#salmon’s muslim tag

[songofwizardry]

today I am really fucking feeling the truth of two things at the same time: I can love and identify with my faith strongly, and have it form an essential part of both my history and the current way I move through the world and the communities I form; and I will still often be eternally on the outside of a lot of my religious community (whether it’s because I’ve been forced out or because I’ve chosen-but-it-wasn’t-really-a-choice to leave) and just have. really fundamental differences of opinion with most of the people there. and I’ve known this for most of my life, but the ‘fundamental’ bit is really hitting today.

[passionatemuslimaah]

I posted 38 times in 2022

18 posts created (47%)

20 posts reblogged (53%)

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I tagged 13 of my posts in 2022

#foodphotography - 8 posts

#foodporn - 6 posts

#razzledazzle - 5 posts

#foodstyling - 5 posts

#foodartblogs - 4 posts

#foodblogger - 4 posts

#foodie - 4 posts

#thebiteshot - 4 posts

#eatcaptureshare - 4 posts

#food365 - 4 posts

Longest Tag: 21 characters

#dontforgetthehotsauce

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Soooo, I really wanted to decorate this year for Ramadhaan but reading about the impermissibility of doing so changed my mind. Qadr Allaah 🥰😊

Ash-Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan, hafidahullah, was asked the following,

Question:

“It has become widespread among some of the people that they put up decorations, lights, lanterns, in addition to beautifying their homes by putting up curtains and designs out of joy and happiness for [the arrival of] the month of Ramadan. Also, some [actually] specify a place in their home for [putting up] decorations, (…word unclear), for breaking their fast, and for eating sahoor. Is this something permissible? May Allah safeguard you.”

Answer:

“This has no basis [in the religion]. The month of Ramadan is like any other month in how a person would maintain his home. Nothing should be made specific for the month of Ramadan. The month of Ramadan shouldn’t be specified for decorating one’s home and for putting up curtains and so on. It shouldn’t be specified for hanging up adornments. The month of Ramadan should be specified for ‘ibadah, tawbah, and for participating with the Muslims in praying at-Taraweeh and at-Tahajjud” End.

Shaykh Sulaymaan Al-Ruhaylee was asked,

Question:

“The month of Ramadan is approaching [so] is it permissible for us to decorate our houses with types of decorations like balloons, lamps, and posters so that we and our children feel that this month is not like any other months?”

Answer:

“This is from the newly invented matters. Putting up decorations, lights, and colours, Ramadan lanterns, and things similar in the house are from the innovations which has entered upon the muslims during the era (rule) of the Fatimid (Caliphate) and after them.

There is no doubt that innovation enters through emotions and through desires that have been beautified.

The Prophet ﷺ entered the month of Ramadan, and He ﷺ took notice of all good, yet he did not decorate his house, or his masjid, nor did he order with it, nor did his companions, and the tabi’oon, or the four Imaams.

Rather, I have not read this [i.e. decorating houses] from any of the books of knowledge of the scholars.

This action [decorating the houses] is attributed to Ramadan and to worship, not to being a custom. Rather, it is attributed to worship since it is linked to the month of worship, and as result, it falls under acts of worship and it doesn’t fall under acts of custom.

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#4

Lunch is served! It's still a bit chilly lost parts of the city so I decided a bowl of chilli for lunch would be a nice way to stay toasty! Chilli topped with a cornbread crumbs, shredded cheese, sour cream and chives! #foodartblogs #food52 #hautecuisines #foodartproject #onourcreativetable #food365 #foodphotography #foodstyling #chilli #foodartblogs #eatcaptureshare #thebiteshot #ywillissonoma #thekitchn #eeeeeats #bingfood #eattheworls #foodandwine #foodgawker #bareaders #fwx #ABMfoodie #beautiifulcuslisines #eatingfortheinsta #foodeinewomen #yahoofood #foodbloogfeed #foodblogeats #theeverygirl #thatsdarling https://www.instagram.com/p/Cau6ZcypPi5/?utm_medium=tumblr

1 note - Posted March 5, 2022

#3

Last nights dinner was epically delicious . I really be in the zone happily and unbothered when I’m creating dishes for my family and myself. Pan seared salmon , potatoes with chopped garlic and mushrooms 🤤 and green beans drizzled in olive oil and pepper … tada ! #foodporn #foodphotography #yum #foodie #letsdothis #feedfeed #family #fridayvibes #salmon #easyrecipes #creative #content #explorepage #love #mhm #eathealthy #plated https://www.instagram.com/p/CYcL8ruPbpq/?utm_medium=tumblr

