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If you live in the US & are looking for a small city with less crime to live in, with a masjid, consider Sioux Falls, South Dakota. There's jobs, decent schools and two masjids. And a welcoming attitude toward Muslims. There are Muslims from around the world living & working there. From every continent. So don't stay in places that are full of crime & vulgar social behaviors that influence your children, when you can move to more suitable places even within the US.

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Languages: English

Job: Consulting

About Me:
Salaam alaikum, this is the second page of Sister Anisah. My primary page can be found at http://www.muslimspace.com/Anisah_of_So_Dakota
Veils in 1945 Albania NOTE: this video is from a socialist/Nazi orientation, so you can mute the speakers, but enjoy the clothing of the veiled Sisters appearing in it. Like most wester-non-Muslim government/invaders, they brag about how they have "liberated" women, yada yada yada. So no need for the voice.
Have you heard that you have to wear black, as a Muslimah, by people who quote a hadith that says the First Believing women "looked like crows" when they went out?

Have you ever wondered if that is true? Did you think about questioning the assumption that all crows are black?

Consider the following crows from the region:

OR the Indian house crow, Corvus splendens, is centered in India, and extends from Iran in the west to Burma in the east

the Hooded crow "Corvus corone" of Egypt

You see a problem with this all black claim? I do!!!



veils This profile is dedicated to all those Sisters around the world who have adopted throughout the ages the garment we now call "THE VEIL".

My main page on muslimspace is found at Anisah_of_So_Dakota. However this topic is being used to divide our Ummah by the enemies of our Ummah. We as Muslims MUST work to unite our community & not allow this form of division. My sisters who cover are just as valid in their Islam as any other Muslimah! I encourage you to read, learn & study the lives of All Muslim women. Do not fall pray to the negative images being imposed on our Muslimahs!

May Allah reward you for your strength & your devotion to this level of modesty God guides you to, my Sisters.

In no way am I saying that those who do not veil their face are in the wrong...plz don't post such messages to my page. I do not believe in compulsion in religion.

I only wish to show my love to my veiling sisters.

There are those who Allah has bestowed the understanding or willingness to cover their faces. There are those born to the tradition of veiling their faces. There are those who dress modestly, but do not cover their faces...yet their actions are such that they are veiled as much or more than some who wear a cloth over their face. Yet the intention to dress modestly starts from within. It grows & often envelopes the wearer.

For over 20 years, I have studied the diversity of veils that exist & have existed throughout the world. Insha Allah, I am working on a book that will provide this information to others, insha Allah. Allah knows why I wear my clothing the way I do. NO mere mortal does. This goes for Veiled Sisters as well. Their bodies are not the business of politicians in the Muslim world or the non-Muslim world! The argument given today is not new. Politicians throughout the ages have used "security" to justify the stripping of veils & other clothing from women. WOMEN... notice its WOMEN, not men. While 90% of the violence they point to, to justify their reasoning is done by MEN, not women.... MEN. So is it logical to strip women of their modesty? If the Mother of Isa was alive today, the British & other European politicians would more than likely demand she also unveil. Unveiling of a woman has long been used as a means to humilate & subjugate. Yet not only are politicians & non-Muslims promoting this. Even Muslims are saying it is "ok"! OK????? What would those Muslims have said regarding the wives of the Prophet? Would they have stood alongside the people of Mekkah and demanded the wives of the Prophet be stripped & humiliated?

I know, these women today aren't the wives of the Prophet. But is it any different? The purpose is the same. What would those politicians do if they all of a sudden lost their sight? What would they demand, since they could no longer LOOK at the person they were talking to?! The logic used to justify this attack is a veil of desceit & confusion. These people justify their hatred for Islam by attacking the one garment they affiliate with the religion... THE VEIL.

While at the same time some Muslims try to pacify the aggressors by saying "its not required in the religion".

SO! REQUIRED? What sort of justification is that? Since the beginning of this ummah, SOME Muslim women covered...not just the wives of the Prophet...but other women too. It was recommended (at the least) so to those who side with the popular desire to strip women of their right to conceal their beauty .... SHAME SHAME SHAME.

As long as Allah provides me the ability to speak out I will continue to speak for the rights of women to cover their bodies! No matter whether they are Muslim or non-Muslim; women SHOULD have the right to veil themselves.

Ironically, there was a time when modesty was held up as a pious upright act of women. Women in Europe covered themselves, including their faces to some degree (using fans, masks, & other items).

