My honest unpopular opinion is that you really have to be a fool to be a woman and believe in an Abrahamic religion. How can you calmly accept to consider yourself a second class human in your own mind???Why would you choose to believe you're inferior based on sex?
EDIT : I'm seeing a bunch of terfs in my reblogs. Leave me alone bruh terfs dni is in my description for a fucking reason.
i hate when someone will talk about their own experiences with leaving islam and all the comments are filled with muslims saying “ how many rakats in wudu??” or “why are ex muslims so obsessed with us??”
First of all, LMAO. Welcome to yet another episode of muslim women being delusional. Men didn't "interpret" Islam, they INVENTED it. Your sugarcoating will not change the fact that islam is inherently patriarchal, male favouring and anti- women. It also won't change the fact that your prophet slept with a 9 year old little girl. It also won't change the fact that your prophet literally said "most of the hell will be filled with women" and men will get 70 virgins in jannah. There is no alternative female- centered interpretation for islam and you're delusional if you think so.
It's like saying "let's have a female interpretation of patriarchy" or "let's have a lower caste interpretation for caste system" or "let's have a working class interpretation for capitalism" or "let's have a black interpretation of racism".
You don't reinterpret oppressive systems, you challenge them with the opposite!!!
Things I got beat for in Islamic boarding school in the Middle East before I was even a teen:
- wearing pink nail polish
- having a sticker of Turkish couple from a Turkish show on my notebooks
- laughing too “loudly” (basically anything above a whisper)
- wearing a skirt that was literally just above my angle (showing my ankle)
- singing because it’s haraam
- not knowing a multiplication value in 3rd grade
Islam has no rights for women, and to its followers teaches a slave morality - rule to all except a select few male elites.
It’s a muhamadian death cult based upon abuse and fear. It spits on the image of creation - and feminine energy. I have not seen evil like I’ve seen in the faces of those women.
Things I got beat for in Islamic boarding school in the Middle East before I was even a teen:
- wearing pink nail polish
- having a sticker of Turkish couple from a Turkish show on my notebooks
- laughing too “loudly” (basically anything above a whisper)
- wearing a skirt that was literally just above my angle (showing my ankle)
- singing because it’s haraam
- not knowing a multiplication value in 3rd grade
Islam has no rights for women, and to its followers teaches a slave morality - rule to all except a select few male elites.
It’s a muhamadian death cult based upon abuse and fear. It spits on the image of creation - and feminine energy. I have not seen evil like I’ve seen in the faces of those women.
The Impact of Islam on Paganism (and Why That Still Matters Today)
So as a lot of my followers may or may not know, I am ex-Muslim. I was raised in a comparatively lax (though still extremely conservative) Muslim family and was made to start reading the Qur’an as early as I started reading English, and made to start memorizing the prayers just as early.
One thing that’s prevalent in Islam is the stories of Muhammad’s life. And during his life, specifically his youth, he grew up during a time when Paganism was very prevalent in Arabia. I always see posts about Christianity's influence on paganism, so I figured it would be a nice change of pace to hear from someone that has a different experience. Especially considering Islam historically has done a lot more damage to paganism than any other of the "Big Three" in my opinion, for reasons we'll see later.
NOTE: Most things we know about this specific patch of history come from Islamic sources, some directly from the Qur'an itself, so take everything with a river of salt.
NOTE 2: THIS IS NOT AN ANTI ISLAM POST. THIS IS PURELY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. ISLAMOPHOBES ARE NOT WELCOME HERE.
Before Islam, much of the Arabian Peninsula was polytheistic. People worshipped a variety of gods and goddesses tied to tribes, natural elements, and celestial bodies. The Kaaba itself, now the holiest site in Islam, was once a shrine that held numerous idols representing different deities. This pre-Islamic era is often referred to in Islamic texts as Jahiliyyah, meaning the "age of ignorance."
In Islam, there is only one sin that is genuinely irredeemable in the eyes of Allah. It's called shirk, and it refers to "associating partners with Allah". Many in the modern day take this to mean worshipping a god that is not Allah, but when we look at the historical context, things change. See, in the Kaaba, one of the gods worshipped was Al-Lat, who was a goddess worshipped by the Quraish tribe (a tribe who basically served as the villains of Muhammad's life). It's believed that Al-Lat and Her sisters were daughters of Allah, and thus, worshipped alongside him. This is where that particular phrasing comes from; others quite literally worshipping Allah alongside other gods.
Islamic teachings later framed these polytheistic practices as misguided or demonic, and many of those practices were systematically dismantled as Islam spread. This erasure wasn’t just spiritual, it was political and cultural. Many polytheist traditions were destroyed, and over time, the idea that polytheism was inherently evil became deeply ingrained in many Islamic teachings.
In fact, the Qur'an directly calls the polytheists of pre-Islamic Arabia pagan, as an insult. It is still used as an insult today in many Islamic countries, though I can only really speak for the one I used to live in so take that with a grain of salt.
That anti-pagan sentiment didn’t stay in the past. It’s alive and well today, not just in Muslim-majority societies, but even in ex-Muslim and secular communities where Islam's historical influence still lingers. For many Muslims and ex-Muslims alike, the word “pagan” is still deeply stigmatized. It’s associated with devil-worship (in the stigmatized way, my demonolatry friends), chaos, and moral depravity. That's how it was framed for centuries.
Even when people leave Islam, those inherited fears and associations don’t easily vanish. If you were taught from early childhood that polytheism is evil, it’s not easy to deconstruct that belief, even if you stop identifying as Muslim. This contributes to internalized stigma for those who explore or convert to Paganism later in life.