1 note - Posted January 7, 2022

#2

Never really being a fan of snickerdoodle cookies , so it surprised me when I was in the mood to not only bake them last night but also enjoy the chewy and softness of these brown sugar dipped crumb makers🤤. #cookies #cookiesofinstagram #snickerdoodle #snickerdoodlecookies #brownsugarbaby #cookiestagram #bakingfromscratch #crumbs #chewy #cookiemonster https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca2gaCxrCLw/?utm_medium=tumblr

2 notes - Posted March 8, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Salmon Pattie’s ! Stuffed with shrimp and peppers! Haven’t made these in so long and I was happy to do so! Talk about a childhood nostalgia and a great time of sharing family recipes. Lol these were a delicacy in my house growing up because YUM. Ummi knew best. #iykyk #foodporn #dinner #leftovers #salmon #food #happiness #comfortfood #nonstalgia #shrimp #stuffed #stuffedsalmon #razzledazzle #salmonrecipe #stuffedsalmon #dontforgetthehotsauce https://www.instagram.com/p/CZNTh_MJM9R/?utm_medium=tumblr

2 notes - Posted January 26, 2022

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[aceofspadegrass]

Can you maybe make a fic of just me and Niragi chilling and hangin out together at the beach?,just Niragi being calm for just one day.

(Of course his lynx and Fanta has to be there...and Dori)

And then Niragi would question things such as "Can I see your hair?" And I would say "No,only girls and family relatives can see it" "Why aren't men aloud to see your hair?" "Because,they will judge on just by or appearance and not our personality" "So does that mean,Kuina,Ann and Mira can see your hair?" "Yes,yes they can. We even has a girls sleepover party at Kuina's room that day with Ace and Chloe" And Dori dressing up as a women is like "A-and I'm not invited!?" "Dori,you're a boy..a grown man dressing up as smexy lady-"

A Chat with Ila

Characters: @a-simp-20, Niragi Suguru, Dori Sakurada

Genre: Fluff. Just @a-simp-20 vibing with Dori and Niragi and talking about hijabs! :D

1.4k words

Hehe, sorry I finally got around to this! I was taking a little fanfic break after posting 6 fics in a row, you understand right? (I say break as if it hasn’t even been a week pfft-)

I’m going to try my best to incorporate your culture, okay? Okay. :D I hope you like it @a-simp-20! Here, have this nice picture as well. (Sorry for tagging you three times in a row-)

It was late into the day, and wandering about the Beach was a group. It consisted of two men, a lady, and two animals, happily chatting amongst each other about normal topics, like how soft pillows were and the legality of eating fried crickets as a snack.

Which, by the way, was completely legal in certain cultures.

Fanta was happily trotting besides Dori, who was more focused on trying to paint his nails with clear polish on the move, humming a song. On the other side of him was Catra, the lynx wearing a rubber duck on her head for the sheer fun of it. Said rubber duck had a tiny felt cap on it, tiny lettering spelling the word ‘Chicken’ in Hiragana.

People naturally got out of the way upon seeing Niragi, but Niragi wasn’t even paying attention to them, knowing full well his sheer presence was enough to cause a reaction. That way he could focus on talking to Ila about totally normal human endeavours.

“ Have you ever sat in a bath in the dark with a little bit of light? It’s actually really soothing as long as you’re not scared of the dark, and it’s really quiet too!” Ila chirps, walking besides the bottle of black tea, Niragi shrugging. He’s never really had the time for himself for something like that. It sounded amazing though, and maybe when he had the time he would do it, even using scented candles and even bath salts. Ila smiles up at him. “ Aww, you really should, you look like you need one!”

“ Wh- Hey! What does that supposed to mean?!” Niragi accuses as he looks down at Ila, who smiles at him.

“ It’s really nice, that’s all! Especially here, where there’s so much violence going on, there needs to be a time to relax and ease your stress!”

Niragi just squints at her, then leaves it be. Ila had good intentions, so he just continues onwards, Dori humming behind Niragi and Ila.

