13 Year Old Somali Victim of Rape Stoned to Death by al-Qaeda’s Cute Friends (Post Updated)

Warms up your heart, doesn’t it?
MOGADISHU, Somalia - A 13-year-old girl who said she had been raped was stoned to death in Somalia after being accused of adultery by Islamic militants, a human rights group said.
Dozens of men stoned Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow to death Oct. 27 in a stadium packed with 1,000 spectators in the […]

Sarah and Amina Said…

… too little, too late.

Drima and Marriage

A recent conversation between my mom and I went like something along the following lines. Believe me, I tried compromising as much as I could but still, no conclusion was reached.

Drima: You do realize, there’s a high possibility I won’t end up with a Sudanese girl.
Mom: But why?

Keep Preaching Al-Ansari!

Abd Al-Hamid Al-Ansari is one of my favorite liberal Arab intellectuals. Believe it or not, he’s also the former Dean of Islamic Law at Qatar University.
Next time you hear people asking you “where are the moderates,” show them this video.
Don’t say they don’t exist. We’re everywhere, but we need to start “shouting” louder.
Enjoy and yaaay […]

“Honor” Killings and Lovely Progressives

Here’s Irshad Manji with a rant about a disgusting practice that still sadly continues today.
I’ve also blogged about how progressive non-Muslims contribute to such injustices. In the name of showing cultural “sensitivity,” they often tolerate the intolerable. Read this commentary.
Read it all here.
Contrary to popular misconceptions, “honor” killings are not an Islamic thing. They’re cultural […]

I’m Loving Marwa Rakha

She’s been blogging for a while now over at GV and I’m totally digging her writing which focuses on many of the retarded things and blatant double standards in our patriarchal culture. Check out what she has to say here and here. Oh and don’t miss this post about her revealing, unpleasant “encounter” with a […]

Rape Has Nothing To Do With How Women Dress

Good response to an absolutely disgusting statement. I hope this idiot is paying attention.
(hat-tip: Muslimah Media Watch)

“We Love Hijab”

Dear hijabi/conservative Muslim sisters in da house, I have a little present for you. It’s called ‘We Love Hijab‘ and I’m finding it quite amusing. Maybe you will too.
Speaking of hijab, Ali has another amusing post about it.

Manji On Cultural Relativism, Neo-Cons and the Post-Modern Left

Irshad Manji has a solid point.
President Bush, are you reading?

Gay Africans and Arabs Come Out Online

Andrew Heavens has written a superb piece on Arab and African gay bloggers. It mentions fellow Sudanese blogger Ali who is gay and tells the story of my post’s aftermath.
I believe that the coming out of Arab and African gays online is a good thing. It’s a wake up call to all the naive ones […]

Happy Valentine’s Day, Westoxification All the Way!

Have a good one people! And don’t get too excited. You might end up being caught by the religious police.

Yes, We Men Can’t Control Ourselves

Remember Hanan al-Turk’s cute hangout spot? Well now she has more to say:
She said she doesn’t allow unveiled women into her salon because she would be aiding them to sin: “Unveiled women coming out of my beauty center will arouse men and I can’t be part of that.”
It’s one thing when chauvinist bearded men blame […]

Another Blog About Sudan Discovered

Just like Andrew Heavens and Rob Crilly, Blake is also a freelance journalist who spends a lot of time in Khartoum. He’s got two interesting blog posts.
Israel and Sudan: No surprise there really. Her reaction is rather representative.
Men Mustn’t Cook: He sounds like the typical super traditionalist uptight Sudanese male. Yeah, did you hear that […]

Sudanese Proverb

Too Huge World is certainly immersing himself significantly within the “Sudanese experience”:
“Even the monkey is like a gazelle in his mother’s eyes.”
To be called a monkey is an insult, as you might expect; a gazelle is a symbol of female beauty, most especially for its eyes and its nimble form.

Connecting the Dots: Rastafari, Reggae, Jews and Zionism

Sometime more than a year ago, I wondered about the connection between reggae and Zionism. Occasionally you hear the word “Zion” being sung by artists like Bob Marley and even his son Damien Marley in some of their songs. I had no idea why but I did have a hunch that there was a complex […]

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