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Heina Dadabhoy commented on the post, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, on the site Skepchick 4 years ago
Prejudice against cis people is so LAP that you forgot to put it on this list.
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Heina Dadabhoy commented on the post, Dear Innocent People Murdered in Witch Hunts, on the site Skepchick 4 years, 5 months ago
And I’m still cackling at it ^_^
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Heina Dadabhoy commented on the post, SkepchickCon in Pictures!, on the site Skepchick 4 years, 6 months ago
Oh man, could I have a high-res of my portrait pic? It turned out so well! Adam is a star.
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Heina Dadabhoy wrote a new post, The Final, Fond Farewell, on the site Skepchick 4 years, 6 months ago
I announced a little while back that I would be leaving Skepchick for the Freethought Blogs network. Now that the FtB redesign has been implemented, Heinous Dealings (with its lovely banner designed by Alex […]
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Heina Dadabhoy wrote a new post, Did Luis Suarez’s Biting Break His Fast?: A World Cup / Ramadan Update, on the site Skepchick 4 years, 7 months ago
It’s a World Cup Ramadan, the first one since the 1980s. It’s like a White Christmas? Kind of? Except Ramadan is more like Lent than Christmas.
Never mind.
Today marks the third day of Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting. This weekend, concerns over the Muslim World Cup players made their way across the internets. I happened across posts of the Vox and Mashable links and observed much speculation and questioning regarding the rules of fasting during Ramadan, as well as talk of exemptions to fasting.
There are indeed exemptions to fasting, just as there are exemptions to any and all Islamic practices, in the interests of survival. Refraining from all food, drink, and medicine is often not medically viable for people with health conditions, pregnant people, and/or the elderly, who are considered exempt from fasting. People on their periods or experiencing post-partum bleeding are not permitted to fast (as in they could stay hungry and thirsty all day if they wanted to, but it wouldn’t count as a Ramadan fast day) and are supposed to make up their missed days afterwards.
Travelers are also explicitly named as exempt from fasting. Based on that alone, I had assumed that all of the Muslim World Cup players had considered themselves exempt. Some are still choosing to fast, it seems.
Some Muslims claim that since the players are doing their jobs, and their jobs require hydration at the very least, Muslim soccer players are permitted to make up their fasts later. When I was a Muslim living in a non-Muslim-dominated world, I understood that it was my job to find employment that complied with my religion rather than to alter my beliefs to fit my employment — unless I was in a life-or-death situation, which, as mentioned before, grants exemptions from any and all religious practices. On the other hand, I did find one scholar whose opinion is that fasting exemptions are granted to those engaged in hard manual labor.
As for Luis Suarez? There is actual precedent for the question of whether or not his biting would break his fast if he were a Muslim. If he had swallowed any skin or blood as a result of his gnashing, he’d have nullified his fast. If not, his fast would still count. Of course, if you don’t believe his account of how he “lost [his] balance, making [his] body unstable and falling on top of” the player he bit, then he was clearly demonstrating deliberate aggression, which is against the rules of fasting.
* I don’t know of a better term for them than “moderate”, but I dislike it because it paints more literal Muslims as “extreme”, which, for those who follow Islam, “extreme” often implies terrorism and violence. Also, there are Muslims who will claim that their less literal version of Islam is still “real” Islam, while others who don’t practice literal Islam will say that they are imperfect Muslims rather than followers of a less literal but equally valid interpretation.
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Heina Dadabhoy,
Personally I’m far more concerned with whether or not he committed assault than if he broke his fast. I would bet that most Muslims and non Muslims alike would feel the same. I don’t want to rush to judgement and find him guilty without a trail, but It sounds like he may well have.
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To be fair, it’s Vox. Vox has a history of explaining the news in condescending terms. Condescending means they talk down to us because they think we’re stupid.
(I think that explains everything wrong with Vox, in the style of Vox.)