“ If you want to, Niragi, I wouldn’t mind it if you wanted to borrow some of my bath salts! They’re some of my favourites, but don’t expect them to smell like anything. I prefer the unscented ones.” Dori offers Niragi, who just waves off his doppelgänger as they approach the TV room. The group enters, Fanta and Catra hopping onto the couch and claiming it as their own until Niragi shooed them off to sit on the ground instead. Fanta was a lot more nicer about that, Catra baring her teeth a little at Niragi, the overcooked barbecue giving her the disappointed dad look complete with his hand on his hip until Catra finally complied, Ila taking a seat right where the cat was previously, Dori taking the other side of the couch. That left Niragi to the middle, but he doesn’t take a seat just yet, heading over to the DVD case to pick out a movie for them to pass the time with. He pulls out a random case, squinting at the cover.

“ Hey, Sakurada. Why the hell are you on this?” Niragi holds the case up and looks to Sakurada. Sakurada comes over and peers at the case, gasping a little in recognition.

“ Oh! That’s Orange! It’s actually really good!” Dori smiles happily at seeing his face on the cover, even if it was really small. Niragi hums, looking at the cover. He points to the main characters on the cover, squinting at it.

“ The fuck, why are these two on here-“

“ Hm? Oh, that’s just Yamazaki and Tsuchiya! They’re actors as well! I kind of hope they’re alright, I haven’t seen them around lately-“

“ How many of you clone fuckers are out there-“

“ Well technically-“

Niragi holds a hand up, hushing Sakurada. “ Never mind, I don’t care anymore. Let’s just watch this.” Sakurada mutely nods and goes back to sitting on the couch, Fanta hopping back up and splaying his body across Sakurada’s lap, Sakurada chuckling in amusement and giving his dog a few belly tickles. Ila was visibly happy as well, Niragi sliding in the disc and going to sit down as the movie started to run.

Two hours later, and Ila was already talking about the movie and how nice it was, Sakurada nodding along with her as she went on. Niragi remained quiet, admittedly not having paid much attention to the movie or its plot, using it more like background noise and eye candy as he zoned out. He wasn’t really much of a romance drama movie kind of guy anyways, got too mushy for his taste.

Still, no use in spoiling Ila and Sakurada’s joy in the movie. Even Fanta seemed to be joining in on the fun, tail wagging excitedly as he sat there on Sakurada’s lap. Catra had sat at the foot of the couch the entire time, content where she was and occasionally grooming her huge paws and then settling said paws on Niragi’s foot and kneading it. It was a weird experience, but ultimately harmless.

The conversation soon died down, shifting to fashion sense, and Niragi’s attention moves to Ila, more importantly on the hijab on her head. It was actually a pretty salmon colour, and his staring contest with the side of her head went on too long, as his eyes met with a very amused face, Ila blinking and waving a hand in front of his face, snapping him out of it.

“ Is something wrong? Is there like…. lint on my head?”

“ Ah, no- Just wondering why you wear that. I don’t think anyone has seen your hair.” “ Well, men haven’t! That’s kind of the point! I’m a Muslim, and that means women wear these as a sign of modesty.” Niragi tilts his head. Why be modest here? It’s the Borderlands, technically anyone can do whatever they want. Then again, he guesses it applies to wearing it the same way as not wearing it. “ So….. why not?”

“ Well, it’s simple! We want people to not look for appearances and instead look for what’s right here!” She pats her chest, right where the heart was. “ It’s to keep men unrelated to us from seeing something they aren’t allowed to! If you were, for example, to marry a Muslim woman, then she’s allowed to show her hair to you, but only then! Otherwise that’s off limits to you!” Ila explains happily, Niragi slowly nodding and taking in the info.

“ So…. what about the ones that aren’t men?”

“ Then they’re allowed to see my hair! In fact, we, as in Ann, Kuina, Chloe, and Mira have sleepovers over in Kuina’s room! It’s actually really fun! Oh, but immediate male family members are allowed, but that’s it!”

There was a mildly offended gasp from Sakurada, who holds his hand over his heart. “ What? And I’m not invited to them? Even though I look stylish?”

Ila giggles, shaking her head. “ Even if you wear the prettiest dress and the nicest wig, you’re still identified as a male, and can’t be allowed to see my hair, Sakurada! It’s nothing against you, you’re doing great, it’s just how my religion functions between the relationship between men and women! It also means you and Niragi aren’t to touch me, even in a friendly context!” “ Wh- So you’ve never had a hug?” Niragi furrows his eyebrows a little, confused.

“ I have, just not with men.” Ila explains politely, still smiling. “ Being polite and modest is just how we are, that’s all! Of course, some cases of being touched by men are absolutely necessary, like with doctors, but when we can, we highly prefer not to be touched by non-mahram.” Niragi and Sakurada both nod at her words, Fanta barking. Sakurada point to Fanta. “ Does Fanta count?”

