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Hijab + Praying for Putin's demise + What do Nation of Islam & Marjorie Taylor Greene

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The purpose of hijab: Reclaiming the narrative
https://muslimmatters.org/2022/03/10/the...narrative/

EXCERPT: . . . Conclusion. It is evident from researching various incidents from the lifetime of the Prophet subḥānahu wa ta'āla (glorified and exalted be He) that men were held accountable for their actions and were not excused based on women’s attire. It should be utilized in understanding that Islam is a preventative religion that has many guidelines to preclude problems before they unfold.

Women like to show (Tauber, Margaret A. “Parental Socialization Techniques and Sex Differences in Children’s Play.” Child Development, vol. 50, no. 1, 1979, p. 225., doi:10.2307/1129060), therefore they are told not to show; men like to see (Garza, Ray, et al. “Male and Female Perception of Physical Attractiveness: An Eye Movement Study.” 2015), therefore they are told not to look.

Both are responsible for their actions. Allah subḥānahu wa ta'āla (glorified and exalted be He) has assigned men their role and responsibilities and women their role and responsibilities, and has given each the tools that help them fulfill their goals; one of which is the hijab. However, the crux of the hijab is that it is done for the One who created us.

Beyond the statement that it makes, hijab is an act of worship to Allah subḥānahu wa ta'āla (glorified and exalted be He). It forces people to see Muslim women in the way they present themselves, as slaves of Allah subḥānahu wa ta'āla (glorified and exalted be He), obeying His command.

Just as it is our duty to teach our girls the rules of modesty and hijab, it is equally our responsibility to teach our boys the rules of modesty and self-restraint. For the truth of the matter is that even if Sarah were literally asking for it, the responsibility to control himself would not have been absolved from the bellboy... (MORE - missing details)


Go Ahead. Pray for Putin’s Demise.
https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/202...salms.html

EXCERPT: . . . As I discussed recently with David French and Curtis Chang, I find myself turning again and again to the imprecatory psalms. Each morning I’m praying Psalm 7:14–16 with Vladimir Putin in mind: “Behold, the wicked man conceives evil and is pregnant with mischief and gives birth to lies. He makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole that he has made. His mischief returns upon his own head, and on his own skull his violence descends” (ESV).

An imprecation is a curse. The imprecatory psalms are those that call down destruction, calamity, and God’s judgment on enemies. Honestly, I don’t usually know what to do with them. I pray them simply as a rote practice. But I gravitate toward more even-keeled promises of God’s presence and mercy. I am often uncomfortable with the violence and self-assured righteousness found in these kinds of psalms.

But they were made for moments like these.

In seminary, I had a Northern Irish professor who lived through the Troubles, the 30-year ethno-nationalist violence in Northern Ireland. He saw violence against the innocent firsthand.

When he was younger and a seminarian himself, he rewrote a psalm for a class assignment. In it, he prayed that any terrorist who made a bomb would have it blow up in his face. His American professor pulled him aside, chastised him for using such a violent image, and told him he needed to repent. My professor, reflecting on this memory, told me he realized then that his American professor had never witnessed unprovoked violence against innocents and children.

These psalms express our outrage about injustice unleashed on others, and they call on God to do something about it.

I strongly tend toward Christian nonviolence and pacifism. But I recognize that in the past, there have been times when calls to peace have been based in a naïve understanding of human evil... (MORE - missing details)


What Do the Nation of Islam and Marjorie Taylor Greene Have in Common?
https://religionandpolitics.org/2022/03/...in-common/

INTRO: Last November, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia tweeted about the “common ground” shared by the GOP and the Nation of Islam (NOI). It was a surprising pronouncement, given that the far-right politician and social media star has risen to prominence on her Christian nationalist and, at times, anti-Muslim rhetoric.

Her personal Twitter account was later permanently suspended over spreading misinformation about Covid. But before that, she had come across the Nation’s newspaper, according to her since-deleted tweets and The Hill newspaper, and some of the NOI’s vaccine skepticism resonated with her own. She noted that she knows a lot of people who don’t trust the government, including the Nation of Islam.

Greene wrote, “I also found out that the Nation of Islam sees the use and benefit of Ivermectin and is very angry that our media, Democrats, and Dr Fauci have attacked the drug and refuse to save people’s lives by not promoting it and shunning the use of it.” (The FDA does not approve or recommend Ivermectin for treating or preventing Covid-19 because its effectiveness has not been proven.)

In the same thread, Greene said that while she opposes “radical Islam,” she supported the Nation of Islam’s stance. Knowing that the NOI opposes the vaccines, along with “many Christians,” she called for ensuring religious exemptions from vaccine mandates.

For its part, the Nation of Islam has not publicly responded to Greene’s message. But as of March 2, its online newspaper The Final Call still strongly opposed Covid-19 vaccines. The newspaper has peddled conspiracy theories about the vaccines, comparing them to the Tuskegee medical experiments, while touting the unproven benefits of Ivermectin.

At first glance, it may seem odd that Nation of Islam’s ideas would align with a Christian nationalist like Greene. After all, the NOI is unpologetically pro-Black and combines elements of traditional Islam with Black nationalism. Meanwhile, Christian nationalists believe that Christianity defines the United States’ nationhood and that the government should actively maintain laws that favor Christians and support their teachings.

In some corners of the movement, Christian nationalists often define Muslims as un-American (Greene did so last year), and some, like Greene, have aligned themselves with white power movements. The Southern Poverty Law Center has labeled the Nation of Islam a “hate group” for their anti-white theology, antisemitism, and other issues.

And yet, this is not the first time a Christian nationalist has aligned with the Nation of Islam. As far back as the 1960s... (MORE - details)
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