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Heina Dadabhoy wrote a new post, Weight Stigma Awareness Week: My Past, on the site Skepchick 5 years, 4 months ago
[Content Notice: body image, weight]
The cruelty regarding my weight started when I was very young and only got worse as I got older. It seemed to me that social interactions were all opportunities for […]
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Heina Dadabhoy wrote a new post, Weight Stigma: Yes, It’s a Thing, on the site Skepchick 5 years, 4 months ago
[Content Notice: weight loss, weight and body issues]
As I found from various awesome folks I follow, this week is Weight Stigma Awareness Week; people are submitting their personal stories about it. Before I […]
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Heina Dadabhoy wrote a new post, Guest Post: What Rejecting Taught Me About Being Rejected, on the site Skepchick 5 years, 5 months ago
This guest post comes by way of “Nate,” an all-around thoughtful person with a unique perspective on male-female dating: he went from not having to reject women much to a situation where it was a more […]
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Heina Dadabhoy wrote a new post, I’ll Stop Citing a Boyfriend When My Consent Starts Mattering, on the site Skepchick 5 years, 5 months ago
Before I started dating, I knew and listened to a lot of men. One of their biggest complaints was that women aren’t honest or straightforward enough. “Why don’t women just say no?” they lamented. “I waste all this […]
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Heina Dadabhoy commented on the post, My Time With Richard Dawkins (Or, Why You Should Never Meet Your Idols), on the site Skepchick 5 years, 5 months ago
Well, this was 2 years ago. Dave has been more vocal and active in combating the anti-woman sentiments in the movement lately. Perhaps it was moments like the one Sarah described that led him to be more openly so? Who knows?
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Heina Dadabhoy wrote a new post, A Shout-Out to LGBT & Pro-LGBT Rappers, on the site Skepchick 5 years, 5 months ago
There are many people of color in hip-hop who have come out in favor of LGBT people: A$AP Rocky, Snoop Lion, Beyonce, T-Pain, T.I., as well as Mr. Beyonce, Russell Simmons, Will Smith, and 50 Cent (I am aware that […]
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Heina Dadabhoy commented on the post, We Call Them Pigs for a Reason, on the site Skepchick 5 years, 5 months ago
The cop had me convinced that I was stupid and crazy for caring, so I didn’t think to remember his name. He didn’t even offer me a card.
As for the producer, I’ve emailed him before, asking him what his deal […]
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Heina Dadabhoy commented on the post, Essentialist Neuroscience, on the site Skepchick 5 years, 5 months ago
Nuance is hard. Thanks for continuing to bring it and advocate for it.
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Heina Dadabhoy wrote a new post, We Call Them Pigs for a Reason, on the site Skepchick 5 years, 5 months ago
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Heina Dadabhoy commented on the post, What Does Your Social Media Reaction to the VMAs Say About You?, on the site Skepchick 5 years, 5 months ago
That’s easy: it means that you should never attempt to be funny again, since you’re clearly really bad at it, and instead go back to writing carefully-thought-out, methodical, well-cited pieces that no one comments on.
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Heina Dadabhoy commented on the post, What Does Your Social Media Reaction to the VMAs Say About You?, on the site Skepchick 5 years, 5 months ago
Onion-esque was the idea. I’m glad at least that much was clear.
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Heina Dadabhoy commented on the post, What Does Your Social Media Reaction to the VMAs Say About You?, on the site Skepchick 5 years, 5 months ago
Sorry if it wasn’t clear, but I was avoiding talking about it as an Important Issue. There are lots of links in the text to places that do so.
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Heina Dadabhoy commented on the post, What Does Your Social Media Reaction to the VMAs Say About You?, on the site Skepchick 5 years, 5 months ago
What horoscopes talk about sexism and racism? I want to subscribe to those! (;
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Heina – I enjoy your writing immensely, and will continue to follow you. So many people speak highly of you with good reason. Best wishes with wherever the future takes you!
I’m sorry you’re leaving Skepchick, but I’m looking forward to reading your new blog. Take care.
Heina,
I’m sad to hear that you’ll no longer be at skepchick. Maybe you could at least drop by and leave comments from time to time?
I wish you well Heina, I’m always learning new things here at Skepchick and your writings have been the most informative to me over the last few months. I will need to keep up with your blog because I still don’t know nearly enough about women of color in the skeptical movement and especially about Islam and ex-Islam atheist concerns.
Best wishes, and have fun at FtB!
Good luck. I’ll try to remember to check in!
Awesome and good for you! Hope all goes well at FtB.
May you continue being as badass in your future endeavors as you have been here.
(Psst! Is she gone yet? Party time!)
Oh, err, best of luck with your new blog. It was great meeting you again at Convergence/Skepchickcon. Now you’ll have to hang out next door with all those boring biologists. :-)
I will miss you Heina. Totally a wordsmith, always compassionate and always comprehensive. I wish you all the best for the future.