Unique MuslimahUnique MuslimahThis blog writes about Muslim women's rights in Islam. Women have been silenced for too long and we want to speak out against the horrific things women have to go through. In this blog there are many stories of Muslim women's lives who are suffering. Articles
I Owe It To You, Great-Grandfather
2007-10-02 23:05:00 The person I’ve become clicked when I visited an aunt a few weeks ago. I remember noticing a large black and white photo of a man smiling, his eyes filled with wisdom and peace. ‘Who is that?’ I interrupted my aunt as she placed two glasses of soda on the round, mahogany table. ‘That?’ she looked ... More About: Society , Personal , Religion , Islam , Family
I Owe It To You, Great-Grandfather
2007-10-01 23:05:00 The person I’ve become clicked when I visited an aunt a few weeks ago. I remember noticing a large black and white photo of a man smiling, his eyes filled with wisdom and peace. ‘Who is that?’ I interrupted my aunt as she placed two glasses of soda on the round, mahogany table. ‘That?’ she looked ... More About: Society , Personal , Religion , Islam , Family
If Yahoo! Ruled the World?
2007-10-01 00:50:00 As a Muslim woman I yet again feel marginalised. And I’ll tell you why. While browsing through a few blogs I came to notice something called Yahoo! Avatars. It spiced up the blogs I visited, seeing each blogger represent themselves and their mood through their avatar. I thought to myself, well I simply must have ... More About: Society , Religion , Islam , Media , Women
Our Countries Offer Life
2007-09-30 16:53:00 We’re constantly glued in front of the television, watching news broadcast after news broadcast, soaking up information and believing that this is the truth. And even if we don’t really believe it, we are offered no other alternative, so the images we watch are forever stained into our subconscious. But I want to give you ... More About: Society , News , Politics , Religion , Islam
How Free Are We?
2007-09-28 23:53:00 As the moon rises in the deep velvety night sky, sailing from one point to another, lights turn on across Cairo, each light belonging to a home, each home having their own story to tell to the world. From above, Cairo looks like a jewel, glistening, twinkling, the city of lights, the city that welcomes ... More About: Society , Religion , Islam , Family , Life
The Ramadan Alarm Clock
2007-09-28 03:56:00 I’m deep in my slumber, dreaming of doves chasing one another, when a sound calls me from afar. In the distance I can hear it, it slowly yanks me out of my dreaming state as the sound comes near. Down in the street a man walks barefoot, enjoying the peaceful state of Cairo, the fresh, ... More About: Society , Islam , Humour , Food , Culture
Egyptian Sweet Tooth
2007-09-27 22:02:00 You’d think Ramadan means less food, less cooking, less eating. But no, not here in Egypt. Ramadan means quite the opposite. There are actually special dishes and deserts made especially in Ramadan; people rush to the stores to stock up. Others are seen queuing up to buy delicious sweets that are traditionally eaten during the ... More About: Society , Religion , Islam , Health , Food
?Your Paradise Sounds Like a Brothel?
2007-09-25 11:00:00 During the taraweeh prayers in the mosque, there is a short recess after the congregation prays four prostrations. In this recess a learned person gives a short speech about a religious issue, before continuing the next set of prostrations. Tonight a man spoke about something which made most men and women in the mosque feel ... More About: Religion , Islam , Abuse , Sounds , Egypt
The Friendship Chain
2007-09-24 01:58:00 Girl meets girl. Girl becomes friends with girl. Other girl gets obsessed with girl. Girl backs out, finding the friendship a little too scary. Obsessed girl begins to stalk girl. Phone calls, e-mails, trips round to girl’s house. Girl says she’s busy, she doesn’t want to hurt obsessed girl. She finds obsessed girl different to ... More About: Life , Relationships , Egypt , Friendship , Depression
Don?t Think of The ?Al-Qaeda Training Camp?
2007-09-23 17:18:00 I wanted to give this entry the title, ‘Ramadan, a spiritual training camp’, but thought some may automatically think of the Al-Qaeda training camp and associate the peaceful month with it. Just to clarify, I see the holy month of Ramadan where Muslims fast from dawn to sunset is a peaceful training camp where we are on a ... More About: Politics , Religion , Islam , Education , Life
How Do You Want to Pray?
2007-09-22 19:59:00 For those of you who don’t know it yet, this is my first Ramadan in Egypt , Cairo. And I can confidently say that it beats having Ramadan back home in the West. It’s enough that the majority are united with you in your cause, fasting for the sake of God. It’s cute, all the little ... More About: Religion , Islam , Photography , Reflections
You Call This Driving?
