-year-old daughter. She is wandering around the children’s section checking out the toys while a two year old boy checks her out. He conspicuously follows her around the toy bins and finally works up the nerve to ask her to play. ( ) |
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No sex on campus? By Asma Uddin and Ashley McGuire, October 24, 2011 |
Another school year is in full swing. Frat houses around the country are once again swollen with partygoers and intoxicated youth. Sunday mornings once again mark the regret of thousands of young women who hooked-up the night prior and either cannot remember what they did, or do remember and are trying to forget. Another hook-up season is in full swing. ( ) |
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American Muslim sister-wives? By Engy Abdelkader, October 19, 2011 |
About a week or so ago, I was invited to participate in a town hall focusing on religious freedom in America and the contagion of so-called "anti-Sharia" legislation around the country when the topic of Muslim sister wives arose. By way of background, approximately 50 "anti-Sharia" bills have been introduced in more than 20 states and three have passed, including those in Oklahoma, Louisiana and Tennessee. ( ) |
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There are just no good Muslim women out there By Adam Sitte, October 18, 2011 |
I shouldn’t take this any further. Apart from not being true, it’s a diatribe that obfuscates something deeper (just as the parallel, but unnervingly more standard retreat, "Where are all the good Muslim men?" does). The degree of intelligent, sincere, socially conscious, and admirable Muslim women I meet is staggering, many of whom in a previous life I wouldn’t have hesitated asking out to dinner to get to know better. Yet, I find myself simply put off by Muslim women. << From the AltMuslimah Archives >> ( ) |
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The ethics of chivalry By Zaid Shakir, October 17, 2011 |
Too many Muslims are involved in marriages that devolve into an empty observation of duties and an equally vacuous demand for the fulfillment of rights. While such practices are laudable in their proper context, when they are divorced from kindness, consideration, empathy, and true commitment they define marriages that become a fragile caricature. Such relationships are irreparably shattered by a silly argument, a few wrinkles on the face, or a few unwanted pounds around the waist. << From the AltMuslimah Archives >> ( ) |
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Wifehood and motherhood not only ways to paradise By MARYAM AMIR-EBRAHIMI, October 12, 2011 |
“Why are you majoring in that field?” I asked a sister in college. She sighed, “To be honest, I just want to get married. I don’t really care about what I’m studying right now. I’m just waiting to get hitched so I can be a wife and a mother.” “It’s awesome that she wants to be a wife and a mother, but why would she put her life on hold?” I wondered. Why would a skilled, passionate young woman create barriers to striving for self-improvement and her ability to be socially transformative when she doesn’t yet have the responsibilities of wifehood or motherhood? ( ) |
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