Which is why wearing hijab based on Sura 24 of the Qur’an is an interpretation. Some see it one way, some another. I have no problem with either choice, but it’s simply wrong to say that wearing hijab is cultural and not religious. For many women, the choice to wear it is profoundly religious. It is a daily act of…

yIt’s only a symbol of misogyny if you choose to see it that way. It’s a valid perspective, but, like all symbology, it resides in the volition of the interpreter.

Thank you!

Well put.

Yes, it does. It’s in the Qu’ran. Not everyone interprets the passage in the same way, so not everyone agrees that it is necessary. But those who do  wear it (I'm one of them) do so as a religious duty.

Because it doesn’t work that way. Being covered part-time is not consistent with the basic principles of hijab.

Exactly. The headscarf (or yarmulke) is not a projection of anything. It’s a personal act of worship that has no impact on anyone else.

But his people don't care about proof. Anything they don't like is fake news.

Hamdulilah! <3

You just explained my predictive dreams. Not Pallas Athena, though. She gave me a global-warming timeline back in 1994 that has now been confirmed by the latest UN report. I can deal with the predictions, but Athena? Why Athena?

I can’t think of anything to say. I just want to hug you so bad.

In summer it’s time to pray fajr at 3:00 am if you're Muslim . . .

me too

I know. I’m actually scared I’m going to snap one of these days. I mean, I won't, but the rage is just so visceral.

We need more black women, more women of color, more PEOPLE of color, holding public office on every level. I used to be a member of EMILY’s List; now I’m starting to narrow the focus of my efforts — not just wkmen, but women of color. Then maybe we’ll succeed in washing the white supremacy out of this country.

They'll be boiling anyway. The asteroid is just the tethered camel.

No, just Republican. People in comas still have a conscience.

A giant asteroid and a new species.

And thanks to 60 million Americans who were shitty enough to vote for him.

I’m trying my best to believe in hell, just so these fuckers (and their friends) can go there. Because you are surely right: he’ll never admit what he did. Nor will mom, grandma, pastor, school principal or any of the other links in this festering chain. They'll never pay for their crimes, unless divine wrath is…