The Five Secrets of a Productive Muslimah

By Lotifa Begum


Success is something that has been on my mind lately. One of the first questions that comes to mind is ‘what are the secrets to success?’ As Muslim women growing up in contemporary times, we all face challenges that make it hard to have that break-through to success. There ...

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Men are the Protectors and Maintainers of Women

What does it mean that men are “protectors and maintainers” of women? ... more

Evidence Prohibiting of Mixing

Evidence Prohibiting of Mixing of Men and Women ... more

Does Islam regard men and women as equal?

One of the things that people misunderstand is when they say that 'Islam is the religion of equality'. What they should say is that Islam is the religion of justice. ... more

The Hijab is Beautiful

It often occurs to me that many of my sisters in Islam are not properly encouraged once they begin to observe the requirements of Hijab. ... more

Friendship and love

Friendship and love between a man and a woman ... more

The Status of Women in Islaam

The status of the Muslim woman in Islaam is a very noble and lofty one, and her effect is very great in the life of every Muslim. Indeed, the Muslim woman is the initial teacher in the building of a righteous society, providing she follows the guidance from the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah ...

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Sexualisation of Culture breeds Sexual Violence

...a pattern in which the focus is on the articulation and materialization of sex throughout a vast range of cultural, social and political fields, with an emphasis on re-conceptualizing and establishing sexual significance. This has followed the increasi ... more

Some Misconceptions about Women in Islam

Islam gave women rights and privileges at a time when only barbaric manners and values dominated. ... more

Free Mixing in Islam

Allah says what means: {And when you ask (his wives) for anything you want, ask them from behind a screen, that is purer for your hearts and for their hearts.} [Al-Ahzaab 33:53]. ... more

Single Ever After

“The grass is no more greener on the other side” married women often tell their single sisters. Whilst women will forever debate the pros and cons of married life, one thing is clear; although marriage is not all a happily ever after fairytale, there is nothing desirable about prolonged singlehood...” ... more

I, my Cloak, and the Pediatrician

I entered the clinic of the pediatrician, holding my child in my hands, and wearing the cloak over my head. I seemed, in my humble appearance, to the doctor as a mother that does not have any medical culture or any knowledge of the state of her child or his condition ... more

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