Hobbies:
I thought in this section I would give examples of different types of veils throughout the world. My archive is quite large, so I can't post it here directly. But I can direct you to the page. Insha Allah. The veils represented aren't the ones you see in stores, or on the net at e-stores. These are tribal veils & veils that are specific to an ethnic group as well as historical examples. They denote ethnicity, tribal affiliation & sometimes even marital status. They are known by so many different names...(which I am still working to label on the page, so please bare with my slowness on labeling) as well as having different garments known by the same name for a garment that is striking different in another part of the Muslim world. Insha Allah, this list will be for the sake of education. In no way does it imply "fetish". So please don't assume such vial intentions. I study veiling. I study the historical context of the garment and the social relavence. It is important we as women recognize there are LEGITIMATE reasons for some people to "collect" photos of veils. I'd be just as happy if they were on manequins, but unfortunately few cultural/tribal examples are found in that manner, so photos of real people must be used. If this offends you, plz don't view the photos. That is all I can recommend. You can visit the archive pages by clicking on the following links: Page one Page two Page Three Page Four Page Five Page Six Page Seven Page Eight Page Nine Page Ten Page Eleven

Movies:

I wish to point out that I know of CHRISTIAN women who veil (completely). I know Christian & Jewish women who cover their heads out of a belief that it is commanded by God, and they do so despite the public preasures to submit to "modern" society. So we aren't alone. The struggle is even harder for many within the Christian community since often they are going against the preasure of even their own congregations. So make dua for the Covered Women of the World.

Books:

Whether we LIKE a book or not, we need to keep informed as to what the non-Muslim market is printing & promoting as "Islam & women". That is what we need to educate ourselves regarding, as well as truthful information regarding the Women of Islam in historical context, & modern times. That is why I am saying we should read these books. Too often we are reading one type of books, etc & the public is being fed another type of "truth". So knowing what they get as information is vital when we deal with them.

BOOKS I recommend: Faith and Freedom: Women's Human Rights in the Muslim World by Mahnaz Afkhami (Editor) About this book: Over half a billion women live in the Muslim world. Despite the rich complexity of their social, cultural, and ethnic differences, they are often portrayed in monolithic terms. Such stereotyping, fueled by the resurgence of Islamic fundamentalism, has proved detrimental to Muslim women in their campaign for human rights. This book is the first detailed study to emphasize Muslim women's rights as human rights and to explore the existing patriarchal structures and processes that present women's human rights as contradictory to Islam. Academics and activists, most of whom live in the Muslim world...

Windows of Faith: Muslim Women's Scholarship Activism in the United States by Gisela Webb (Editor) About this book: These essays by leading Islamic women scholars in North America give voice to and are evidence of the growing network of Muslim women involved with the issues of women's human rights through "scholarship activism." Gisela Webb brings together critical arguments for the existence of religious mandates within the core scripture and teaching of Islam for the fair treatment of women. This book is the basis for the history of Islamic women's jurisprudence and a major landmark in the history of modern interpretations of Islam. It attends to what many observers, both inside and outside of Islam,... (click here to buy for more info)

Politics of Piety: The Islamic Revival and the Feminist Subject by Saba Mahmood About this title: "Politics of Piety is a groundbreaking analysis of Islamist cultural politics through the ethnography of a thriving, grassroots women's piety movement in the mosques of Cairo, Egypt. Unlike those organized Islamist activities that seek to seize or transform the state, this is a moral reform movement whose orthodox practices are commonly viewed as inconsequential to Egypt's political landscape. Saba Mahmood's compelling exposition of these practices challenges this assumption by showing how the ethical and the political are indelibly linked within the context of such movements. Not only is this... read more

Islam: The Choice of Thinking Women by Ismail Adam Patel about this book: "Readers are taken on a fascinating journey of discovery regarding the role women play in different societies. A controversial subject is coherently and impartially presented. Sections of the feminist movement, Islam and the statistics highlighting present day inequities enable readers to make easy comparative analysis. It raises profound issues and will make great impact on individuals who have made the Western way of life definitive." - Mufti Fahm Mayat. Principal, Madrassa Islamica, Batley, UK. ||| " ... the status of women in Islam has been answered in a clear, sober, captivating and intellectual fashion. The appeal and merit of the book is in the rich references to the original sources. It is prudent to make an informed choice in the way of life one adopts. This book will assist individuals in their choice - Insha Allah ... A highly commendable book to thinking man and woman from all walks of life." - Mufti Zubair Bayat, Principal, Zakariyya School, Stanger, South Africa.

Islam: The Empowering of Women by Aisha Bewley About this book: ... throughout the centuries of Islamic history, we find lots and lots of women active in all areas of life, and then suddenly it stops. What ... in the last three hundred years to the extent that it is unusual to find women involved in Islamic sciences and, unlike in the past, very few ... research. It is time to re-examine the sources and re-assess how Muslim ...

Women, Muslim Society & Islam by Lamya al-Faruqi ... brings both a feminine and scholarly approach to the subject, exploring women's issues within an Islamic framework which are neither apologetic nor polemic or rigid and inflexible. Addressed are issues of Women in a Qur'anic Society, Marriage, Extended Family, and comparisons ...

Women Companions of the Holy Prophet & Their Sacred Lives by Saeed Ansari, Nadvi & Nadvi about this book: In shaping the history of the human race, the role played by women in Islam is outstanding. Every nation has a right to boast of its great achievements in history. But the role of women is limited to just few names for their high standards of chastity or moral values. The contribution made by Muslim women to the advancements of culture and every field of human civilization is unique and outstanding. This book confines itself to the mention of great deeds and performances of the Women Companions of the Holy Prophet.

