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The Turkish Delight in Woman-Designed Mosque
The first mosque in Turkey to be designed by a woman, Sakirin is a stunning architectural work.
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A black Muslim, a priest, and an Episcopalian walk into a bar
*wait for it*
…and they are all the same woman.
Meet Ann Holmes Redding:
Until recently, she was a womanist biblical scholar, an Episcopal priest with more than 20 years under her robe, the Director of Faith Formation at St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle—and a convert to Islam.... Read more »
Rad Ladies Who Draw Comics: Annie Murphy
Annie Murphy is a Portland-based artist whose new comic is making waves in the self-publishing world.
Murphy discovered the title of her historical/biographical/autobiographical comic "I Still Live" written on the tombstone of 19th-century spiritualist Achsa Sprague. At the age of 20, Sprague... Read more »
Sarah Maple Will Make You Think
Sarah Maple isn't afraid to be provocative or stir up a bit of controversy now and then. Born to parents of diverse cultural and religious backgrounds (her mother is a Muslim from Kenya and her father is a Christian from the U.K.), much of her work deals with her own identity. From Islam to race... Read more »
Responding to, "Can You Love God AND Feminism?"
An interesting question came across the feminist blogosphere, "Can you love God and feminism?" Touching on the most sensitive intersection of feminism - religion - here are some thoughts.
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Adventures in Feministory!
Each week, a few brave souls here at Bitch jump into our feminist time machine and travel back, back, back in time to pay homage (femage?) to a feminist pioneer of the past. Join us this week as we journey to the year 1637 and gain a bit of feminist insight into the life of Massachusetts Bay... Read more »
Muslim women in comic books
Female, Muslim, Mutant: A Critique of Muslim Women in Comic Books, Part 1 of 2 by Racialicous guest contributor,... Read more »
Sisterhood of Muslim female MCs and singers
I just happened to stumble upon this inspiring musical project spearheaded by singer, Deeyah (often referred to as the 'Muslim Madonna'), today. She describes it as this:'... Read more »
About/for my dad
Since today is Father’s Day, I want to take some time to reflect on my dad, and try to start giving voice to some ideas and pain and anger that have been simmering in my mind.
My dad died this past winter after a shitty and long battle with cancer (he was a life-long smoker). He was 67. Now I... Read more »
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