2007-09-22 01:11:00 The driving attitude in Egypt is something like the bumper car game; there are no rules. Traffic lights are just there for decoration purposes. People may drive without a license at their own risk. If they get caught, then shame to them. Sounding the car’s honk is a necessary part of the driving experience, to ... More About: Islam , Women , Cars , Driving
The Handbag Effect
2007-09-20 18:54:00 I shop feverishly for a handbag I can show off to the world; and my world consists of my friends, family and those who add me on facebook. My bag simply has to match my specifications; it must look good on my arm. Nothing else is to be taken into account, except that the bag’s colour ... More About: Shopping , Life , Relationships , Culture , Fashion
The Couple Culture II
2007-09-19 04:26:00 The Couple Culture in Egypt , a phrase I dubbed and wrote about a few months back, is still evident during Ramadan. Although I’m not totally ignorant to the fact that not everyone follows the Ramadan guidelines 100%, it somehow always takes me by surprise when I find someone I know blatantly sinning in front of my face. And encouraging ... More About: Religion , Islam , Dating
Blessed am I; It Falls in Ramadan
2007-09-18 00:19:00 To the Dearest, Most Merciful, The Most Compassionate, The Lord of the Universe, The Creator of the Seen and Unseen. Dear God: I kneel in this prayer to thank you. I thank you for allowing me to thank you, for this is a blessing in itself. And I thank you for blessing me with another year ... More About: Personal , Islam , Egypt , Spirituality , Reflections
It?s About Mercy
2007-09-17 16:11:00 Ramadan is all about mercy. Mercy from humans towards every living thing. And mercy from God towards His obedient servants. Some people can turn 180 degrees during the blessed days of Ramadan, showing their kindness, forgiving others and putting aside their differences. People who have ignored each other the whole year will compete with each ... More About: Islam , Egypt , Analysis , Muslims , Ramadan
It?s All About Your Level
2007-09-16 20:35:00 This Ramadan I’m constantly reflecting on what level I am on of fasting. Sometimes I point out to myself out loud, ‘If I do that, I’ll be on Level 1, so forget it!’, more often I encourage myself with, ‘If I do this, I’ll be on Level 2, so go for it!’. When people nearby ... More About: Islam , Egypt , Reflections
It?s All About Family
2007-09-15 00:51:00 And it’s also all about food, but we’ll leave that for another post. Ramadan is all about family gatherings. It starts from day one of Ramadan when everyone calls each other on the telephone to wish each other ‘Ramadan Mubarak’. Next you are invited over to break your fast. There you meet the extended family, ... More About: Islam , Family , Egypt , Analysis , Muslims
Look at Her Life
2007-09-14 01:21:00 It was really hard not to write about this. I tried, for hours, to ignore the feelings going through me, how heavy I feel in the heart. It’s supposed to be a glorious day, but all I feel is sadness. I know I shouldn’t write about people and so I will just write about how ... More About: Personal , Life , Egypt , Peer Pressure
My Guest
2007-09-12 12:58:00 A week ago I hurried towards Cairo airport, expecting an important visitor to arrive later that evening. I had anticipated this meeting for weeks and finally came the day when this special guest would be welcomed into my arms. For this guest I had prepared a lovely meal at home and cleaned a room for ... More About: Islam , Egypt , Reflections , Ramadan , Guest
Memories of Ismailia
2007-09-10 04:31:00 I was out of Cairo for the past few days. Just over an hour away, Ismalia welcomed me to its arms, a small town that sits on the Suez Canal. I remember visiting Ismalia over fifteen years ago; it has changed a little, with new hotels sprouting along the canal. I visited Ismalia with the ... More About: Family , Travel , Photography , Egypt , Memories
Fame Gotten to Your Head, Unique?
2007-09-06 16:31:00 Through an e-mail today I was addressed with a few points that I never thought was possible. I didn’t realise that people could be thinking these things of me or my blog. It opened my a few doors I never knew existed in the first place and gave me some perspective on a few issues. ... More About: Personal , Blogging , Unique , Friendships , Head
How You See Me
2007-09-04 22:55:00 Earlier today I received an e-mail from a reader. I must have read the e-mail over five times, just because I have never really received an e-mail like this before. I had to absorb the words and when I did, I was lost in my own thoughts, wondering about how I appear on this blog ... More About: Personal , Journey , Reflections , Blogging , Thoughts
My Way or No Way!
2007-09-03 22:11:00 Everyone has a certain way of thinking here. Views on certain issues, or certain people. I call these views their opinions, but to some of them, these are not mere opinions, these are facts, facts that they would swear on. Facts they would die for. Their belief in these facts are passed on so that ... More About: Culture , Egypt , Analysis
My Maid, My Property
2007-09-02 01:01:00 Most of my aunt’s have maids. Some are live in maids while others come by every other day to either cook or clean. Many high class families have maids, and it’s becoming quite fashionable to have a European, Asian or African maid to look after the children. You’ll find mothers and fathers walking with their ... More About: Abuse , Lifestyle , Culture , Egypt , Property
Love From the Net?
2007-08-29 01:15:00 In many cultures free-mixing is not encouraged, so young men and women find it impossible to find their future spouse without it being arranged through the family. This kind of arrangement is growing old, with men and women wanting to find their future partner themselves, through their own eyes and ears. Who best knows what ... More About: Marriage , Relationships , Culture , Love , Reflections
Modern-Day Cinderella
2007-08-28 01:06:00 Yasmeen’s father married a woman ten years older than him, who was already divorced with children. His mother, Yasmeen’s grandmother, immediately disowned him as some Egyptian mothers may do and years went by without a word from her son who was banished from their lives. He bore a child, Yasmeen, from his wife, a pretty young girl ... More About: Women , Family , Abuse , Children , Culture
Colours of Our Night
2007-08-26 11:28:00 I hide behind the colours of our love, in the shadows of intimacy and unveiling, I wait. I smile at the sounds of mighty metallic birds roaring through our sky, sending shudders of ecstasy through my spine, for you are coming home to my arms, where I wait. The birds rejoice in our ocean of air, where they dip their wings in the ... More About: Poetry , Egypt , Colours , Night
Don?t Be Ridiculous!
2007-08-24 18:29:00 Egyptian cats are the cutest. This is Jerry, a homeless cat I found in Alexandria. He was sitting in the Sheraton Hotel Beach-side Cafe under a table, sleeping in the shade. Cats like Jerry break my heart because there are so many homeless animals like him, including kittens. I’ve always wanted to do something for ... More About: Islam , Dreams , Photography , Egypt
I?m Not Afraid of God. I?m Afraid of Your Camera!
More articles from this author:2007-08-24 00:35:00 Actions of hypocrisy led me to a night filled with a pair of swollen eyes and endless tears. I have returned safely from such a night and though I am composed to write the lessons I went through this evening, the memory stabs my heart a little. Because there is nothing I hate more than hypocrisy. More About: Religion , Entertainment , Culture , Photography , Fashion 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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