Lecture

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As the story goes, I am very much blessed with opportunities of fulfilling my so-called dream job(s) early on in life. There is only one or two left for me to strive and strike. One is having my own talk show (which is already in the works and gaining steady momentum on Clubhouse via The Benda Boleh Bincang Show). Second is pursuing a career by talking and teaching. By this, I mean lecturing. This has been an ambition of my for a very long while only to be call as a guest tutor or speaker every now and then. Today again that call was accepted through USIM. It is nice to to lecturing again. To share your knowledge and experience on the field with fresh talents. But here’s hoping something more permanent in the near future.

Islam is on the side of mercy — The big takeaway for today? There is no one Islamic position on abortion, but — as Dr. Ayubi teaches us — Islam is on the side of mercy and compassion. What we’re reading Jalalzai, “Please Stop Using Islam to Critique the Abortion Ban” Ayubi, “No One Islamic Interpretation on Abortion” Ayubi, “Authority and…

what’s on Muslim women’s minds (and not just on their heads) — Even folks who know nothing about Islam are often convinced that they know everything they need to know by looking at Muslim women who cover. This is extremely tiresome and incorrect. So let’s get into it. What we’re reading/watching: Mustafa, “My Body is My Own Business” Hoodfar, “The Veil in their Minds and…

queer and trans Muslim perspectives — Today we’re learning about gender and sexual difference in Islam. Many folks assume that you can’t be queer or trans AND religious — and, similarly to what Hoodfar said about perspectives on women and Islam, folks who aren’t Muslim often seem convinced that queer and trans folks have a uniquely…

on (not) belonging — What we’re reading Khabeer, “Cool Muslim dandies” Goodwin, “Gender, race, and American Islamophobia” With these readings, we’re continuing our conversation about race, gender, nationalism, and Islam, this time in the context of what’s now the United States. We’re thinking both about how race/gender/nationalism get used to exclude Muslims from being treated as “really…

pretty much everything — What we’re reading Evans, from MOVE: An American Religion (Lyceum) Weisenfeld, from New World A-Coming (Lyceum) Evans, from MOVE: An American Religion I want to start us off by how they’re grappling with naming the kinds of movements we’re thinking about this semester. There is, to be clear, no such thing as a cult. The category “cult,” like a…

narratives — “What your ancient fathers were, you are today without doubt or contradiction.” Noble Drew Ali, Holy Koran of the Moorish Science Temple What we’re reading Weisenfeld, “Narratives” (Part I, pp 23–88) Keywords charisma / charismatic leader agency Weisenfeld, “Narratives” From the introduction: Part I offers an overview of the narratives of identity the founders and leaders of the movements conveyed to potential adherents, in which they provided new…