“ Well, not really? There’s technically different rules in set for dogs, but that’s for another time.” Ila responds, and gets up with a hum. “ Hey, wanna go see how many plastic ducks we can fit in Chishiya’s room?” Niragi grins, getting up so fast off the couch it almost was like he was ejected from it by a spring and running out the door, Fanta barking and running after him, Sakurada chuckling and getting up at a reasonable pace.

“ Come on, what are you waiting for! Let’s go fuck with the whipped cream pie!” Niragi yells, Ila laughing and following behind him along with the rest of the squad. It was a pleasant evening for some chaos after a nice long chat.

[wordsmithandwanderings]

The Crystal Voice//Characters Intro

Hi there! I want to introduce the characters for my fantasy WIP, The Crystal voice, and decided to do all of them in one post! I hope you enjoy!

Jacklyn Trustoff

[ID: a picrew of a white girl with long wavy brown hair and side bangs. She has round hazel eyes and is wearing a black hoodie. The background is salmon coloured with a white square surrounding the girl. End ID.]

The protagonist of the story. She’s 17 and ready to explore the world. Very curious, and doesn’t have much of a filter. She grew up in the Mos Woods, and hasn’t been this far from home before. She’s also deaf in one ear, (and I forgot which one lol.)

Emerson Skyriar

[ID: a black girl sitting in a wheelchair. She has dimples, brown eyes and thick eyebrows. Her hair is worn in multiple long braids. She is wearing a shirt with a beige cardigan over it. The background is salmon coloured with a white circle in the middle. End ID.]

A traveller that Jacklyn meets on her journey. She’s 21 years old. She’s a dragon tamer; she and her family takes care of dragons. She’s fairly reserved, but has a kind heart deep inside. Her left leg is partially paralyzed, so she walks with a cane, which is why I gave her a wheelchair in the picrew.

Rhododendron Coreopsis

[ID: a boy with brown skin and pointed ears. He has round brown eyes and black curly hair. He is wearing a flower crown with blue and white flowers. He is wearing a white collared shirt and a mint coloured sweater over it. The entire background is salmon coloured with a small speech bubble with a heart placed near the boy’s head. End ID.]

A young elf that Jacklyn and Emerson meet. He’s fifteen years old, with a love for plants, especially flowers. He’s cheerful and warm, and joins Jacklyn on her journey, although he seems to have his own motivations for joining them.

If you would like to learn more about The Crystal Voice, here’s the WIP intro!

Here is the picrew that I used! It’s great! It gives you so many options, such as different body types, skin tones, hijabs for your Muslim characters, and even hearing aids and a wheelchair for your disabled characters!

If you would like to be added to the tag list, please let me know! (In the asks/or reblog tags etc)

[feralregulus]

85 Questions Tag Game

i was tagged by @henriettafoxes for my main but like nei.

rules: answer these 85 questions and tag 20 people (HA! i’m tagging 6 at that lmao) @foxpaws10 @jeanmoreauz @leahoffbeat @katerandomletters @jeanmmoreau @dancyon

— What was your last…

1. Drink: coffee

2. Phone call: to my mom lmao.

3. Text message: to a friend, joana.

4. Song you listened to: motherlove by bea miller bc its my anthem and ive had aurora on repeat since it came out (LISTEN TO AURORA TOU MFS)

5. Time you cried: two days ago

6. Dated someone twice: i don’t do dating so this nevere happens

7. Kissed someone and regretted it: um this summer i guess? like i made out with this fuckboy and honestly it wasn’t worth it.

8. Been cheated on: lmao no

9. Lost someone special: yeah i guess

10. Been depressed: thats my constant mood lmao

11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: never thrown up for being drunk also i haven’t thrown up since 2012 lmao.

— Fave colours

12. gray

13. red

14. purple

— in the last year have you…

15. Made new friends: yeah

16. Fallen out of love: with stuff i guess, not with people

17. Laughed until you cried: i don’t think so

18. Found out someone was talking about you: uh shit i don’t think so, like im dramatic but im never up for drama lmao

19. Met someone who changed you: nope

20. Found out who your friends are: uh

21. Kissed someone on your facebook friends list: uh

— General

22. How many of your facebook friends do you know irl: maybe like 95%

23. Do you have any pets: two birdies!

24. Do you want to change your name: nope

25. What did you do for your last birthday: slept all day and downed a bottle of vodka with monster bc im that pathetic lmao

26. What time did you wake up today: i didn’t sleep but i got out of bed at like 10-ish am

27. What were you doing at midnight last night: watching gotham

28. What is something you can’t wait for: for this school year to fucking end and for summer to fucking come

30. What are you listening to right now: sanctify by years & years

31. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: i talked to someone named tomas does that count?

