Just a little venting…

I took a survey the other day for a national study that Marquette is participating in that focuses on student experiences in college with an emphasis on leadership.
First, the good. I really liked that for any questions that asked about gender, like one that asked “what gender was your most significant mentor at college,” transgender [...]

The virgin on eBay speaks

If for no other reason to have a balanced response to my commentary, I’d suggest reading “Natalie Dylan’s” full apologia:
Like most little girls, I was raised to believe that virginity is a sacred gift a woman should reserve for just the right man. But college taught me that this concept is just a tool to [...]

Australia tourism commercial

I just became entranced by a television ad and had to instantly find it on youtube to re-watch it (and of course that wasn’t too hard since my computer never leaves my side).  
The following video is an ad for an Australian tourism bureau. Watch, and then let’s get into some discussion.

Personally, [...]

Liveblogging my hijab-wearing

Woke up this morning, fixed up my hijab in record speed, but was late to class anyway (as per usual). I was late because I was [ironically] paying more attention to what I looked like today.
I walked speedily to class and ran into one other person wearing the hijab. Cool to see. I thought about [...]

Hijab-for-a-day is TODAY!

Today I will wear the hijab as a part of Islam Awareness week. The week concludes with hijab-for-to-day and then an outspoken event tonight. (6 pm in the Multicultural room. Come!) 
I’m using this day for cultural reflection as well as feminist reflection. The issue of covering oneself or veiling oneself with the hijab is ripe [...]

Congrats, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir!

I know nothing about the politics* of Iceland’s new PM, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, or even how to go about pronouncing her name. But, just as the election of the first black man to the highest office in a Western democracy merits a time to pause and reflect, so to must we on the occassion to mark [...]

Belated 36th-anniversary-Roe v. Wade links

Liss at Shakesville posts the statement made by President Obama. My favorite part part:
While this is a sensitive and often divisive issue, no matter what our views, we are united in our determination to prevent unintended pregnancies, reduce the need for abortion, and support women and families in the choices they make. To accomplish these [...]

Signs of the apocalypse

I found a Marquette classroom without a crucifix.
I had this moment in the middle of class where I was looking all over and just couldn’t find it. With my neck straining, my eyes bulging, I must have looked pretty interesting.
JH 103 better rectify the sitch before we are all smited. (Or is it smote?… Smitten?… [...]

Not a crisis, but an existential reevaluation

The Internet probably isn’t the best place to try and think this out, but I’m rather overwhelmed emotionally at the moment. I don’t want to trot out my personal life here; any confessional blogging demands a certain force of personality I lack–and now I know why. (I get ahead of myself.) But I was recently informed of something [...]

What do you think?

Last semester, Empowerment hosted a discussion on the relationship between feminism and Christianity.  We received some positive feedback, so we’re hoping to hold a similar event this semester, focusing on feminism and Islam.  But in the mean time, I thought it might be interesting to continue the conversation here.  Do you see your faith/spirituality as [...]