He was the first one to ever look at my face fully and call me pretty. We were in the back seat of my car fumbling around in a post office parking lot at seven in the morning. I reached over for his warmth and he tried to reach mine. But it wasn’t all that pleasant. I…
This December, an organization will open its doors to a new generation of women-led Islamic prayers. Masjid al-Rabia is a women centered, LGBTQIA+…
As a Muslim woman who not only dresses modestly, but also wears a head covering, I am oft-caricatured as oppressed. The implicit assumption is that some man in my life — father, husband or brother — has forced me to dress this way. This assumption is doubly degrading…
These were the top 10 stories published by Muslim Women Speak in 2016. You can also dive into monthly archives for 2016 by using the calendar at the top of this page.