32. Something that’s getting on your nerves: everything, my sisters, my shitty laptop

33. Most visited website: prolly tumblr

34. Hair colour: jet black

35. Long or short hair: short, i got the bi bob lmao

36. Do you have a crush on someone: nope

37. What do you like about yourself: what’s there not like, bitch im awesome

38. Want any piercings: i want a nose piercing and a tongue one

39. Blood type: dunno

40. Nicknames: don’t have any lol

41. Relationship status: single as a pringle

42. Sign: virgo

43. Pronouns: she/them

44. Fave tv show: shameless and b99

45. Tattoos: none :(

46. Right or left handed: right

47: Ever had surgery: yesh

48. Piercings: three in one ear two in the other

49. Sport: nope

50. Vacation: last one was last summer to Turkey and next one im going to my home country, Morocco

51. Trainers: vans all the way

— More general

52. Eating: you mean last? well im about to have a salmon burger

53. Drinking: nothing rn

54. I’m about to watch: gotham or b99 or the flash

55. Waiting for: lunch

56. Want: books books books and money

57. Get married: to no one lmao

58. Career: dude i plan on like backpacking throughout the world for as long as i can (and working shitty jobs to afford doing so)

— Which is better

59. Hugs or kisses: hugs

60. Lips or eyes: eyes

61. Shorter or taller: don’t care tbh

62. Older or younger: um uh why

63. Nice arms or stomach: arms

64. Hookup or relationships: hookups

65. Troublemaker or hesitant: troublemaker since birth

— Have you ever

66. Kissed a stranger: yeh

67. Drank hard liquor: yeh

68.Turned someone down: yeh

69. Sex on first date: never been on a date lmao but ive had sex with people the first time i met them

70: Broken someone’s heart: i don’t think so

71. Had your heart broken: nope

72. Been arrested: almost i guess but no

73. Cried when someone died: do fictional characters count?

74. Fallen for a friend: nope

— Do you believe in

75. Yourself: uh most of the time

76. Miracles: nope

77. Love at first sight: ha! no bitch that is not an actual thing but lust at first sight? hell yeh

78. Santa Claus: lmao nope my fam is muslim

79. Angels: sounds fake

— Misc

80. Eye colour: really dark brown seem like black

81. Best friends name: don’t have a bf

82. Favourite movie: 10 things i hate about you and the breakfast club

83. Favourite actor: uh idk i love so many its hard to choose

84. Favourite cartoon: kim possible 

85. Favourite teacher’s name: estela

[songofwizardry]

belated Ramadan Mubarak!

I try to do a bit of reading every Ramadan, so, for accountability, and so that when I inevitably don’t get through them I can find my list next year—here's my (extremely very ambitious) reading list for this year!

(suggestions are very welcome, with the warning that I very much may not get through them. this year, I’m trying to learn more about Islam and liberation theology and I’m trying to read more abolitionist texts, and of course my standard queer Muslim books, I’m trying to read more poetry by Muslim poets I don’t know well, and every Ramadan I try and only read fiction by Muslim authors, so there’s some sff on here too!)

non-fic:

memoirs:

We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib (reread)

Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H

The Colour of God by Ayesha S Chaudhry

Love is an Ex-Country by Randa Jarrar

A Dutiful Boy by Mohsin Zaidi

other nonfic:

Islam and Anarchism by Mohamed Abdou

We Do This Til We Free Us by Mariame Kaba (reread-ish? I never fully finished it)

Let This Radicalise You by Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba

Qur'an and Woman by Amina Wadud (which I also never finished)

The Women's Khutbah Book by Fatima Seedat and Sa'diyya Shaikh

Qur’an of the Oppressed: Liberation Theology and Gender Justice in Islam by Shadaab Rahemtulla

With Stones in Our Hands: Writings on Muslims, Racism, and Empire by Sohail Daulatzai and Junaid Rana

fiction:

The Candle and the Flame by Nafiza Azad

Mirage by Somaiya Daud (yes I still have not read this)

The Light at the Bottom of the World by London Shah

Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion by Bushra Rehman

A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faisal

poetry:

