Friday Love: Saba Barnard
Posted: May 17, 2013 Filed under: Friday Love | Tags: american muslims, art, artbysaba, Friday love, Love InshAllah, Muslim relationships, Muslim women, Saba Barnard, The Aerogram 1 Comment »We love artist Saba Barnard’s portraits, including her current project “An-Noor” a series of paintings of American Muslim women.
American Beauty by Saba Barnard
In an interview with The Aerogram, Saba speaks about her artistic perspective which draws from her experiences growing up Pakistani and Muslim in Raleigh, North Carolina:
“A first generation Pakistani-American woman, I was confronted by my ‘otherness’ from a very young age. As a brown-skinned, big-haired, mosque-going, curry-eating, mustached girl who couldn’t date, eat bacon, or wear shorts, I was the token of diversity at my WASP dominated private school in Raleigh, North Carolina. I envied my blue-eyed, blonde-haired, pop-collared, seer-suckered, church-going peers who vacationed on islands, had boyfriends, and definitely did not have to squat over a hole to use the bathroom when they visited their grandmother.”
See more of Saba’s work on her website www.artbysaba.com
Why I Don’t Compete in Love
Posted: May 16, 2013 Filed under: Your voices | Tags: american muslims, dating, From Rae with love, love, Love InshAllah, Muslim love, Muslim relationships, relationships, women writers, your voices 1 Comment »
In the past couple of years I’ve watched friends, former lovers and exes alike choose people to boo up with and partner up with. Some I’ve been surprised by, others made sense to me. Real talk, it doesn’t matter what I think at the end of the day. If you like it, I love it.
I could ask why someone chooses one person over another person but I don’t think there’s any real rhyme or reason. It’s like asking why one person’s voice sounds like a warm and lovely lullaby while another person’s voice sounds like nails against a chalkboard.
I just don’t think we have a choice in the matter.
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Friday Love: Follow Me
Posted: May 3, 2013 Filed under: Friday Love | Tags: american muslims, Follow Me, love, Love InshAllah, Murad Osmann, Muslim women, photography 1 Comment »Check out this gorgeous project, “Follow Me,” by Russian photographer Murad Osmann. Each shot is of the back of his girlfriend as she leads him hand through various locations around the world. The project started when she became annoyed that he was so occupied with his camera and started pulling him by the hand. Read more about the project, here.
Advice: Why is sex so taboo?
Posted: May 2, 2013 Filed under: Let's Talk About Sex (InshAllah) | Tags: advice, american muslims, birds and the bees, family discussions about sex, Love InshAllah, marital sex, Ms. Sunshine, Muslim love, Muslim relationships, sex, sex talk, sexuality, Shy Desi Boy, talking to a family member about sex 2 Comments »Dear Love InshAllah,
How do I talk to my sister about sex? She’s 24 and about to get married. I’d like to be able to talk to her about this, but she makes me feel uncomfortable whenever I say something that is remotely close to the topic.
Signed,
Why is sex so taboo
Ms. Sunshine replies:
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Friday Love: How Not to Pitch a Book
Posted: April 26, 2013 Filed under: Friday Love | Tags: american muslims, Arielle Eckstut, David Henry Sterry, how not to pitch a book, Love InshAllah, Muslim love, Muslim relationships, publishing advice, The Book Doctors Leave a comment »We love this hilarious video from author David Henry Sterry, half of the dynamic duo The Book Doctors. Pick up a copy of their book, The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published, for expert advice and guidance through the maze of the publishing industry.
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