Sex, Inshallah

Discussions and resources on issues related to Muslim youth and sexual agency.

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My Relationship With Sexuality as a Muslim Girl Is Changing For the Better | Teen Vogue(opens in a new tab)

My Relationship With Sexuality as a Muslim Girl Is Changing For the Better | Teen Vogue(opens in a new tab)

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/muslim-girl-sexuality It took me a long time to learn what now feels like common sense. In this op-ed, a writer whose identity is withheld for personal privacy explains her evolving relationship with sex as a Muslim girl. In this op-ed, Hamna Syed explains her evolving relationship with sex as a Muslim woman, and how she’s grown into her….. I remember sitting in…

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What does Islam say about sexual relationships?

What does Islam say about sexual relationships?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z8kjpv4/revision/4 In Islam, men and women are required to dress modestly. This is said to help them avoid embarrassing one another. It is also seen as a way of discouraging adultery. Sex is seen as a gift from Allah and sexual relationships should be restricted to marriage between a man and a woman. Meetings between unmarried couples are…

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Meet the Muslim Women Fighting for Sex Ed in Their Communities “Islam did not use to be like this, shame and taboo, around sexual health.” Source: Meet the Muslim Women Fighting for Sex Ed in Their Communities

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In this article, we discuss the sexual health knowledge and needs among young Muslim women living in Melbourne, Australia. Eleven young Muslim women were individually interviewed about issues relating to sexual health knowledge and needs, access to sexual health services, and their experiences of balancing their lives in relation to sexual health. Findings revealed a marked influence of religion and culture on sexual health of young Muslim women. They often faced challenges balancing Muslim culture, Australian culture, and Islamic religion. Our findings have implications for health services in a multicultural society. They could be used to promote culturally sensitive sexual health services for young Muslim women in Australia and elsewhere.

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I was pulled from sex ed class, did not learn about my body and was abused | The Star My experience, as a Muslim who was brought up in a conservative household, serves as a reality-check for those parents who believe that removing children from sex ed, or preventing sex ed from happening, will somehow enable them to control their children’s destinies, writes Sidrah Ahmad. Source: I was pulled from sex ed class, did not learn about my body and was abused | The Star

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A Movement of Change | South Asian Lifestyle The benefits of social media allow a deep level of access to knowledge, the flip side is often a feeling of helplessness towards a tangible solution, once an issue has been internalised, discussed, and vociferously condemned online. Source: A Movement of Change | South Asian Lifestyle

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Burnt Roti | South Asian Lifestyle

Burnt Roti | South Asian Lifestyle

Burnt Roti is a South Asian lifestyle magazine dedicated to showcasing the best and brightest in the community.

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Muslim Women Start Organization to Provide Sex Education | Teen Vogue

Muslim Women Start Organization to Provide Sex Education | Teen Vogue

“Islam did not use to be like this, shame and taboo, around sexual health.” Source: Muslim Women Start Organization to Provide Sex Education | Teen Vogue

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Lack Of Sexual Intimacy In A Marriage : Raising Awareness In The Muslim Community

Lack Of Sexual Intimacy In A Marriage : Raising Awareness In The Muslim Community

By Umm AyoobIt is any woman’s worst nightmare to find out that her husband is not attracted to her. It so happens that I am that woman. I am in an intimacy-starved marriage with my Muslim husband Source: Lack Of Sexual Intimacy In A Marriage : Raising Awareness In The Muslim Community

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SIECCAN » Guidelines Consultation

SIECCAN » Guidelines Consultation

Source: SIECCAN » Guidelines Consultation GUIDELINES CONSULTATION SIECCAN WANTS YOUR INPUT! An updated edition of the Canadian Guidelines for Sexual Health Education will be published in 2018. Contribute to the development of new Canadian Guidelines for Sexual Health Education by participating in our online consultation survey. SIECCAN is inviting individuals and groups involved in the…

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Show Me Love: On Sexuality and Being a Lonely Brown Girl

Show Me Love: On Sexuality and Being a Lonely Brown Girl

A few years ago, I truly believed a brown man would save me from my loneliness. It’s embarrassing to admit now, but at the time, my everyday life was shaped by this hope: if I could just find one t… Source: Show Me Love: On Sexuality and Being a Lonely Brown Girl

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Mia Khalifa might just be empowered through hijabi pornography

Mia Khalifa might just be empowered through hijabi pornography

The depiction of a pseudo-Muslim woman in a pornography might not be as bad as you think. I want to dissipate the negative emotional response. Source: Mia Khalifa might just be empowered through hijabi pornography

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This Muslim Woman Is Breaking Major Barriers in Sex Education – Muslim Girl

This Muslim Woman Is Breaking Major Barriers in Sex Education – Muslim Girl

Many Muslim girls are pulled out of public school sex-ed classes because these lessons clash with their cultural and religious values. The problem with this is that there are no sufficient alternatives available for them. As a result, they are often ill-informed about topics related to sexual health and sexual violence. In the exclusive interview […] Source: This Muslim Woman Is Breaking Major…

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To Be a Woman in Pakistan: Six Stories of Abuse, Shame, and Survival – The Atlantic Interviews with a handful of the country's 88 million women and girls Source: To Be a Woman in Pakistan: Six Stories of Abuse, Shame, and Survival - The Atlantic

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Bedsider Birth Control Support Network

Bedsider Birth Control Support Network

Welcome to the free birth control support network. Find a doctor, find a birth control method, find a happier you in bed. Source: Bedsider Birth Control Support Network

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NU | a world free of barriers to achieving sexual health

NU | a world free of barriers to achieving sexual health

Concentrating on improving the health of those most in need by sharing knowledge, increasing service access, and strengthening positive attitudes and behaviours Source: NU | a world free of barriers to achieving sexual health

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SExT  Education by Theatre

SExT  Education by Theatre

heatre is uniquely qualified to engage youth intellectually and emotionally, thus raising social consciousness and triggering social change. SExT was created by PhD candidate Shira Taylor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. As an artist and advocate for social justice in public health, Shira wanted to create a program to use theatre as a platform to empower…

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