Rethinking Muslim women & the Veil by Katherine Bullock About this book: This book offers a powerful critique of the Western notion that the hijab, the veil, is a symbol of Muslim women’s oppression. The author examines the views of feminist scholars who offer a variety of interpretations of the Islamic guidelines regarding hijab and discusses the view that women only wear hijab because they are being subjugated by men. Adornment of women in forensic and medical perspective: Comments of Muslim scholars & Physicians by Muhammad Bin Abd Alazeez Almusnad In the era of weight training, diet centers, cosmetic surgeries, permanent eye make-ups, collagen injections, and other latest wonders of beauty arts, many would find it hard to belive that a fourteen hundred years old religion can possibly provide guidelines regarding such modern inventions. Mohammad Bin Abd Alazeez Almusnad, the author of Adornment of Women in Forensic and Medical Perspective, assures that it does. By quoting the finding of concerned physicians and the verdicts of Muslim scholars regarding the effects the westren style of adornment can have on the physical appearance, religion, and psychological well-being of Muslim women, the author invites his readers for a critical evaluation of the contemporary fashions and urges them to consider alternative and more natural ways of beautification, which would agree with the tenets of Islam.

Encyclopedia of Muhammad's Women Companions and the Traditions by Laleh Bakhtiar, Shaykh Hisham Kabbani about the book: This work is divided into two books: Book I contains all of the Traditions (ahadith) related by 150 women Companions of Prophet Muhammad (/) according to the six canonical books of Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud, Sunan Ibn Majah, Sunan al-Nisai and Sunan al-Tirmidhi. The Traditions are organized according to the Divine Law (shariah), but this work begins with moral character development. A brief glance shows that women Companions related Traditions in many areas and not just in areas relating specifically to women. Where there is more than one Tradition on the same topic, one is presented and references to the other versions are indicated below that specific Tradition. Book II contains the biographies of over 600 women Companions of the Prophet including her name, her mother's name, the name of her children, the name of her husband (s) and where information is available from the earliest sources of Ibn Ishaq and Ibn Sad, her biography. About the Author Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani is a scholar from the Middle East. he graduated with a B. A. in chemistry from the American University College of Beirut and then went to Louvain, Belgium to continue his medical studies. He later received his Islamic Law degree from Damascus. Laleh Bakhtiar, Ph.D., a well-known author on Sufism, is the first person to unearth traditional psychology which had been buried in medieval philosophy. With this work she shows that traditional psychology is alive and vibrant and should be an alternative psychology to modern schools as the stress is upon morality and ethics.She is a nationally certified and licensed psychotherapist.

Ten women of Paradise by Mohammad H. R. Talukdar About this book: A woman comes in a man's life first as his mother in whose womb he is born. The mother nurses him and admittedly gives the primary lesson to her son in her lap, which is infact the first academy of his life. The mother imbued with religious spirit is more likely to bring up children with similar attitude in this worldly life. And, of course, for all this the son's paradise is placed at the feet of the mother. This book details the lives of the ten great women of Islam who are models for emancipated women worldwide. VEIL: Veiling, Representation and Contemporary Art by Bailey, David (editor)

Explores the multilayered significance of the veil in contemporary visual culture. The volume collects new essays by scholars such as Frantz Fanon and Leila Ahmed and historical works which locate the conflicting attitudes towards a seemingly innocuous item of clothing within themes of gender, religion and age. These investigations are placed alongside contemporary visual art which incorporate these themes.

Music:

TV:
CSI and other shows that are based on similar formats. I also like nature shows that teach us about the world around us. And I like Renovation Nation... Also cooking shows.

Interests:
Diversity education... Sadaqa programs that give Muslims opportunities to get out of their xenophobic (towards others and sometimes unfortunately each other!). Islam teaches us to embrace diversity, yet many within the Ummah have rejected diversity & embraced behavior that violates Islamic teachings. I like to try to educate Muslims away from such behavior which is partly what has given Muslims such bad reputations. Unless we correct such behavior, misconceptions about Muslims will continue! We can not expect non-Muslims to change their opinions about us & how they treat us as Muslims... if we do not rein in the radicals & those violating Islamic teachings, who claim to be Muslim! Rather than PREACH at people...we need to show by example! And that is why I am involved in sadaqa for the POOR (regardless of their faith). That is why I am involved in Sadaqa for the oppressed (regardless of their faith). That is why I am involved in Sadaqa for Women & children (regardless of their faith). Let us show by our actions what Islam teaches! And that includes the IMAMs & SHEIKHS!!!! Let us quit hiding in our masjids like they are private clubs & let us return to the oppressed & needy & share the beautiful teachings of ISLAM, without expecting from then ANYTHING!

Quotes:
Allah is the Best of PLANNERS

Other:
Please support the sadaqa project I am involved in. Its a Seed Drive to help Indigenous Americans (Native Americans) who are suffering greatly by poverty to have the means to grow their own food. As the saying goes... "you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day; but if you teach him to fish, you feed him for a lifetime". Through this project we hope to feed this community for a lifetime & insha Allah, improve their health & help them extend their life expectancy beyond age 50.