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Family Ties by amina wadud

Some of you may be familiar with the time honored curse: “May you grow up to have a child exactly like you…”? I know, no one is exactly alike, but the point is, some of what we put our parents through...

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Good Muslim, Bad Muslim by amina wadud

No doubt about it, the news of late has been dismal, heart breaking, soul crunching. Pick a place or theme and see where you end up: Ebola in parts of Africa, Israel and Hamas; Ferguson, Missouri;...

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Muslim Separatists and The Idea of an “Islamic” State by amina wadud

The other day, someone on twitter said she would not allow ISIS (known as the Islamic State of the Levant) use the name of “her” religion.  In fact, scholars in Egypt had proposed that they be called...

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LGBTQI Muslims and International Movements for Empowerment by amina wadud

I am currently in Cape Town South Africa at a Queer Muslim International Retreat.  Next month I will go to Jakarta Indonesia for a workshop focused on the same agenda: reform in Muslim communities...

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The Season of Pilgrimage by amina wadud

This weekend those of us not performing the ritual pilgrimage, or Hajj, will enjoy the Festival of the Sacrifice of Eid al-Adha. Celebrated on the 10th day of the 12th lunar calendar month, it tends to...

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Get your fatwa off our backs! by amina wadud

It’s not so easy any more to control the parameters of Islam and the way it is practiced by those who wish to stuff their opinion down the throats of other Muslim citizens, be they minorities or...

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The God of Love by amina wadud

I admit I had the fortune of loving my father, the late Reverend Teasley, and feeling loved by him.  I also date my fascination with the divine back to my father.  There are many ways this fascination...

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Justice for Mike Brown? by amina wadud

I was born the year the Supreme Court of the United States of America began to hear Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka; a case that ought to be known to all as a matter of US history. Here is a...

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Are the Gods Afraid of Black Sexuality? by amina wadud

This was the title of a two day conference recently held at Columbia University. At one point on the first day, one presenter asked if there was anyone who is not Christian. Two hands went up, sitting...

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Good Things Come to an End by amina wadud

It has been a marvelous experience for me, these past few years, to be connected with this community Feminism and Religion. Still, sometimes even good things have to come to an end. I’ve decided to...

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