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Books, CultureMay 31, 2009

A response to “A warrior and a woman”

Recently, AltMuslimah reviewed my novel Mother of the Believers, a book that follows the birth of Islam from the perspective of Aisha (RA), the wife of Prophet Muhammad (SAWS). I would like to thank the reviewer, Uzma Mariam Ahmed, for taking the time to read my book and for writing a very gracious and positive review. And I would also like to take a moment to comment on the points that Ms. Ahmed raises as small problems for her that detracted from her overall warm response to the book.

Books, CultureMay 18, 2009

Mecca, AD 613

Author and screenwriter Kamran Pasha shares with us an excerpt from his new novel, Mother of the Believers: A Novel of the Birth of Islam, published last month by Washington Square Press. The novel centers around the life of Aisha, the Prophet Muhammed’s youngest wife.

Books, CultureMay 16, 2009

A warrior and a woman

There is much to recommend about Kamran Pasha’s powerfully and sensitively written new novel Mother of the Believers, where Pasha proves his mettle as a writer representing the voice of a fiery and controversial female protagonist who lived fourteen hundred years ago.

Community, CultureMay 12, 2009

A response to “The dehijabization phenomenon”

As someone who chose to “dehijab,” I respect all Muslim women regardless of whether they choose to wear hijab, not to wear it, or to stop wearing it. What is unacceptable, however, is Muslims being judgmental toward those who simply disagree with them.

Books, CultureMay 6, 2009

Body parts and marriage eligibility

In this excerpt from her new novel The Writing on My Forehead, author Nafisa Haji describes an incident in the protagonist’s youth that lays bare the priorities set down by tradition, where the threat of serious injury is not abhorred for injury’s sake, but for prospects of a future marriage.

Books, CultureMay 4, 2009

Storytelling: The allure and the danger

Author Nafisa Haji has a story to tell. But it’s a story within a story – the journey she took while she was writing her first novel The Writing on My Forehead – in which she learned about her own identity as she was conveying, through fiction, the perceptions she had of herself.

Culture, FashionApril 25, 2009

It’s the first Saudi fashion show… no cameras allowed!

Saudi Arabia’s first women’s fashion show was held by the Nafisat Shams Al Biqa’ Academy in Jeddah last month, despite a restricted audience, clerical resistance, and a mixed reaction from the Saudi public. Nevertheless, it remains a breakthrough for Saudi fashion designers and for Saudi women in general.

Community, Culture, FashionMarch 30, 2009

The dehijabization phenomenon

After a brief, identity-driven swell in the number of hijab wearers, there now appears to be a decline. Why did women who spent years, or decades, in hijab decide to dehijabize? What is it that women feel must be fulfilled in life without the hijab that is apparently missing while wearing it?

1 Fatima Love letter to my Black family

I am not American but, I am black. I was hopeful in reading this piece because it started with the acknowledgment of racism within South Asians and Muslim Asians communities.…
2 faisal qadeer Ramadan in the Time of Covid-19

Hi, admin amazing info Thanks for sharing good work keep it up.
3 Fr 17 Hidden Benefits of Niqab

You claim to be Muslim but you don’t really seem like it. I’m not saying that your not muslim if you don’t wear a scarf but how can you pray…
4 Jayant 17 Hidden Benefits of Niqab

Although I am not muslim by faith but i supporting hijab and burkha for women.
5 Sajid Ismail Connection between fasting from sex during Ramadan

When fasting , if done correctly a certain type of energy is created. Infused with ones own sex energy, it becomes active. Through awareness it is beautifully raised . Beauty…