When it comes to women’s rights in Islam, it is often said that Islam 1400 years ago gave women rights, that did not exist in other parts of the world. One of the most cited points is the right of women to be able to freely choose their spouse. In this article, guest author Q. Ahmad explores these rights as they exist in Islam generally, and in Ahmadiyyat, specifically.
Guilt Driven Parenting and Ahmadi Muslims: A Young Woman Relays her Predicament
The ‘Young Woman’ in this dialogue lives in the West. She’s in her mid-20s. She stopped believing in Ahmadiyyat (and Islam generally) several years ago. She just hasn’t formally resigned from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community—yet. Her parents want to keep her apostasy quiet to save face.
Response to Equality of Men and Women in Islam
This post is from a response comment of mine on the Reddit forum /r/ahmadiyya. The original post was on whether the Qur’an promotes domestic violence. My comment is a response to user TheMotorCityCobra, who posted this comment. The moral, spiritual and economic equality of men and women as ruled by Islam is unquestionable Really? This […]
Rape of Female Prisoners of War and Ahmadiyya Islam
On December 18, 2016, I had some Twitter exchanges with Ahmadi Muslims regarding the whole “what your right hands possess” topic, and the permissibility of rape. The issue of wartime came up and instead of assuaging a reasonable person’s concerns, the Ahmadi Muslim book cited was even more cause for alarm. While this topic requires […]
An ex-Muslim’s Sister asks him to “Stop being an ex-Muslim”
The contents of this *guest* post is from Abdullah, an ex-Muslim whom I recently came across. His story highlights how Muslims, when rationally cornered, resign to living a life defeated — especially women. And they have the most reasons to be upset with Islam. Abdullah writes: In the middle of a heated argument my sister […]