Tag: egypt
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Studying at Al-Azhar: Q&A with Ustadha Chloe Idris
Ustadha Chloe Idris, originally from New Zealand, pursued Islamic scholarship at Al-Azhar University after converting to Islam in 2008. She focuses on Tafsir and Hanafi Fiqh amid challenges of being a mother and foreign student.
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The Sanitized Legacy of Nawal El-Saadawi
Egyptian feminist Nawal el-Saadawi has been the focus of hundreds of commemoration posts highlighting her combat for women’s rights after her passing on March 21. Her sanitized legacy overshadows the less celebratory aspects of her activism. An Islamophobe and supporter of the Rabaa Massacre, Saadawi is not being put under enough scrutiny.
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A Book Review of Mona Eltahawy’s “Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution”
The most worrying problem with Eltahawy is that she will not accept an Islam that isn’t chastened by secular liberalism.
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A Christmas Conundrum
Last night I sat with my grandmother as she flipped through the TV channels, until a Christmas segment caught her eye. She halted at DMC, a local ‘general entertainment’ and news channel. Although not evidently in cahoots with the State, one needn’t really confirm that in Egypt. (Surviving) independent channels toe the State line regardless.…