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The Islamist Memeplex

So how can Islam’s initial accelerated period growth during its first 1400 years be explained? Dawkins coined the term meme from the Greek word mimema (“something imitated”). It describes the way in which cultural...
by Saif Rahman
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Hijab and Sexual Assault

Hijab, Sexual Assualt and Rape Apologism

My friend introduced me to a new article on sexual harassment in Pakistan. Having been there myself, I knew what was coming, but the sickening amount of rape apologia was still shocking.
by Pakistani Feminist
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Nawaal El Saadawi

Interview: Nawal El Saadawi on Feminism, Religion and Freethought

Our brief interview with writer, activist, and arguably the most prominent figure in the history of Egyptian feminist movement - Dr. Nawaal El Saadawi, who is nothing short of an inspiration for feminists around the globe.
by Admininistrator
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When will Muslims Learn?

Religion poisons everything as Christopher Hitchens put it in his book ‘God is not Great’ and I am very much inclined to agree. However my interest is in the hypocrites of religion otherwise defined as ‘moderates’. True...
by Pakistani Feminist
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Rape of captive women in Islam

The Rape of the Captive Women and Muslim Dishonesty

I am going to do this post about the war captives in Islam. The women that apologetic Muslims claim to have supposedly consented to have sex with their captors and were all fine and dandy about it and so on and so forth. This i...
by Pakistani Feminist
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