Via my referrer logs, I noticed a new blog “A Dervish’s Dua” by Maryam. She has a good post on Muslim feminism as well as a good debunking of Amir Taheri’s claim that hijab is an invention of the 1970s.
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I just discovered her blog the other day and have added it to my newsreader so I can keep up with it. Sister Maryam is off to a great start!
embarrassed grin thanks guys
I’ve started a site for listing pakistani blogs:
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It’s still under construction so I’d welcome suggestions/additions.
a dervish’s dua is a really cool design! wow!
Thanks for the link. It’s good writing.
I am in love, I am in love and yeah I am terribly in love – with this blog mania. And maryam surely rocks the show. And I honor her continuous struggles making her PC look like MAC lolz. Once again, thanks to Zack for pointing out such a neat stuff. Ejaz
I am in love, I am in love and yeah I am terribly in love – with this blog mania. And maryam surely rocks the show. And I honor her continuous struggles making her PC look like MAC lolz. Once again, thanks to Zack for pointing out such a neat stuff. And I can sense Khalid’s trying to start off Islamic blogs directory as well, hai na khalid? hehe may be it’s just a suggestion, after all.
Ejaz