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more about #muslim more comments → OsbornCastor: First post by a geezer with a Y-chromosome... I lived for 2 years in Saudi Arabia (Jeddah) and nearly 4 years in Egypt (Alexandria, just came back in... more » wtfox?!: Not long ago, I read Simon Winchester's Krakatoa. (This is actually relevant.) One of his major observations was that the worldwide reaction to the vo... more » kristinab: there are more inaccuracies in this blurb than there are accuracies. basically, "sharia" means "correct, true, just", et cetera in arabic, and is la... more » happiness is a warm gun: Islam is objectionable because it's a totalitarian system that encompasses all areas of your life. See that post from earlier today with the Malaysian... more » Wibbles: First. "Consummating the marriage by 9." is not a complete sentence. Also, I'm sorry, but I don't even get the point that makes. Second. A dowry is p... more » Penny_Esq: Okay, and who the fuck gave this woman a book deal? She can hardly string a sentence together. Christ almighty, her editor must have some kind of pati... more » yinyang: It's only a matter of time before I get this email from my grandparents. more » deeemer: See, I don't understand this: "Most predominately Muslim countries have family codes that dictate that a woman must be a certain age before she can b... more » willwriteforfood: Wait, is this the crazy-eyed woman who showed up on Bill Maher once yelping about how beheading is inherently a Muslim crime against disobedient wives... more » dj_chick: Things like this are ridiculous. A few days ago one of my former high school friends posted this video... needless to say, I was horrified and ca... more » battleaxonista...is a humorless bitch: Countries that use religion to subvert women would have used any one that was available, Christianity included. 99% of the time this is a perversion o... more » divine booty: Actually, there's some controversy regarding Aisha (the Prophet Mohammad's wife)'s age. Some say she was 16 when the marriage was consummated. Umm I t... more » pesematology: 1. This is almost identical to slander waged against the Talmud by anti-Semites since long before the Nazis. 2. Comic sans. Ugh. 3. Comic sans ITAL... more » verdegrrl: Some folks here make a good point - the covering is a cultural thing and by extension made to be religious, but not actually part of the original reli... more » green_ipod: Up next - store robbed by a dude in a blue shirt and trucker hat BANS BLUE SHIRTS AND TRUCKER HATS. People make such stupid policies... more » -
#muslimmadness
Muslim Madness! Myths Surrounding Sharia
One of our tipsters sent a disturbing email she received as a forward, which apparently warns against the impending destruction of the West. I spoke to Fatemeh Fakhraie, editor of Muslimah Media Watch in hopes of sorting it all out. More » -
#veiledthreat
Muslim-Owned Shop Bans Women Wearing Veils
A jewelry store in Glasgow says customers cannot wear anything covering their faces, following a robbery by men disguised as Muslim women. Veil-wearing women, however, can schedule an appointment with a female staffer. [The Telegraph] -
#complicatedconversations
Murder Of Muslim-American Woman Sparks Media Frenzy
Sometime last week, Aasiya Hassan, 37, filed for divorce. Several days later, she was dead. On Thursday, her husband, Muzzammil Hassan, went to the police and told them where they could find the body. More » -
#skindeep
Is Hijab Tourism Educational Or Offensive?
Hailey Woldt is part of an anthropological project, led by American University Islamic studies professor Akbar Ahmed, to document what it is to be Muslim in America after September 11th. Her assignment: wear an abaya. More » -
