These photographs had such an impact on me that I still fail to render into words, if one of these scenes talks to you please post a comment,  and I'll add it as a caption to the picture.

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    When we were planning Dr. Aseel’s visit, we wanted to achieve two main things; one is to introduce her to our campus and my students at the Islamic Feminism course, and two is to introduce her to the general public in Doha. This was

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“Dr. Aseel Al Awadhi is a perfect example of how a Muslim woman from the gulf can succeed and flourish and still be feminine and respectful. She has a clear vision of a better Kuwait and believes that Kuwait's young men and women are the key to

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Something is stuck in his throat, he can’t talk. He barely can breathe. He can’t open his eyes either! It is not humidity though! It feels like a cover of dust, heavy dust. He can’t move. His arms are glued to his sides and he can’t feel his

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I’m trying to write my New Year’s resolution and I’m finding it really hard. I have one million things that I wish I can do and one million things I wish I can change this year. Still, I need to be realistic and work on a doable list for 2010.

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          Whenever an expat writes a piece in which he criticizes “us”, we get angry and suggest to him that if he doesn’t like it here he can leave! His response, usually, is that we need to get educated about constructive

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Why do we get attacked each time we talk about women’s issues in Islam and be called “westernized”, thus giving the west the credit for freeing women? Why can’t “Islam” and “feminism” be in one sentence? I say let them accuse us of

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Commongroundnews.org has recently published the following article. I repost it here as I feel it complements my previous post “Why is the intolerance?” This article touches on one of the most dangerous misinterpretations of Qur’anic verses, in

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Rethink and reevaluate your stereotypes of others before attempting to fight their stereotypes of you.  Open up your eyes and heart to the different interpretations of any point before arguing your position. Try to look at life through others’ len

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  Shelina Janmohamed the author of Love in a Headscarf was in Doha recently on a trip sponsored by Bloomsbury. I wanted to meet this exquisite writer and wanted my students to get to meet her too. I invited her to speak at one of my classes.

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