The Parallel Universe Where My Brother Lives
Posted: May 22, 2013 Filed under: The Male Gaze, Writers | Tags: Ali Mattu, bipolar disorder, clinicians and suicide, Dr. Ali Mattu, family loss, family suicide, grief, grieving process, loss of brother, loss of family member to suicide, Love InshAllah, mental health, Muslim love, Muslim men, Muslim relationships, Muslim women, muslims and mental illness, Muslims and sci-fi, science fiction, suicide Leave a comment »
It starts at home. I’m doing the dishes and listening to a podcast. I’m about to rinse off when my brother walks through the front door. “About time,” I think. Salman’s been gone for a while and I was beginning to wonder when he was coming back. We put on some tea, sit down and watch an old episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, making fun of Worf during the commercials.
That’s when I wake up.
I have this dream every other week. I hate it – not the dream, but being ripped away from it. Waking up is like finding out my brother died all over again.
Sunday reflection: Three awesome women
Posted: May 19, 2013 Filed under: Sunday Reflection | Tags: Muslim women, Pakistan, Love InshAllah, Muslim love, Saudi arabia, Muslim relationships, Muslim men, Palestine, inspiration, Raha Moharrak, First Saudi woman to scale Mount Everest, Mount Everest, Saudi mountaineer, accomplishment, pride, Iqbal El-Assaad, Youngest Arab doctor, Samina Baig, First Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest Leave a comment »Rounding out our weekend of awesome women:
27-year-old Raha Moharrak made history by becoming the first Saudi woman to conquer Mount Everest yesterday.
Moharrak’s ascent is the latest step in changing attitudes towards women and sports in Saudi Arabia. The kingdom fielded its first female Olympians at the 2012 Games and officially permitted sports in private girls schools for the first time earlier this month.
Read more at CNN.
Meet two more awesome women after the jump!
Saturday Buzz: Niloofar Rhmani
Posted: May 18, 2013 Filed under: Saturday Buzz | Tags: 2nd Lt. Niloofar Rhmani, Afghan Air Force, Afghanistan, Love InshAllah, Muslim love, Muslim men, Muslim relationships, Muslim women, Niloofar Rhmani Leave a comment »
Photo by Scott Saldukas
Afghan Air Force 2nd Lt. Niloofar Rhmani made history May 14, 2013 when she became the first female in over 30 years to successfully complete undergraduate pilot training and earn the status of pilot. She will continue her service as she joins the Kabul Air Wing as a Cessna 208 pilot.
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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