Eid al Adha 2016
Category: Stuff by Theresa Corbin
My First Article About Islam
Written by Theresa Corbin
A couple weeks ago, I was going through some old papers, trying to get rid of obsolete stuff like my health insurance coverage brochure from 2007. I was thinking how ridiculous the mountain of dead trees that we all keep in our homes is when I came across the first article I ever wrote about Islam.
The article was a letter to the editor in response to a man who had written about how hijab is evil or some such ignorance. I had been Muslim for all of 13 months and I had heard enough. I wasn’t gonna let it go anymore. I had to speak up. So I did. But I didn’t think it would actually get published. It did.
Check it out my first ever article about Islam here.
That was December 25, 2002 (I had no control over the date of publication.)
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Update: What Muslims Are Doing to Stop Terrorism
Written by Theresa Corbin
The Islamophobia industry (indeed it is an industry that rakes in millions of dollars selling hate) has created a bit of rhetoric that is divisive, misleading, and infuriating.
Rhetoric: Why don’t we hear the moderate* Muslims speaking out against extremism and terrorism?
This question is slung around the media after any psycho with an Arabic sounding name goes and does what psychos do. But the fact is that when some media outlets *cough* Fox *cough* ask a question like- why aren’t Muslim speaking up- they are not really asking a question as much as they are planting a seed in the public’s mind.
The rhetoric is meant to make the average person think that the majority of Muslims are silent in the face of injustice falsely done in the name of Islam. And that Muslim silence implies consent.
So Joe Schmo wonders if there are so many peace loving, law abiding Muslims then why don’t we hear the moderate* Muslims speaking out against terrorism?
And the short answer is: The media is largely ignoring the billions of Muslims speaking out against terrorism in one breath, and then asking, “why don’t we hear from them?” in the next.
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My Halal Kitchen: A Review
Reviewed by Theresa Corbin
I have been a fan girl of the website myhalalkitchen.com for some time. I might need a restraining order from the Pinterest page. So when I heard there was a book coming out, Oh My God, y’all, I was so excited.
If you are not familiar with the phenomenon that is Yvonne Maffei and her website, check it out. She did a podcast right here on islamwich not too long ago. Check that out too.
Yvonne’s website is a resource of all things halal (permissible), including tips, recipes, halal substitutes, a blog, and so much more. And with a following of 1.2 + million people on Facebook alone, it is a phenomenon not to be missed.
The book, My Halal Kitchen by the same genius mind who created the website by the same name, is to me and many other Muslim American foodies, the answer to a prayer in an American gastronomic scene that is wrapped in bacon and battered with beer (i.e. mostly haram).
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What is Sharia Law?
Written by Theresa Corbin
20 Things you should know about Sharia:
- Sharia is not a bad word.
- Islam is Sharia. Sharia is Islam.
- Sharia forbids forcing people to follow Sharia.
- Sharia forbids suicide especially suicide bombing because …
- Sharia forbids murder especially of innocent people.
- Sharia demands that you look out for your neighbor.
- Sharia forbids harming living things without need such as food.
- 70% of Sharia, deals with rituals of worship. It tells me, and anyone who chooses Islam, how I to pray, fast, give charity, and make the pilgrimage to Mecca.
- Another 25% of the sharia deals with diet, personal finance, and family law.
- The other 5 % of sharia deals with establishing good manners and punishments for grievous crimes.
- No where in Sharia are women not allowed to drive, hold jobs, or have agency in their own lives.
- No where in Sharia does Sharia claim that it should over throw the U.S. Gov. For more info, read my Sharia Creep post here.
- Sharia even allows those non-Muslims living in a Sharia governed state to live and conduct their lives by their own religious laws.
- Sharia demands those who follow it to be moderates.
- Sharia is not static. Sharia is fluid and changes in its application depending on time, place, and circumstance.
- Just because a country calls it’s laws “Sharia based”, doesn’t make it so.
- Some leaders have use Sharia as an excuse to manipulate the masses and usurp power. Can you think of any leaders like this?
- No “Shariah compliant” country actually exists. In fact, some Western countries exemplify Sharia more than so called Muslim countries because of their human rights and freedoms of religion and expression.
- Shariah only allows fighting or going to war when it is in self defense.
- The death penalty for adultery in Sharia is unenforceable without a confession because the method of proving adultery is impossible. It is a preventative measure instead of a strict, brutal law.
Take the Shariah Law Quiz
Take the Buzzfeed quiz to see if you will be deported with me for following Sharia. Yes, even you non-Muslims might get the boot! Let us know in the comments if you are getting deported if the Newt gets his way.
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Comfort of the Heart vs. Comfort of the Body
Written by Theresa Corbin and originally posted on aboutislam.net
The first few days are a breeze. I always worry if I will make it through them before Ramadan even begins. But they always end up being the easiest.
Then the dark circles set in, the lips begin to chap, and, if I let myself, I could sleep 12 + hours a day.
These symptoms usually set in around day 10 for me. But this is also the time I hit a rhythm in Ramadan and despite eating less, I can taste a different kind of sweetness.
Indeed he who is pleased (and content) with Allah as his Lord (Rubb), Islam as his Deen and Muhammad as his Messenger has tasted the sweetness of faith (iman).” (Muslim)
I know this is true, but it is hard to describe the feeling. Even though the body is uncomfortable, the heart finds solace in the satisfaction of striving in Ramadan. It is a feeling to which nothing else compares.
Hold this World in Your Hand
I am ashamed to admit it but sometimes I try to fit the life of this word into a vessel that will never accept it. It’s so easy to be seduced by all the things that glitter around us. It is comfortable to fall back on old habits. It’s our nature to seek the path of least resistance.
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Revisiting Humans of Ramadan
Written by Theresa Corbin
Last year, instead of droning on and on about what Ramadan is to me, I decided to let my brothers and sisters chime in. I questioned high and low all who came in my path about all things Ramadan and served up answers in a series called “Humans of Ramadan”.
This week, we revist the series Parts 1- 4
Part 1 Humans of Ramadan
In this part, I asked the tough questions like what is Ramadan? why is Ramadan? where is Ramadan?
Andi Monterosso de Ferrera said
Ramadan is the blessed month that the Holy Quran was revealed to our beloved prophet Muhammad (swt). Ramadan is a gift from Allah (swt) to show us that NOTHING is impossible! If we Muslims can forgo food and water (when clearly food and water are permissible to intake) just because Allah said we should for one month, then all other things that are not permissible should be a cinch to avoid!!! It’s training for your heart and soul.!!! I love Ramadan.
Read more from Part 1 humans (here)
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