Due to my nature (I don’t like to judge people or think the worst about people I don’t know), I never googled Raquel. She warned me that bad stuff might come up, that didn’t necessarily reflect her true opinions, you all know how “evil” the internet and peoples misconceptions can be.

We all make bad and good choices, and none of us can be the first in line to say he/she is sin free. I support all the people out there who try to follow the Quraan the best they can, not harming others, and trying to stay true to the teachings of the Prophet SAW.

Sorry that I had to moderate some comments, I really don’t like to do that. Have a good day, keep visiting, and may God bless you all!

First, the self-satisfying, self-centered Feminists who rant and rave and carry on about “Choice” and then spend most of their time focusing on having the right to sleep around like prostitutes and have abortions while there are starving children and abused/murdered women suffering the world over. You know… the REAL issues that you mention on your blog?? And then these self-gratification oriented Feminists try and legally remove the “freedom to choose” from anyone *they* disagree with.

Secondly, I can’t stand spineless, wimpy women that refuse to take a powerul stand for what they believe in because they are total cowards and cannot handle confrontation ~ and YET they will attack and tear into any women that actually have spines and the courage to take a firm stand against what they believe are sins against God!! (Umm Imran is obviously NOT one of those wimpy kinds of women and so she has my respect as well! (Due to my dyslexia it took six tries to spell “Imran” and I’m still not sure I have it right hehehe…))

We women have the ability to bring about justice in this hurting world if we actually get off of our duffs, quit yapping on our cell phones and watching our soap operas and take a powerful, God-centered stand against evil and injustice. It is so incredibly frustrating when I try and discuss REAL ISSUES with my fellow women and they give me a blank look and then carry on about how much weight they need to lose and gee, did I watch last night’s episode of blah-blah-blah??

Like the TV and the cell phone, the Internet can be a place to hide away from the pains and evils of the world OR it can be used as a tool to spread God’s justice from one corner of the globe to the other. I have nothing but the deepest respect for any and all women who use their Blogs not only for fun posts but also to discuss, and bring to light, the real issues concerning the sufferings of FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS around the world.

The reason so many women totally WIMP out is because the second you take a stand, dress modest, and/or start flapping your jaws about the evils and sins of this world ***and how they are hurting other human beings*** Satan attacks and he attacks visiously via fellow women!! And this starts up the moment you so much as say “peep” against evil. This is actually a good sign because it means that you are on the right path and you are making Satan AFRAID and he is now trying to shut you up and scare you away. He wants you to join the trembling ranks of the Wimpy Women…

Women’s Rights are very important. No woman should be abused or harassed in the name of religion or just because. However, the buck doesn’t stop here because ALL human beings deserve the right to be free of abuse and harassment! While I acknowledge that homosexual sex is a sin, I also acknowledge that homosexual human beings, my fellow brothers and sisters created by God, deserve protection from abuse and persecution. They deserve justice, not evil, and anyone that lays a hand against a homosexual person or discriminates against them or otherwise brings harm against them ~ be it physical or personal ~ is doing the work of Satan and not the work of God. We are not to deny that homosexual sex is a sin but at the same time we are not to join the ranks of satanic abusers. In this sense, “Gay Rights” is spot-on. But *only* in this sense. All of the other “rights” are not rights, they are permissions to live in sin without anyone acknowledging that sin and I can never support that. Yet I will never spit on a gay person or call for their abuse and harassment!!

And this is because… I am also a sinner!! I am also making mistakes on a daily basis. I am right there in the ranks of sinful human beings and you know what? If we sinners are promised the mercy of God Himself… how dare we humans deny mercy to one another? Yes, we must tell the truth and always stand firm against sin but how can we expect the mercy of God if we do not show mercy towards our fellow human beings? I know you are Muslims and I am Catholic but please endure a Bible quote: “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy…”

To all women out there who have the guts and the spines to stand up against those who violate the law of God in its many, disgusting manifestations: KEEP AT IT! The persecution you face is 100% normal. It shows you that you have satan running scared…

Assalamu aleikum wa ramatullahi wa barakatuhu. First, I want to say how much it has personally meant to me to be featured here. Not because of the fashion or the compliments, even – but because I have been able to feel some support and acceptance among my fellow Muslims. Something I don’t get to feel that often. It has truly meant a lot to me.

The recent commentaries break my heart. Due to some of my activism, I’ve been getting a lot of criticism and even hate from people of many backgrounds. It has been lovely, up until today, to see Muslim women trying to build each other up rather than tear each other down. In the past year, I have done a lot of reflection and reevaluation of where I stand and what I wish to achieve. That reflection – and even dissent within my own community – is actually what led me to my decision to wear hijab full-time. I will tell you right now that this is a decision my colleagues fully and wholeheartedly support. Sisters, my experience in trying to reform some of our community’s behaviors has truly made me fall more in love with our faith. Being involved in my current work has only strengthened my faith and taught me more about what Islam really is. And that, I think, is worth celebration – not condemnation.

I have no interest in “changing” Islam, nor do I wish to “justify” any behavior or lifestyle. It’s not my place. The one and final thing I will say about it is this – only our Creator knows the full truth of anything. He will judge each of us, including me. Each step we take is measured by His precepts, and each breath we take has been given by His grace. I am nothing without His forgiveness, and I am nothing without His love.

The Qur’an compels each of us to act for justice. Being a reform-minded Muslim is not about changing Islam itself. Sisters, that is the furthest from my intention. I am interested in us, as a community, taking greater action against the things don e in our name. For example, we know that honor killings and child executions are wrong. We, as Muslims, each need to do more about these issues. Reforming the mainstream Muslim mindset means challenging those who act as if these things are justified by Islam. All of us know that they are not. Not enough of us feel the courage to do something about it, however. That’s where I stand.

We also know that the Qur’an tells us to not speak ill of each other. That some suspicions “are indeed sins.” I hope, above all, that you will all continue to support sister Basbousa even if you continue to judge me. She featured me here to support a fellow Muslimah. Lifting each other up only encourages us to be better people. It would be nice if we all worked to support each other too. That may not happen, as much as I would like it to.

Thank you to those who have had kind words. Ma’salaama.

Allah swt knows best when it comes to hijab and everything else!