About The Banner Image Our banner image this month is the interior of an Adobe Mosque built by an American Muslim family and their surrounding community. Read More. Main Menu Home Essays News About Us Links Projects Human Rights Project Muslim Spaces Women's Health Project Community Works Muslim Spaces Michael Knight Ginan Rauf Willow Omer Mozaffar Baraka Bashment 3RD Resurrection The Dissident's Lair Ali Eteraz Muslim Hedonist Hager Youssef The Team Home Links Islamic Educational Resources   Web Link      On the Permissibility of Dogs in Islam Muslim dog lovers have a hero in Barbara Von Schlegell who has collected valuable information critiquing the prohibition against dogs in Islam.      Resources for the Study of Islam Barbara Von Schlegell's excellent resources on the study of Islam      Feminist Sexual Ethics Project Here you will find Kecia Ali's excellent work on Islam and ethics covering a breadth of topics such as marriage contracts, domestic violence, honor killings, and same-sex sexual activity.      Temporary Marriage Specifications For the intended post-divorce adults, temporary marriage legitimates normal sexual desire and allows for realistic Adult relationships without breaking Islamic law.      Khaled Abou El Fadl's website Resource for writings and lectures by the legal scholar Khaled Abou El Fadl.      Wikipedia Series on Islam The main entry for "Islam" on Wikipedia links to a number of articles on Islamic history, tradition and culture.      Resources for Studying Islam This is the Webby nominated site by Dr. Alan Godlas of University of Georgia, Athens. The site stores a wealth of academic and non-academic resources on the Study of Islam.      Online Qur'an Resources This superb site offers resources on the Qur'an from diverse perspectives within the Islamic intellectual tradition.   Warning: These Links Require a Sense of Humor   (2) Muslim Activist Organizations   (5) Secular Activist Organizations   (2) State-Supported Organizations   (2) Islamic Cultures Educational Resources   (1) Islamic Educational Resources   (8) Muslim Journals and Zines   (3) Other Publications of Interest   (2) Polls Top 10 Reasons Women cannot have Authority in Islam 10: Because then women would be in charge of everything! 9: Because next thing you know women scholars would prohibit wife-beating! 8: Because the gulab jamun wouldn't be waiting for the men when they got home! 7: Because women don't want to actually become scholars, they just want an MRS degree! 6: Because if a woman imam cannot lead the prayer when she has her period, then everyone would know she has her period! 5: Because women don't have the intellect to disentagle convoluted rulings tied up just so by the good 'ol boys! 4: Because the sound of a woman's voice reciting Qur'an drives men mad with desire! 3: Because a woman bending over while leading the prayer drives men mad with desire! 2: Because men might have to have the prayer and khutba piped in to them from another room like women do now. 1: Because men would have to earn access to authority instead of simply passing the penis-check at the door of the madrasa.    Food Bank ProgressiveIslam.Org would like to suggest that you consider giving Ramadan charity to Second Harvest, the national food-bank for the poor, or to your local food-bank.  Second Harvest has a local food bank finder on their front page if you need help or want to contribute locally.  We are building a  Community Portal Resource Page in the Women's Health Project.  Please tell us about services in your community. Syndicate

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