Some people buried a dead pig and some pig heads on the land of a mosque being built in Solothurn. Oh, and I forgot the 120 liters pig blood they poured on it for good measure. They justified their actions saying they were worried about the “rampant Islamization” of Switzerland. For a short English article [...]
Archive for the ‘Islam/Muslim stuff’ Category
Everyday Islamophobia
Posted in don't mind me I'm bitter, Islam/Muslim stuff, Racism alive and well in Switzerland, Switzerland on 12 November 2011 | 3 Comments »
Friendly reminder on LGBT issues and LGBT Muslims
Posted in don't mind me I'm bitter, Islam/Muslim stuff, people talkin smack with no knowledge on 22 October 2010 | 21 Comments »
As a friendly reminder- I will not tolerate any negative comments that go beyond polite discussion on LGBT issues and especially LGBT Muslim issues in any of the fora in which I participate, be it here, Twitter or FB or on my other blogs. I judge you in private. And now in public. To rehash [...]
Sex and Betrayal
Posted in don't mind me I'm bitter, Islam/Muslim stuff on 27 June 2010 | 1 Comment »
Many years ago, prior to my conversion to Islam, I had a “relationship” with an aspiring writer (who, might I add, is still “aspiring”). Every few years since, the Aspiring Writer has attempted to revist/recreate what happened between us in what I can only assume is an utter lack of inspiration in his current life. [...]
J’adore Chador: Majida Khattari’s Art
Posted in France, Islam/Muslim stuff, Muslimah Media Watch on 5 May 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This post was originally written for Muslimah Media Watch in 2010. I am reproducing it here for safekeeping as an author under the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. It was also cross-posted at Altmuslimah. For reposts, you are kindly asked to also seek the permission of the MMW editorial team [...]
Bérengère Lefranc’s “Un voile, Un certain moi de juin”
Posted in France, Islam/Muslim stuff, Muslimah Media Watch on 10 March 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This post was originally written for Muslimah Media Watch in 2010. I am reproducing it here for safekeeping as an author under the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. It was also cross-posted at Muslim Voices. For reposts, you are kindly asked to also seek the permission of the MMW editorial [...]
Politics as Usual: France Gets Riled Up About a Candidate’s Headscarf
Posted in France, Islam/Muslim stuff, Muslimah Media Watch on 25 February 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This post was originally written for Muslimah Media Watch in 2010. I am reproducing it here for safekeeping as an author under the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. It was also cross-posted at Altmuslimah. For reposts, you are kindly asked to also seek the permission of the MMW editorial team [...]
Paroles de musulmans, parlons de musulmans
Posted in Islam/Muslim stuff, Lausanne Bondy Blog, Switzerland on 18 December 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This post was originally written for the Lausanne Bondy Blog in 2009. I am reproducing it here for safekeeping as an author under the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. For reposts, you are kindly asked to also seek the permission of the LBB editorial team and credit that site accordingly. [...]
L’intégration des musulmans passe-t-elle par les minarets?
Posted in Islam/Muslim stuff, Lausanne Bondy Blog, Switzerland on 18 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This post was originally written for the Lausanne Bondy Blog in 2009. I am reproducing it here for safekeeping as an author under the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. For reposts, you are kindly asked to also seek the permission of the LBB editorial team and credit that site accordingly. [...]
Polygamy in Switzerland : Just say NO!
Posted in Islam/Muslim stuff on 20 June 2009 | 1 Comment »
This is part of my installment of old posts from 2008 and early 2009 which I have chosen to republish. Some links may be dead and I will try to fix them as I go. Unlike the other posts, the comments were not added here because the old post was on its’ own page. I [...]
Muslims acting crazy again
Posted in Islam/Muslim stuff on 19 April 2009 | 6 Comments »
This is part of my installment of old posts from 2008 and early 2009 which I have chosen to republish. Some links may be dead and I will try to fix them as I go. I am so tired of having to break it down for people, I swear (cue the auntie chorus saying “It’s [...]
