Your weekly round up of what went down on Muslim Twitter. Check out last weeks round up here.
Muslim women winning
This time last year I would attend @codebar to learn code, tonight I've stepped in for the first time as a coach to teach code. Im so happy!
— Buki kekeré (@Bukikekere) August 8, 2017
CROWDFUNDER FOR THE EXHIBTION SHOWCASING WORK OF MUSLIM FEMALE ARTISTS IS NOW ***LIVE*** PLS PLS DONATEhttps://t.co/VRl7PlreZv pic.twitter.com/zPeZDuL5lf
— näjwa (@_poelitical) August 8, 2017
Wow we are only $200 away from reaching 10k ???? https://t.co/0e5UoaFULf
— Blair Imani (@BlairImani) August 8, 2017
The Rabbit-Hole Issue – Aug '17 https://t.co/BW973ZYhDZ
— MKTB (@mktb_co) August 8, 2017
Exhibition been extended until the 30th September The Foundry 17 Oval Way, London SE11 5RR
Tube station : Vauxhall Mon-Fri 8:30am-6pm pic.twitter.com/DM2U8NmxiJ— Variant Space (@variantspaceart) July 21, 2017
Me awkwardly explaining why ethnic minority communities are not at an advantage in the labour market on @SkyNews this morning.. https://t.co/xHlicyGY0G
— Farah Elahi (@Farahelahi) August 7, 2017
Not everyday drag sisters on the timeline for the way they dress
Reasons why girls may (according to others) wear hijab 'incorrectly':
1) they may have just started wearing it and find it difficult
— yasmin (@yasmina0812) August 5, 2017
THREAD ???????? p.s. not everyone's journey is the same/easy – pls lift each other lovingly, don't be the reason someone gives up on Islam https://t.co/k439tntCV6
— NAS.A⭐ (@ThisIsNasima) August 6, 2017
The way people speak about how a woman should wear her hijab, on twitter, makes me really anxious.
— Nilooops ❀ (@NilupaYasmin_) August 8, 2017
can someone invite these muslim guys out, make a motive or something? this every day policing just lets me know they're very lonely + bored
— sofiya (@innitsof) August 5, 2017
Dropping the reminders
Success is about being purified, not pampered. pic.twitter.com/NvijVAjKfF
— Dalia Mogahed (@DMogahed) August 8, 2017
Enjoyment gained from engaging in haram is always short lasted. The guilt that comes after it can crumble you.
— ok (@aisharoble) August 9, 2017
'its makrooh not haraam so its oka-' pic.twitter.com/pGsAU2KyJ9
— ŵ (@wajchup) August 7, 2017
Everyone goes through life in their own time. Not everyone wants to get married or go to university, and that's OK. You do you. #FOMO pic.twitter.com/98JSaO2Pfu
— MOOSLEEMARGH (@moosleemargh) August 7, 2017
On beating yourself up: pic.twitter.com/jdMW6aMTXD
— Maaria L (@justmebreathing) August 7, 2017
Muslims got real about love on #Muslimsinlove
Super late to #MuslimsInLove but – poly love is real. I met my cowife before my husband, & I can't imagine not being with either of them for
— The Salafi Feminist (@AnonyMousey) August 8, 2017
Stay in your lane reminders
Lemme just say rn I don't wanna see anyone wearing a hijab as a prop. If you're not actively advocating for Muslims, then stay in your lane. https://t.co/LAw66LMu7r
— eemi (@eemanabbasi) August 8, 2017
The word Feminism continues to be treated like a swear word in the Muslim community
Why are people so angry when they hear I call myself a Muslim Feminist ?! Let's talk about this….
write a… https://t.co/NOgHqOX3Yq
— Leyla Habebti (@loopielala) August 8, 2017
Thoughts from Muslim Twitter
The West only accepts Muslims who abandon everything that makes them Muslim. Don't pray, fast, but pride themselves on drinking, dating etc.
— eemi (@eemanabbasi) July 6, 2017
Our creeping sharia involves halal turkey and swimming with long sleeves – Trump's evangelical creeping sharia is literal nuclear war.
— Hend Amry (@LibyaLiberty) August 9, 2017
I can never take mainstream retail brands feminist ads seriously because we all know poor and exploited brown women are making their clothes
— han (@hanxine) August 7, 2017
sisters if you have kids please don't show them publicly as brothers will know you've had sex to conceive and might picture you doing it.
— farhan (@farhanwislam) August 7, 2017
The talent is real
Khadija's insta story right now is ????https://t.co/zwa4IdlYGc pic.twitter.com/JTgujP0vaX
— Amaliah (@Amaliah_Tweets) August 6, 2017
I bought these bookmarks from a young Muslim artist in Indiana. She said the images are made with Arabic words. #BookArt pic.twitter.com/y5EeDr5KOX
— Grab the Lapels (@GrabTheLapels) August 9, 2017
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