Susan notes: I asked Twitter friends to recommend women in Islam to honour during the Holy Month of Ramadan and the Eids that follow. Below are four they suggested.
I would love to have the profiles of more contemporary Muslim heroines to post on the site....
February 4, 2011: The universe speaks to me constantly.
If I don’t pay attention, or listen well enough, it tends to shout. Deafeningly. Just lke I felt my Mom (pictured at left in 2009), sometimes did when I was a kid.
Still, I often don’t hear. Just like I didn't as a chlld.
Some people say I cry easily. I guess it’s true.
I feel things deeply. And I have no problem letting those deep feelings overflow in the form of big, fat, salty tears that roll gently, slowly, and sweetly down my cheeks.
I am at peace with crying. I’ve learned to be totally OK with it, because I know it washes away poison and creates a river in which happiness can flow.
Our pervasive rape culture is finally getting the attention it sadly warrants, ironically, thanks in part to recent high-profile rape attrocities committed in India and the United States and the resulting mainstream media coverage they've generated.