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Oh Allah, do not take us out of Ramadan unless You have fixed our situation, made our lives happy, forgiven our sins, accepted our prayers and fasting, and fulfilled what we wish for.

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Chefchaouen, Morocco

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If speaking kindly to plants can help them grow, just imagine what speaking kindly to humans can do.

Unknown (via thoughtkick)

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Some people have a million hearts while others have none.

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Sometimes home isn't four walls, it's two eyes and a heart.

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I will tell you what she was like. She was like a piano in a country where everyone has had their hands cut off.

Angela Carter (via thoughtkick)

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The image of the morning sun in a dewdrop is not less than the sun. The reflection of life in your soul is not less than life.

Khalil Gibran (via thoughtkick)

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Play me like I’m your favorite song. I know I might not be your favorite forever, but at least I was for a moment.

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“Go and love someone exactly as they are. then, watch how they transform into the greatest truest version of themselves. when one feels seen and appreciated in their own essence, one is instantly empowered.”

— Wes Angelozzi

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LOVE AS VIOLENCE VS LOVE AS SOFTNESS

Ada Limon, The Good Fight // Mary Oliver, West Wind // Danez Smith, Bare // Sappho, Fragment 58.25-26 // Mitski, I Don’t Smoke // Ashe Vernon // Hozier, Cherry Wine // Shauna Barbosa, GPS // Richard Siken, Little Beast // Chen Chen, Summer [The sunflowers fall…] // Warsan Shire // Ocean Vuong, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous

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y’all want some cool, muslim-made, modest fashion ideas for your hijabi characters?

absolutely nobody asked but here, have them anyway (all via the Islamic Fashion Institute):

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 Last summer, a close friend/mentor of mine emailed me Muslim feminist and LGTBQI Muslim list of readings, as well as essential books and PDFs for the introduction to developing a woman of color feminist consciousness. I thought that I would share some of my favorite choices from this list, as they have seriously impacted me and helped me understand feminism in a new light.  Feel free to reblog and add on other essentials related to these topics :) I haven’t included everything so let me know if you want more!

Queer Muslim Resources

Homosexuality in Islam by Scott Sirajj Kugle

Beyond Misfortune and Fault: Islam, Same Sex Sexuality, and Liberation by Nadeem Mohamed

Not Your Tragic Queer Muslim Story by Lamya H

Coming Out or Inviting In?: Part II, Darnell L. Moore

The construction of Heteropatriarchal Family and Dissident Sexualities in Turkey by H. Burcu Baba

Thinking Past Pride: Queer Arab Shame in Bareed Mista3Jil by Dina Georgis (Critiques Joseph Massad)

Straight but Narrow: On the Debate about Homosexuality in Islam

Feminism and Womanism Readings

Borderlands: La Frontera by Gloria Anzaldua (touches on dual identities, queerness, and Chicana feminist thought)

Poetry is Not a Luxury by Audre Lorde (a short essay on the power of writing poetry as women of color)

The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action by Audre Lorde

Feminism is for Everybody! by bell hooks

This Bridge Called My Back

Fighting Words: Black Women and the Search for Justice

Under Western Eyes: Feminist Scholarship and Colonial Discourses by Chandra Mohanty

Abu Lughod, Lila. Do Muslim Women Need Saving?

McCloud, Aminah. African American Islam.

Hasso, Frances Susan. “In the Eye of the Storm: Islamic Societies and Muslim Women in Globalization Discourses.” Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East 26, no. 1 (2006): 22—35.

Kahf, Mohja. Western Representaions of the Muslim Woman: From Termagant to Odalisque. 1999.

Quraishi, Asifa, editor. The Islamic Marriage Contract: Case Studies in Islamic Family Law. Cambridge, Mass: Islamic Legal Studies Program, Harvard Law School, 2008.

Chowdhury, Elora Halim, Leila Farsakh, and Rajini Srikanth. “Introduction-Engaging Islam.” International Feminist Journal of Politics 10, no. 4 (2008): 439—454.

Esmeir, Samera. “Conscripts” from Juridical Humanity: A Colonial History

El Guindi, Fadwa. Veil: Modesty, Privacy, and Resistance. Oxford: Berg, 1999.

Fadil, Nadia “Managing Affects and Sensibilities”

Hafez, Sherine. An Islam of Her Own: Reconsidering Religion and Secularism in Women’s Islamic Movements. New York: New York University Press, 2011.

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hey there LGBTQ kids who are also Christian/Jewish! If you feel like you’re disobeying God, questioning your faith, or feel wrong and dirty for loving who you love, there’s this fantastic site I found today called hoperemains that accurately and thoroughly combs through scripture and its (many) mistranslations, validates your orientation, and basically let’s you know that you’re not pissing off God. It’s thorough and after reading through every page on the entire site it’s super helpful. Go check it out!

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i’m here for muslims who never learned arabic and can’t recite quran and have trouble praying

muslims with disabilities who don’t always have the spoons to pray, go to mosque, get involved with their communities, etc. and may not be able to make it to mecca for hajj

muslim survivors of eating disorders who can’t safely fast during ramadan

muslimahs whose issues with body and self image make them uncomfortable with the idea of observing hijab

muslims who didn’t grow up around a family or community and may never have learned about islamic culture and history

all of you are so important and your islam is valid and you all matter.

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LGBTQIA+ Muslims

Blogs and Wesbites:

I am Not Haraam

Queer Muslims

Allah Made Me Queer

Ace Muslim

Imaan: LGBTQI Muslim Support Group

Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity

Alternate Resources:

Masterlist of literature about/including LGBTQ+ Muslims

Muslim Feminist and LGTBQI Muslim Lists of Readings 

Asexuality, Islam, and Marriage masterpost (more)

LGBTQI Muslim YouTube Resources

Domestic Violence Resources for Muslims

Queer Muslim Masterpost

Totally Radical Muslims Zine (more)

Muslim Youth Helpline @ 1-866-627-3342 and Amala Hopeline @ 855-95-AMALA