Naming our children
August 27th, 2014 | by Omar
Reflections on the state of women in our ummah 1400+ years after the departure of the Prophet ﷺ and how far we've regressed towards jahiliyyah
Browsing the "women" Tag
The female scholars of Islam
May 13th, 2014 | by Omar
We as a Muslim community need to make major changes in our attitudes and views. May Allah (swt) bless Shaykh Dr. [&hellip
Women in the ‘Hood – Asma Hanif
October 12th, 2012 | by Omar
A gut wrenching lecture that challenges the assumptions and stereotypes. I can’t say I agree with everything within the video [&hellip
Women are the foundation of our communities
October 9th, 2012 | by Omar
What saddens me as a male is the depths to which we as a gender take out our frustration and ineptitude by oppressing those whom we have the slightest "power" over.
Habib Ali al-Jifri on women
October 2nd, 2012 | by Omar
In this video Habib Ali passionately talks about the compulsion placed on Muslims in ensuring that the treatment of women within the community is done in a just manner. He outlines the Prophetic tradition on how the measure of goodness is tied to the goodness to women
There is no honour in perpetuating oppression
October 2nd, 2012 | by Omar
I've written a number of times about how human beings very easily lose their humanity at the smallest opportunity. The latest in this is the turmoil taking place in Syria. The fact that women and children are being targeted is the most abhorrent part of this civil war
What is a women’s purpose in life?
May 12th, 2008 | by Omar
When my wife and I were discussing what we should name our daughter we had a long discussion about the [&hellip