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
Snaps of Alex
2007-08-23 11:15:00 Alexandria is situated on the north coast of Egypt , overlooking the Mediterranean sea. Its people are friendly and the history of the second-largest city in Egypt is evident. People from all walks of life lived here; from Italians to Germans, English to Russians. Alexandria is a lovely retreat which is only a two hour train ... More About: Travel , Photography , Tourism , Summer
It?s Dark Here
2007-08-21 19:35:00 It’s dark here. Loneliness drowns out flames of desire. The desire to find you. The silence, the loneliness is deafening. A place where no soul can breathe. Where the heart aches with every moment that passes by. Where the body wails silently, stride by stride. More About: Poetry , Dark
My Future Husband
2007-08-19 10:58:00 They think the perfect match would be someone who was born and raised in Egypt, went to Egyptian schools and has never learnt English. These types of men are heavily conditioned by culture. The ones I’ve met are quite patriarchal and would be challenging husbands. The ones who work in foreign companies or went to ... More About: Personal , Islam , Women , Family , Life
Get Off the Net, Woman!
2007-08-18 17:30:00 I hear it time and time again. That because I am a woman, I should stop using the internet. That the internet is not a safe place for me to be alone on. That I should not have this blog open because it is dangerous for me. I don’t mind receiving the advice, because they ... More About: Personal , Women , Reflections , Blogging , Rights
Celebrate Yourself
2007-08-10 11:03:00 Many single women and men are not really single. In their minds they constantly day dream about the perfect one who will soon rescue them from their tower of loneliness. Some women have never experienced some time alone. Real time alone. Where you take yourself out on a date, alone, to treat yourself. Where you celebrate ... More About: Life , Spirituality , Reflections , Celebrate , Brat
The Controversial Rape Law
2007-08-09 14:37:00 In The Name of Honour by Mukhtar Mai is a horrifying look into the lives of women in Pakistan under tribal laws. Such laws that ignore governmental and police authority. It is in a small village where Mukhtar lives as a Qur’an teacher. Although she does not know how to read or write, she had ... More About: Islam , Women , Abuse , Book Review , Rights
Pay-as-you-laugh
2007-08-08 13:02:00 The Egypt ian film industry booms during the summer, with comedy being the main theme. Although several films were released in July, August sees many more movies available for the massess of cinema goers. But it’s not the quantity of movies released that we should be proud of. It’s the quality of the movies, the strength ... More About: Entertainment , Film Review , Arabic , Laugh
The Search Continues
2007-08-07 20:54:00 Day after day, week after week, uncles and aunts, friends and new acquaintances present me with a possible spouse. Day after day, week after week, after meeting these ‘rishas’ my answer is a firm ‘no’. It’s not only my relatives and friends who are starting to worry about my firm rejection every time. I am ... More About: Islam , Life , Marriage , Love , Summer
Your Arabic is Crap!
2007-08-05 14:08:00 Ever had that dream where you are sitting with a group of people and all of a sudden you realise you are stark naked? Everyone looks at you and laughs, comments and stares at how ridiculous you are. Well I lived the dream yesterday, only I was fully clothed. What was ripped open and shredded to ... More About: Religion , Abuse , Egypt , Arabic , Crap
What About What I Want?
2007-08-04 17:25:00 I am currently going through one of the most painful migranes I have ever encountered in my life. Today I was given another marriage dose from my grandmother in the morning. Now they are telling me that they must pick my husband for me, they will organise my wedding and it must be here in Egypt . What ... More About: Islam , Family , Marriage , Culture
Jihad of the Tongue
2007-08-03 22:06:00 I have had quite enough, thank you very much, thought Sarah as she sipped her cold tea. Her father’s cousin at 21 had just married. The cousin, June, was a very rude, spoilt brat. She tried her best to make Sarah hate her own mother when they were teenagers, just because Sarah’s father’s mother didn’t ... More About: Family , Marriage , Culture , Jihad , Appearance
I Am Not Oppressed
2007-08-02 14:52:00 To whom it may concern; You may see me as oppressed by my religion. But with my hand on my heart, sincerely and honestly, this is just not true. My religion Islam liberated me and other women more than 1400 years ago. Before Islam came, young girls were buried by their fathers because it was ... More About: Women , Culture , Rights , Gender
Spiritual Elevation
2007-07-21 20:04:00 Being lifted in the air by a mechanical bird that weighs tonnes is a very humble experience. It is one of the most spiritual experiences I face every now and then. Finding myself powerless, trusting in God, I find my eyes tearing up, as my faith is strengthened, I know that there is no God ... More About: Egypt , Journey , Cairo , Spiritual , Friendships
Dreaming of You
2007-07-14 10:58:00 Should dreams have an effect on a person’s waking life? I’m not the person to answer that. All I know is that my dreams of late have been effecting my thoughts. It’s made me think about many things I take for granted. It’s made me realise that I’m not immortal. The day of my parting ... More About: Spirituality , Reflections , Death , Dreaming , Ming
I?m Not Sleeping Beauty
2007-07-13 06:40:00 Am I allowed to be comfortable in my own skin, or must I be part of a “couple” in order to be happy and accepted. The soap operas I watch portrays the theory that a woman can’t be alone. If she has just broken up with someone, she will find someone else soon after. Her ... More About: Beauty , Marriage , Relationships , Sleeping , Thoughts
Who Gives a Damn
2007-07-11 01:18:00 There has been quite a commotion about the fact that writer Salman Rushdie, former Muslim, received a knighthood by the Queen in the United Kingdom. Some Muslims were and still are outraged. Muslim newspapers condemned this act because Rushdie is known for writing devilish things about Islam. To be honest, I couldn’t give a damn if ... More About: Thoughts , Damn
Summer Lovin?