It’s also worth noting that Islam isn’t the only "Big Three" religion that demonized Paganism, Christianity and Judaism have their own long histories of doing the same. But Islam’s specific influence on North African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian cultures means that in many parts of the world, “pagan” is still a dirty word.
In some countries, even being accused of “witchcraft” (a concept that overlaps heavily with modern pagan practice) can be grounds for legal punishment or even violence. This isn't just about faith. It's about state power, colonial legacy, and institutional control over spirituality.
And yet. They survive.
Interestingly, not all of those ancient beliefs were wiped out. In places like Sudan, Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey, you can still find folk practices that trace back to pre-Islamic spirituality. Sometimes these practices are “Islamicized” (e.g., calling a spirit a jinn instead of a god), and sometimes they’re practiced quietly, under the radar.
Examples include:
Zār spirit possession rituals in East Africa and parts of the Middle East
Nowruz, the Persian New Year, which has Zoroastrian roots but is still celebrated widely
Sufi mysticism, which often incorporates music, poetry, and ecstatic rituals that feel more aligned with animist and shamanic traditions than orthodox Islam
For modern Pagans (especially those coming from Muslim backgrounds) it can be hard to fully embrace Paganism without guilt, fear, or social consequences. But understanding why that stigma exists is part of the healing process.
Islam, like all religions, is shaped by its context. It developed in a time of rapid cultural change, political consolidation, and theological urgency. Its opposition to Paganism was part of a larger project of unification. One that worked for many people, but also suppressed other spiritual paths.
If you’re a modern Pagan, especially one from a Muslim background, you are not regressing. You’re not betraying your roots. You are choosing a spiritual path that makes sense for you, and you are also part of a much longer tradition than many people realize. One that predates Islam and Christianity, and that has always, in some form, resisted erasure.
Sources & Further Reading:
Hawting, G. R. (1999). The Idea of Idolatry and the Emergence of Islam: From Polemic to History. Cambridge University Press.
Shahid, Irfan. “Pre-Islamic Arabia.” In The Cambridge History of Islam, vol. 1.
Amira El-Zein (2009). Islam, Arabs, and the Intelligent World of the Jinn. Syracuse University Press.
Sa'diyya Shaikh (2012). Sufi Narratives of Intimacy: Ibn 'Arabi, Gender, and Sexuality. University of North Carolina Press.
Sabrina Peric (2015). “From Spirits to Science: Exploring the Jinn in Contemporary Muslim Contexts.” Comparative Islamic Studies.
Every community is misogynistic. Every institution. Every belief system. Every so called progressive space. They all carry misogyny deep in their foundations but as an ex Muslim I’ll talk about Islam. Go to any mosque anywhere in the world. You’ll see how Women are shoved into a tiny back corner, behind a curtain, given barely 5% of the space. It’s deliberate exclusion and structural erasure. You’re told this is your religion, your place of worship, but it clearly it belongs to men. Might as well say women aren’t allowed. Meanwhile imams and sheikhs are always extremist men who spout vile, misogynistic rhetoric about women, and somehow they’re treated like prophets. As if they have the divine right to declare what’s a woman’s worth is. And they always have so much political power and influence. Don’t even get me started on the Quran allowing men to hit their wives, inherit double, marry four women and treat women’s testimony like it’s worth half.
Islam is the most misogynistic religion on earth. It’s the most oppressive cult for women among all abrahamic religions. Women can’t get out of their house. Women have to hide themselves in black tents they wear from head to toe. Women can’t even show one strand of hair. Check out the comments under any Pakistani female celebrity’s post and you will be disgusted. Women get attacked by religious bigots even for wearing half-sleeves. Women can’t initiate divorce easily and a lot of them are stuck in abusive marriages. Women are supposed to obey their husbands and can’t deny sex or they will be cursed by their god. Marital rape is allowed and encouraged in islam. Parents’ inheritance is not divided equally between brothers and sisters because women are expected to get married and rely financially on their husbands. Only men can be authority figures and be leaders, women are supposed to be quiet and submissive. Their prophet (idol) was literally a fuckin pedo. And these are just a few examples of how women are treated in islam. I don’t get how these dumbass muslim women still find the audacity to say shit like 'iSlAm iS tHe mOst peAceFul rEligIoN and tHe mOst fEmiNistic religion cAusE iT gAve wOmEn tHeIr rIgHts 1400 yeaRs aGo' what right?? Where’s the right lol?? All i see is oppression and violence in your religion. You can’t even give your opinion without some man’s permission but because his money is your money and your money is also yours you think islam fulfilled all your desires. It’s true that the more religious a person is, the more narrow-minded they are but muslim women have crossed all limits of stupidity. So glad i cut off such people from my life and saved one woman from converting to islam. ☪️ancer religion!!
What's the difference between Mohammad's Islam and Andrew Tate's alpha male course? Nothing. They're the same. Both attract MEN with promises of hoes, booze, and universal brotherhood. And men haven't evolved over 1400 years because they still continue to fall for it.
What's the difference between Mohammad's Islam and Andrew Tate's alpha male course? Nothing. They're the same. Both attract MEN with promises of hoes, booze, and universal brotherhood. And men haven't evolved over 1400 years because they still continue to fall for it.
stop putting hijabis in the generic progressive menagerie, it's not cute, it's not empowering, it's not a personal choice, it's a tool of opression. it serves no purpouse beyond the subjugation and objectification of women.
stop normalizing misogyny because, we, the cute harmless arabs that have to be protected by the big strong white people are the ones doing it.
islam is no better than the worst of christianity, stop wokeifying it. i live in a muslim country, born and raised, you don't know jack shit.
I just saw an area conversation where Mizuki asks Mafuyu what's more important, hanging out with her and Ena or club activities? And she says club activities instantly
How hasn't anyone animated that with the "man he didn't think about it" audio yet
