The picture shows a woman being dragged into a van by three people; one person is inside the vehicle pulling the woman inside with some cane or stick. The other two people, a woman, and a man, are outside the van trying to push the victim into the van. In the United States, or even in Central or South America, we think the person is kidnapped. But in Iran, we are watching the morality police in action. The focus of the morality police is to enforce the Islamic code of conduct

Last week, in my blog about gender ambiguities, I mentioned the problems that Dave Chappelle encountered when he made a few jokes about people who were transgender. I thought I would follow up by naming a few Muslim celebrities and any details about their Islamic conversion. First, I will start with DAVE CHAPPELLE. Dave Chappelle is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He is known for movies such as 'Robin Hood, Men in Tights,' 'You Got Mail,' 'The Nut

Just recently, Dave Chappelle’s Netflix special, “The Closer,” debuted on Netflix and has drawn criticism from LGBTQ+ advocates, artists, and Netflix employees for his remarks and jokes about the trans community. In the Special, released October 5, Chappelle’s humor is more openly transphobic than ever. Many trans viewers feel Chappelle’s comedy has escalated into overt hate — and they’ve been voicing their complaints directly to Netflix. Despite the uproar, Netflix co-CEO Te

According to Muslims, the first religion to give women their rights was Islam. While that part is correct, rights are not the same as equality. To understand the rights, honor, dignity, and status of women in Islam, we must analyze the position of women before the advent of Islam. In the pagan society of pre-Islamic Arabia, the role of women was like slaves who had no rights and dignity. Women would not get a share from either their parents' or spouses' inheritance. At that t

Many uninformed people do not understand that the Nation of Islam, an American religion, is not true Islam. To know how it is different, let's look at its history. Before the Nation of Islam (NOI) Africans and their descendants had been oppressed through slavery and later racial discrimination up through the twentieth century. Islam was a religion associated with Africa and a tradition independent of and distinct from European culture. Islam could also lay claim to the Ottoma