Leila Tarakji

Tweeting about Muslim Americans, their Literatures, and other matters..

[Moustafa Bayoumi @moustafabayoumi.bsky.social @BayoumiMoustafa]

I'm a Muslim, and I would like to report a crazy man threatening a woman on a stage in Missouri. #debate

[Leila Tarakji @Leilat_MSU]

The expectation that women expose themselves. Entitlement? Why is what women choose to wear or not such an issue? https://t.co/gWf5zjgD7Q

[Jamaal Diwan @jamaaldiwan]

“Arent u pretty? Unveil yourself!” Colonial poster enjoining Algerian Muslim women 2 stop wearing their veil (1958)

[AJ+ @ajplus]

Burqas are already banned in France's public spaces. Looks like burqinis might be next.
https://t.co/IDa6Z4Ipzf

[Leila Tarakji @Leilat_MSU]

@MSUshelbymroz glad to hear that!

[Ibtihaj Muhammad @IbtihajMuhammad]

Blessed beyond belief. Thank you for your love & support. American and proud #TeamUSA🇺🇸 https://t.co/aDBX6cBICS

[Sapelo Square @SapeloSquare]

African descended Muslims in America are inheritors of this history & legacy. We love this post @WashingtonPost! https://t.co/d0H1xjoUzY

[MSU_Zielinski @MSUzielinski]

Ibtihaj Muhammad makes U.S. history, wears hijab in Olympics https://t.co/jLmlku7cGL via @USATODAY #MuslimLit

[Zachary Arketa @ZacharyArketa]

Try to identify with others' cultural experiences. It takes courage to share, and you might expand your views #MuslimLit #ButterflyMosque

[MPower Change @MPower_Change]

Follow hashtag #CanYouHearUsNow and listen to the voices of Muslim women. They have always been here, you just weren't listening.

[Dalia Mogahed @DMogahed]

Muslim women "not allowed to speak?" I gave a @TEDTalks and got a standing ovation. #CanYouHearUsNow https://t.co/iggExDBXzD

[Leila Tarakji @Leilat_MSU]

This week's author of Butterfly Mosque for our #MuslimLit class joins the #CanYouHearUsNow discussion https://t.co/vb0q3DyHnh

[Leila Tarakji @Leilat_MSU]

Muslim women respond to Trump with #CanYouHearUsNow check it out! #MuslimLit https://t.co/U4vCJbBW42

[AJ+ @ajplus]

Inspired by Ghazala Khan, Muslim women speak out against Trump with #CanYouHearUsNow.

[Leila Tarakji @Leilat_MSU]

@DanielMubanda , sounds like a question worth asking!

[Leila Tarakji @Leilat_MSU]

burden& responsibility of bearing your people's reputation on yr shoulders Thanks for sharing! @chiazzas #MuslimLit https://t.co/117lJ5mfDt

[Leila Tarakji @Leilat_MSU]

#DYK #MalcolmX grew up in our very own #Lansing #MSU #MuslimLit #history https://t.co/HzCid9TLpQ

[Leila Tarakji @Leilat_MSU]

Like any group of people.. The media and our foreign policy just make it easy to forget #Afghanistan #MuslimLit https://t.co/kpPuZkBapP

[Zachary Arketa @ZacharyArketa]

The Afghan community has familial ties, daily struggles, momentous events, and a rich history...they are more than terrorists #MuslimLit

[Leila Tarakji @Leilat_MSU]

Excellent question #perspective #MuslimLit #Afghanistan #OneStoryThirtyStories https://t.co/gkRlan9MPB

[Zachary Arketa @ZacharyArketa]

The news covers so many stories about what Afghanistan has done to us, but where are the stories about what we have done to them? #MuslimLit

[Leila Tarakji @Leilat_MSU]

@Chiazzas excellent point. Important to remember that "right" or "normal" isn't universal, but changes w time place and people #muslimlit

[Leila Tarakji @Leilat_MSU]

#muslimlit #afghanlit https://t.co/jIq9UvQvTB

[Dr. Hatem Bazian @HatemBazian]

The death of an #Afghan does not register in our collective consciousness, listed numbers, nameless, faceless & mere biological material