Sarina Khath https://www.canva.com/design/DAGYXobk0TA/DUDV1G41st2UY0fXN-fQ1g/view?utm_content=DAGYXobk0TA&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor
Faith and Fling: Muslims in U of R’s Hookup Culture
I’m examining the complexity of hookup culture for Muslims at the University of Rochester, focusing on how cultural and religious values shape individuals’ approaches to casual relationships and sexual expectations. Hookup culture, often assumed to be a default part of college life, is challenging for some students who feel pressured by this assumption, even if […]
Muslim Women in the U.S. and their Attitudes towards Sex: The Battle Between Dignity and Desire
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LcwIowoceOFsnHV6tYvUEVv-Qa2JmHv4Yy8xq0JFw5Y/edit?usp=sharing
Muslim Women in the U.S. and their Attitudes towards Sex: The Battle Between Dignity and Desire
As women, we are generally programmed by societal norms and beliefs to view our sexual desires as “shameful”. No matter how progressive a society is, there has always been stigma around women embracing their sexuality and being able to explore it in any way they prefer. If women sleep around “too much”, we are called […]
Lesbianism in Islam and Christianity (slide deck version)
This is the contents of my essay condensed down in to a slide deck for the purpose of presenting the information in class.
Slipping Through the Cracks: Lesbianism in Islam and Christianity
Much literature discussing homosexuality in religion examined male homosexual orientations and activities while not paying the same amount of attention to the female, a typical oversight any sectors at the time these religions were founded. So, by virtue of patriarchal ignorance of women if nothing else, was female homosexuality accepted in the early days of […]
Religion’s Influence on Female Genital Mutilation
Maya Patel and Alyssa Hoogs
Contraception in Islam
Religious views on contraception vary from being completely prohibited to being allowed under certain circumstances. While Judaism displays more tolerance for contraceptive methods when the health of the pregnant woman is threatened, traditional Catholic views are much more stringent because procreation is viewed as the one and only goal of marital sex. Therefore, it follows […]