Today on altmuslim - Aqsa Mahmud, co-founder of the Townhall Dialogue Series in D.C., writes about the need for safe third spaces for Muslims that protect our vulnerability So why are you doing this, the person presses. I am tired of the rhetoric that my religion requires perfection, vulnerability is hazardous, and my problems are somehow “non-Muslim.” I am a Millennial American Muslim who, like many others of my generation, has found that our mosques and formal religious spaces have been overtaken by a mentality that to air our issues would mark us flawed in our Muslim identity. The emergence of the third space reflects the inability of the traditional mosque — its hierarchy and administration — to answer the needs of my generation of Muslims. patheos/blogs/altmuslim/2014/05/how-to-foster-safe-vulnerability-in-the-muslim-third-space-the-townhall-dialogue-series/
Posted on: Mon, 12 May 2014 20:02:45 +0000
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