International Women’s Day was born in militant anti-imperialist - anti-capitalist spaces in the global south and then was coopted whitewashed, and stripped of its radical, intersectional roots.
If I called for huge protests all over the world, especially in the US to stop killing us and call for a ceasefire
Do you believe we could move the people to do it?
Ceasefire now!
881. Do you understand that number? That doesn't refer to just you, your sibling, parents and grandparents. This means BLOODLINES. Families that will never again be able to grow due to the genocide. 881 families and bloodlines GONE.
Let your Tawakkul be greater than your worries. Allah is Al-Mujeeb, THE ONE WHO RESPONDS. So how could you think He won't answer your prayers. Wait patiently. Everything comes from Allah and Allah will make things fall into place.
Perhaps it's because women have been oppressed for centuries worldwide & they need to be uplifted to be on an equal footing with men? One of the most powerful verses demanding justice in the Quran is also to be found in the Chapter "Nisa" (Women).
To Muslim men who attack feminism, have you paused to ask yourself why the fourth & one of the longest chapters in the Quran is literally called "Nisa (Women)", stipulating the need for men to be kind & generous towards women? Why there is no chapter called "Men?"