Halal If You Hear Me (anthology)

If They Come For Us by Fatimah Asghar (reread)

Hagar Poems by Mohja Kahf

Bad Diaspora Poems by Momtaza Mehri

The Fortieth Day by Kazim Ali

Black Seeds by Tariq Touré

Postcolonial Banter by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan

[songofwizardry]

starting to get a little frustrated at how so many of the last several Ramadans have been varying degrees of Pretty Rough. and some of that (particularly this year) is bad timing and external stuff happening but some of that is possibly that I don’t Know how to handle what I want/need to do during Ramadan and what feels like it’s an essential part of the month without completely exhausting myself. and like this has happened before but it’s been really Something the last couple years. idk I’m aware I have issues and I need to find better ways of balancing things and dealing with my body (which has been deciding to change its mind about what it can and can’t handle with no regard for my planning) but I have been *trying* for the last several months and yet I turn up here again in Ramadan, which is. a little frustrating. but oh well.

[songofwizardry]

new pinned post, hello folks!

i post a fairly chaotic mess of things—lots of fandom stuff, politics, complaints and/or celebrations about the universe, some teaching posts, emotional interludes about faith and community, everything goes. have some information, and links for people on mobile/on the dashboard view.

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posts on interacting with kids and young people get tagged #teaching and #parenting. my own posts complaining about how much marking I have to do also get tagged #teaching

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[songofwizardry]

Ramadan Mubarak! let’s do this again!

I set myself some *extremely* ridiculous goals last year, and then Ramadan was very difficult, so (as predicted) I didn’t read very many of them.

I read Quran and Woman, Quran of the Oppressed, and part of The Women’s Khutbah book last year—Quran of the Oppressed was probably my favourite of the three.

this year I’m gonna give some more of these a try, and I’ve got a couple others. I’m prioritising books I own in hard cover this year, so my list for this year includes:

Halal if You Hear Me (carried over from last year

Hijab Butch Blues (carried over from last year)

The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi (nonfic)

If I Must Die by Refaat Alareer (poetry/prose compilation)

Saving Our Own Lives by Shira Hassan (nonfic)

The River of Silver by Shannon Chakraborty (fiction)

Unbecoming by Seema Yasmin (fiction)

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir (fiction)

Between Two Moons by Aisha Abdel Gawad (fiction)

again, I highly doubt I’ll get through most of these, but I’m gonna try and read the YA books and Saving Our Own Lives, and we’ll see how it goes!

as always, suggestions are very welcome, and I hope you have a blessed month if you’re celebrating.

belated Ramadan Mubarak!

I try to do a bit of reading every Ramadan, so, for accountability, and so that when I inevitably don’t get through them I can find my list next year—here's my (extremely very ambitious) reading list for this year!

(suggestions are very welcome, with the warning that I very much may not get through them. this year, I’m trying to learn more about Islam and liberation theology and I’m trying to read more abolitionist texts, and of course my standard queer Muslim books, I’m trying to read more poetry by Muslim poets I don’t know well, and every Ramadan I try and only read fiction by Muslim authors, so there’s some sff on here too!)

non-fic:

memoirs:

We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib (reread)

Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H

The Colour of God by Ayesha S Chaudhry

Love is an Ex-Country by Randa Jarrar

A Dutiful Boy by Mohsin Zaidi

other nonfic:

Islam and Anarchism by Mohamed Abdou

We Do This Til We Free Us by Mariame Kaba (reread-ish? I never fully finished it)

Let This Radicalise You by Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba

Qur'an and Woman by Amina Wadud (which I also never finished)

The Women's Khutbah Book by Fatima Seedat and Sa'diyya Shaikh

Qur’an of the Oppressed: Liberation Theology and Gender Justice in Islam by Shadaab Rahemtulla

With Stones in Our Hands: Writings on Muslims, Racism, and Empire by Sohail Daulatzai and Junaid Rana

fiction:

The Candle and the Flame by Nafiza Azad

Mirage by Somaiya Daud (yes I still have not read this)

The Light at the Bottom of the World by London Shah

Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion by Bushra Rehman

A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faisal

poetry:

Halal If You Hear Me (anthology)

If They Come For Us by Fatimah Asghar (reread)

Hagar Poems by Mohja Kahf

Bad Diaspora Poems by Momtaza Mehri

The Fortieth Day by Kazim Ali

Black Seeds by Tariq Touré

Postcolonial Banter by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan