December162012

Warsan Shire - “For Women Who Are Difficult To Love” (by MovingOn)

Warsan Shire poet poetry spoken word art muslimah badass muslimah somali uk 

November192012

Palestinian lawyer Diana Buttu interviewed on Australian television regarding the current situation in Gaza

She does a remarkable job staying on point and keeping her cool despite the hostile tone and questions of the interviewer

diana buttu palestine palestinian gaza israel abc muslimah news 

November132012
“Dear White People, I have something to say. This morning I did not wake up to prove to you my right to exist. I did not wake up to answer your questions about where I’m ‘from’ or where I’m ‘from from’ and to explain to you why my families country of origin is not found on a map. I did not wake up this morning thinking, hmm, I should really let everybody know whether I’m more American or more Arab, or to prove to you my patriotism. I am not a walking political newscaster, here to answer to you at the drop of a hat questions about distant brown people. I am not a monolithic brown girl. No I don’t speak Afghani and no, it’s not the same as Arabic. I don’t give a shit about Saudi Arabia, and I cant point to you the exact page in the Qur’an where it says it’s okay to beat your wife. This morning I woke up and went to work. I answered your questions with a semi smile about ‘my’ God (wait, who is Allah then?), and my hijab, and I answered your questions about hummus. I do not exist merely for your questions. I am not an embodiment of whatever answers I give you. I am pissed. I don’t have an identity crisis, or maybe I do. But no, you don’t have the right to know every facet of my being. Sometimes brown people are allowed to just ‘be’ too. Dear white people, you are not the standard to which I define myself. I did not wake up this morning to be interrogated, and I don’t care if you’re at ease with any of my answers. You do not have ownership over my existence. With or without your acceptance, I exist. I’m tired of trying to prove that.”

Dear White People… | Marwa Sami

A powerful post by a dear friend of mine.

marwa sami badass muslimah muslimah islam arab palestinian palestine identity whiteness white privilege race racism usa 

September262012

“Mona, do you think you have the right to do this?” said Pamela Hall, holding a mounted camera as she tried to block the barrage of spray paint. “I do actually,” Eltahawy calmly responded. “I think this is freedom of expression, just as this is freedom of expression.” (via EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Woman defaces ‘anti-jihad’ ad in Times Square station - NYPOST.com)

I have my issues with Mona Eltahawy but this was legit badass.

Mona Eltahawy usa racism protest muslimah badass muslimah 

May102012

“SHE COTTON SUMMER DRESSES”

Spoken word poetry performed by Alia Gabres

(Source: youtube.com)

alia gabres australia badass muslimah muslimah performance poet poetry spoken word spoken word poet eritrean 

April192012
The 100 Most Influential People in the World Too often women suffer in silence; their struggles stay hidden behind forced smiles and stoic faces. This is not something Samira Ibrahim is willing to allow. After Egyptian soldiers detained her and subjected her and other female protesters to forced “virginity tests,” the 25-year-old marketing manager refused to stay silent. She sued the military, and in December a civilian judge ruled the humiliating practice illegal. Her fight is not over, though: In March, a military tribunal acquitted the doctor who allegedly performed the “virginity tests.” Samira has sworn to pursue the case using international law. (via 2012 TIME 100: The Most Influential People in the World)

The 100 Most Influential People in the World

Too often women suffer in silence; their struggles stay hidden behind forced smiles and stoic faces. This is not something Samira Ibrahim is willing to allow. After Egyptian soldiers detained her and subjected her and other female protesters to forced “virginity tests,” the 25-year-old marketing manager refused to stay silent. She sued the military, and in December a civilian judge ruled the humiliating practice illegal. Her fight is not over, though: In March, a military tribunal acquitted the doctor who allegedly performed the “virginity tests.” Samira has sworn to pursue the case using international law. (via 2012 TIME 100: The Most Influential People in the World)

time samira ibrahim egypt time 100 most influential people in the world muslim woman muslimah badass muslimah 

April142012

Music video for “Rapture” (Avicii Remix) by Pakistani-American singer/songwriter Nadia Ali

Nadia Ali music musician dance music pakistani usa muslim woman muslimah badass muslimah singer songwriter 

March272012
Shaima Alawadi could have been my mother a Hijab-wearing, Muslim covered mother an Arab mother of 5 was she brown was she brown enough for her ‘terrorist’ features to explode fear in her white-neighbors eyes of colorful racism filling hate in brutality to beat a women so dangerous her headscarf her identity her being her Muslim-ness posed a threat a reason to despise a reason to violate a reason to take life a reason to terrorize a reason to murder … Shaima Alawadi could have been my mother a mother of five found helpless by fatima fatima fatima 17 years are not enough to give strength to a witnessed murder of an Iraqi mother joining millions of Iraqi dead children also dead killed murdered because life wasn’t granted to them because their brown skin screamed “terrorism” for American soldiers high in the skies as drone attacks fell down on souls too cheap to count to name now Shaima the mother of five Shaima is gone left to witness as anger fills the hearts of motherless children left to witness in heavens arms as justice carries along unaccounting the worthiness of life her life because justice speaks in white clarity often becoming obscured with brown skin, hijab-wearing, terrorist-bearing mothers .. because justice awaits to be served … Shaima you could have been my mother!  may you rest in peace … (via Shaima Alawadi could have been my mother « A Shift Towards Conscious Activism)

Shaima Alawadi could have been my mother

a Hijab-wearing, Muslim covered mother

an Arab mother of 5

was she brown

was she brown enough for

her ‘terrorist’ features to explode fear

in her white-neighbors eyes

of colorful racism filling hate

in brutality to beat

a women so dangerous

her headscarf

her identity

her being

her Muslim-ness

posed a threat

a reason to despise

a reason to violate

a reason to take life

a reason to terrorize

a reason to murder

…

Shaima Alawadi could have been my mother

a mother of five

found helpless by fatima

fatima

fatima

17 years are not enough to give

strength to a witnessed murder

of an Iraqi mother

joining millions of Iraqi dead

children

also dead

killed

murdered

because life wasn’t granted to them

because their brown skin screamed

“terrorism” for American soldiers

high in the skies

as drone attacks fell down

on souls

too cheap to count

to name

now Shaima

the mother of five

Shaima

is gone

left to witness

as anger fills the hearts

of motherless children

left to witness

in heavens arms as

justice carries along

unaccounting the worthiness of

life

her life

because justice

speaks in white clarity

often becoming obscured

with brown skin, hijab-wearing, terrorist-bearing mothers ..

because justice awaits

to be served …

Shaima you could have been my mother! 

may you rest in peace …

(via Shaima Alawadi could have been my mother « A Shift Towards Conscious Activism)

Shaima Alawadi muslim muslim woman muslimah Iraq USA Iraqi racism hate crime poem poetry 

March172012

First Person: Qatari filmmaker Sophia al-Maria (Sci-Fi Wahabi) - 04 Nov 09 (by AlJazeeraEnglish)

Sophia al-Maria sci-fi science fiction filmmaker qatar muslimah badass muslimah muslim woman artist writer 

March112012
Sophia Al-Maria, who also goes by the nom-de-plume Sci-Fi Wahabi, is a Qatari artist and a writer. Her work is mainly fused with futurism in the Gulf region. In the past she has curated a tour of Doha by Dhow called “Future Tents” and has also performed ‘tours from the future’ at Art Dubai. Part of her is also about fusing American and Arab pop cultures. She is also the Gulf Collection Curator at the Arab Museum of Modern Art. She is currently writing a book for Harper Perennial.  (via Islam and Science Fiction » News SF by Muslims » Sophia Al-Maria (Sci-Fi Wahabi))

Sophia Al-Maria, who also goes by the nom-de-plume Sci-Fi Wahabi, is a Qatari artist and a writer. Her work is mainly fused with futurism in the Gulf region. In the past she has curated a tour of Doha by Dhow called “Future Tents” and has also performed ‘tours from the future’ at Art Dubai. Part of her is also about fusing American and Arab pop cultures. She is also the Gulf Collection Curator at the Arab Museum of Modern Art. She is currently writing a book for Harper Perennial.  (via Islam and Science Fiction » News SF by Muslims » Sophia Al-Maria (Sci-Fi Wahabi))

Sophia Al-Maria sci-fi science fiction writer author qatar muslimah badass muslimah badass muslimahs 

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