March 21, 2010
by Amina & Mariam
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Good Manners (Part 1 of 3)

For two years, I have faithfully been watching this wonderful series presented by Mustafa Hosny called “Khadooka Faqaloo” or “They Decieved you and Said”, which focuses on highlighting major misconceptions that can be found in the Islamic world. A month … Continue reading

February 13, 2010
by Emma Apple
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Don’t speak for me!

Muslimas Oasis is all about sharing the voices of Muslim Women, this is hugely important when it comes to quieting the bigots who are dead set on liberating us from our own beliefs and choices. I wrote a response to … Continue reading

January 13, 2010
by Emma Apple
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They call it Islamophobia

That’s the word for people who are afraid of me. Well, of us. Muslims. The very word ‘Muslim’ or ‘Islam’ sends some people into fits of rage. The political climate around the world, to which the media lends it’s often … Continue reading

January 12, 2010
by Emma Apple
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That’s not Hijab!

We’ve all been there, you see a sister in skin tight jeans with a teeny scarf barely wrapped around her head, you judge and sometimes, if you’re bold enough, you set her straight. As a new muslim, I wrote an … Continue reading

January 4, 2010
by Amina & Mariam
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I Will Not Settle for Being Ordinary

What would 2,000 + American Muslims say to America if given the chance? I really wanted to know. So anticipating their replies, I braved the bad Internet connection, had a mini- panic attack when I thought my brother had closed … Continue reading

December 27, 2009
by Emma Apple
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Fast Dec. 27th/Muharram 10th (Ashura)

It was a tradition of the people before Islam and of the Jews who said that Musa (Moses) himself fasted that day as it was the day Allah saved them from the Pharoah. Muhammaed peace be upon him continued this … Continue reading