2007-07-10 23:32:00 I wonder what we are planning to do this summer. Will we waste time sleeping or actually do something meaningful. I was reading a few excellent lectures about the youth and summer and how some people take it as the opportunity to go wild, have summer affairs and what have you. Maybe it’s the heat that brings ... More About: Summer , Reflections
Blowing Out My Candle
2007-07-10 01:36:00 When someone sets out to intentionally patronise or undermine me, it doesn’t hurt. I’ve grown so accustomed to this behaviour that I’ve got an invisible sheild surrounding me, protecting me from people’s words. But it does make me think. It makes me think about the hadiths I have read. That when I see something, I ... More About: Abuse , Candle
When There?s Nothing For Me to Say?
2007-07-06 23:51:00 …a picture can say a thousand words. More About: Nature , Photography , There , Thing
Putting Your Mind to It
2007-07-05 14:07:00 It was exactly two months ago when I decided to get of the bandwagon and commit myself to losing weight and being healthier. On a recent weigh-in I discovered that I have lost a total of 23 pounds (10.5 Kg) which has resulted in me going down approximately three to four dress sizes. Despite this achievement, ... More About: Weight Loss , Mind , Losing Weight , Putting
Why Not?
2007-07-04 21:28:00 I was watching a film the other day, about a wife having twelve kids. Twelve. She’s a writer and managed to lose all the pregnancy weight and look like a woman who had no children, let alone twelve. I know these days a lot of people think that it is crazy to have more than ... More About: Islam , Family , Thoughts , Why Not
A Secret Revealed
2007-07-04 02:30:00 It’s probably negative thinking, but I’ve always held this belief about myself. A certain belief that I find to be inevitable. Deep down though, I know I could be wrong. But looking at all the bad things happening in the world around me, doesn’t give me much to hope for. More About: Personal , Marriage , Relationships , Love , Thoughts
Pleasurable Sin
2007-07-03 00:32:00 I have a guilty conscience. I’m feeling guilty for doing something I know I should not be doing. It is mentioned in the Qur’an a few times. God says that those who do it are friends of the devil. I’m scared that I am slowly becoming a friend of the devil in this case. I ... More About: Islam , Shopping , Abuse , Lifestyle , Reflections
Silence Broken on Sexual Frustration
2007-07-01 21:37:00 The four women sat in a circle, facing each other. They had come together because they had experienced similar situations. They had been mistreated by men. Men who were supposedly practicing Muslims. The women shared their stories, each describing the torment they endured from menacing brothers whom they had not harmed. They wanted to break ... More About: Islam , Women , Abuse , Rights
Protected: Salt
2007-07-01 01:58:00 There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. More About: Personal , Salt , Prot
Our Destiny?
2007-06-29 23:33:00 It’s something I am terrified of. It’s something that I detest. It’s something that makes me sad. Every-time I see this act being committed, I silently ask God to save us. More About: Islam , Family , Destiny , Reflections , Thoughts
Letter to My Grandchildren
2007-06-28 10:08:00 As I write this you are not even born yet. My own children are not even born yet. But if you are reading this letter, then destiny has been fulfilled; destiny that knows you belong to me. I look at the sky now and wonder if it is the same sky you are seeing, if ... More About: Family , Letter , Dedication
The Dark Side
2007-06-27 23:47:00 I was in a department store when I had to go to the bathroom to make wudu. As I finished I slowly put my hijab back on and saw the most shocking sight. It made my heart plunge. A tall, dark man had entered the ladies bathroom. More About: Women , Abuse , Rights , Dark , The Dark
A Man with Too Much of a Feminine Side?
2007-06-26 23:56:00 This is a picture I took while I was out shopping in a major department store. A bit of undercover journalism; I saw a horrific sight. I purposely blurred the quality of the photo so that the person is not recognisable to anyone. I do not want to humiliate the man, but I would like to take ... More About: Islam , Women , Rights , Patriarchy , Side
Leaving Something Behind for Those Who Come After Us
More articles from this author:2007-06-26 11:10:00 At 70, my Aunt has passed away and joined her God. It is a fate we have all been dreading, for she was loved dearly. To describe her as a great woman would be an understatement and would do her no justice. She was one of those unique women who struggled so much in life, ... More About: Family , Egypt , Death , Dedication , Something 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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