As 2011 comes to an end, I wanted to share some thoughts that have been on my mind lately. Due to the dangerous intersections of race, gender, class, sexual orientation, and other positionalities, it is important to stress on being conscious of these interlocking oppressions. The term “intersectionality” is invoked a lot, but there is [...]
All posts for the month December, 2011
Unlearning Sexism and Other Oppressions
Posted in Anti-racism, Feminism
Posted by Jehanzeb on December 31, 2011
http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/unlearning-sexism-and-other-oppressions/
Imam Hussain, Love, and Social Justice
I know I mentioned to a few friends that I was taking a brief hiatus from blogging, but since it is the month of Muharram, I wanted to share a few thoughts about Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon them both), and how his martyrdom in the Battle of Karbala still [...]
Tagged Ali, Allah, Allama Iqbal, Ashura, Asma Barlas, Divine Love, Farsi, Fatima Zahra, Imam Hussain, intersectionality, Islam, Islamophobia, Karbala, Love, Misogyny, Muharram, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Oppression, patriarchy, Qur'an, Sexism, Shia, social justice, Sufi poetry, Sufism, Sunni, Urdu, Zainab, Zeb-un-Nisa
Posted by Jehanzeb on December 6, 2011
http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/imam-hussain-love-and-social-justice/
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