Muslim Doodles by Mehreen Kasana
That’s me. While I understand these doodles don’t represent all the problems Muslims face in this age, I thought I’d start off with a few commonly occurring ones. e.g. The pseudo-liberating complex often shoved in front of Muslim women, the ridiculous misconception folks have that all Muslim women wear body coverings like the burqa, niqab, hijab, etc. Of being called “terrorists” by bigots, of putting up with it on a frequent basis. Of having to answer the irritating question pertaining to why some of us choose to cover our bodies. This is the first part. More to come. (Because ignorance thrives in today’s world.)
All this with a dash of my humor. Be well, folks.
I approve highly of this. Going to a school with a decent Muslim population and also an annoyingly vocal and corpulent Bible Fellowship table that probably mutters in secret about how the student-organization table across from them is either taken up by the Muslim Student Association or the Feminist Student Union (never both, because it is a smaller table than that of the Bible Fellowship), and how this is secretly a Feminist-Muslim-Terrorist plot. Still, that notion that everyone wearing a body covering (for religious reasons) is somehow being repressed is…just fucking idiotic.
Very glad the point of these doodles is being received well. Thanks for your input!
Religion and Gay Marriage
In which John discusses marriage equality, what a traditional marriage actually is, and what role (if any) theological understandings of marriage play in the legal definition of marriage. Let’s continue this conversation in comments, but in doing so, let’s remember that nerdfighteria is about respect and generosity. Thanks.
