There is No Bravery Without Empathy
If bravery is to realize its full potential in a human being, its requisite conditions need to be met. What are those conditions? Read Tabraze Azam’s new blog on empathy.
Why Do We Refer to God Using the Masculine Pronoun?
Feminist insecurities over the use of the pronoun “He” for God stem from three mistakes: (a) imagining that huwa in Arabic carries the same biological connotations that “he” does in English, (b) an anthropomorphic conception of God, and (c) a modern humanist worldview.
Worship, Selfies and I
Studies show that there exists a strong correlation between attention-seeking and selfies. From an Islamic perspective, the danger in this is falling into the unlawful (haram) by showing off (riya’) — something that ruins the sincerity of your blessed deeds and efforts.