They tried to destroy us with the Internet. But it destroys them

I play a lot of roles not knowing I’m playing them. So that gives me a surprise when I find out I’m important in someone else’s life. That’s an enormous feeling to me. But the most important role I play is a student. But I know I’m ‘playing’ this role and look at it not as a game. Rather an act of worship. I’m a Muslim and because I am I firmly believe and be-live the first word revealed to the Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) “اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ." “Read! Read in the Name of God who created you…” So by that I stand, and forever admire this word, because it was the first and most important that makes all of us students if we Read! I am a Muslim and by that I am a student. Till death meets

‎'Will you marry me? and my name?'

One phenomenon: What is truly impressive in Islam is the serene Individuality a woman is heightened to, without stereotypical abbreviations and assumptions that I will go ahead and excuse right now because unless you are a Muslim women I hope you should not testify the misery of one. So this sterotype of odd suffer we are apparently enduring, is in fact a mess that specializes in making women like myself oddly and randomly pitied for being modest and special and beautiful in grace and behavior. Made out to be the zeitgeist of a time, typical. So before I begin my two sentences, watch what your momma told you, she probably does not know it is very typical for women to face a trivial reality. Please, do not treat a Muslim woman like shes challenged in special ways, We are not mentally retarded, we are reflective both intropective and interpersonal.

In the name of God, Bismillah. And I begin..

A man will tell a woman,

"I will be honored to give you my name"

We have all heard it, in one way or an another. Romantic, far too romantic.

Baby Please.

This as we our minds have been taught from day one is expected and a duty for a woman to let go of her name for the sake of her "new" family.

Once I told my father that I didn't want to get married. As a kid, I sat their in front of him, his knees to mine and hurtfully admitted,

"No man deserves to take what you have given me, I am full of Shireen Khatatba, why would a man press himself and his name against the person who i have become"

He told me something that made me sob and pounce in a everslow hug,

"Baba, you have had me for too long, you will forget me and soon you dont have to be a Khatatba any longer..."

No Baba I think your wrong, for once...or twice ;}

In Islam women do not push the maiden names aside. This my friends is tradition. Did you know?Whether a practice of law or of unquestioned habit...Women are not to give their name up. And men are expected to respect this because this is how we maintain clear lingeage and perserve our personal identities. No person in fact is instructed to forcefully change their names, by law or tradition. Remembering of course, Islam allows and respects culture and tradition that does respect the boundaries of Islam. There is a clear distinction. A very clear separation between what our fathers and uncles mothers friends and cousins say and between what ALLAH swt says. Clearly one has more credability and outweights the other.

Even the orphan, it is mandatory to perserve the Child's name. They are not viewed as people whom we conform to our lives to then trade with a loving home, they are respected as their own individual tried with no parents.

Even if adoption occurs, the name of the child is again honored by not changing it.

Reason being, when there are people who change their names, all over the world we will have lost lines of lineage. IF you are not aware of this disgusting fact, this in turn and time causes insest. Yes, I have seen this, my mother more than myself. She worked in a hospital where people would change names of babies and even more sick, exchange babies. IT HAPPENS! IT REALLY DOES.

This causes hysteria and harram acts between unfamiliar brothers and sisters, daughters and fathers and uncles and neices. It is very crucial to a society that a person is observed as themselves to the grave. It is a beautiful thing to carry the name's of our own blood with us through the decades. And as women, no man should influence his name upon yourself--you do not change who you are because you have a ring on your finger. Its a nice fact that lets a woman always feel like her family will carry on inside her even if she lives with a new man.

So Baba, I am a Khatatba. And no time soon am I ready to die, unless by the will of God I die, so I should always be a Khatatba.

Most who will disagree is the traditional man. And the lacking knowledge otherwise stated as ignorant women. There rights we do not appreciate with action. Lets appreciate them. In all cases the name is held to a high level of respect, no human touches it. What can you ask for my feminists (by the way femenists are not man haters, they are lovers of men, but love themselves like they love for their brother ;] )

Ladies I have heard too often changing our fathers lovely maiden names. Let keep them and die with them. This is upheld by Islamic Law, and should be respected by men as you are your own person and are counted as so. Love your name, because Islam concurs you deserve to be your father's daughter.

One Phenomenon...most interesting of phenomenon.

This is a fight with no option but victory, Eygpt Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Tunisia, Lebanon, Iraq, Libya all my sister countries baby Choice is not an option; time will show you the way to find your voice. As for me, Im Shireen, and Im not a democrat or republican. Im a democrat we forget what this means. I am a voice pragmatic conservative. Your sister's is counted as your own.

You color inside the lines of my heart, Im like rubber and your like glue words bounce off of my then stick on to you

If I could be a creamy star in the velvet blanket of darkness we come to know as sky and live hanging comfortably between quantum mechanics, gravity, and the pendulum theory in a solar system far and wide to finally live far longer larger and more elegantly than my creation could prosper. I choose to live a life with sour plots and bitter endings and inevitable sudden death that processes slowly; should i finally meet such a creator of such a star like the star I might be. I hurry to you so I may see with my naked eyes ironically veiled by the unknown, a light and beauty unforeseen to man. And grace me with the formula of destiny, or the formula to the universes, or just simply to myself. Where this star that I might be won't reach what I will reach, I rush a darned life like this and hurry to what is above all stars I might not wish to be --Allah. (swt)

"Either take it off or respect yourself!"

People! Hold on to every good in man you can find. Never disregard the good deed. Not even if it is meek and sheer in its significance!

thats the wrong message...."either take it off or respect yourself"
encouraging just even a dab of harram is completely turning your face from the truth....the truth is people need help not insults...its better and actually mandatory that defend your sister and brother in islam wrong or right and take them by the hand. The message here spreads fitna..even if the intention is to acknowledge a problem and highlight is presence in society but this is honestly an insult for those who are trying or tried. Everyone has their own test in this dounya and some have it harder than others...what seems easy to one person might be almost impossible to someone else. giving these kinds of words to the general public puts these girls on blast in a very harsh light that is otherwise a depriving environment to grow spiritually...i know its hard sometimes to keep quiet but the key is being patient...forever. Because in islam the patient enter Janneh before anyone else even before the martyrs...imagine. Rather than encourage more wrong fitna and harram try and inspire those of the ummah who are weak at some aspects.

The Messenger of Allah pbuh said, "should you become eager to mention another's faults, recall your own" Ar-Rafi'i

theres another hadith that encourages us to think of the outcomes of our actions stating, "Should you wish to act, ponder well the consequences. If good, carry on; if not, desist" Ibn Al-Mubarak

I want to leave with this...something this Prophet pbuh of ours left us with that makes me think and fall in hours of thought..., "Practice humility until no one oppresses or Belittles another" Muslim

When we see wrong are instructed to act...but the focus is on this action, it determines our success or failure. This puts alot...ALOT of people down...and does nothing besides pushes them over the edge some of people cant be as strong as you and i and do what needs to be done skillfully with our eyes closed. Kill with Kindness and never acknowledge anyones faults publicly in front of anyone other than the wrong doer

Please I urge you to see the hurt this might have caused some..
This saying can result in otherwise not so favored actions and it might be under your name in front of Allah...My intention is to show the best in everyone and our weakness as humans to easily fall in fitna..have mercy and Allah bestows mercy on you :}

Please Forgive me if i have wronged you...and tell me if i have i wish nothing but the best. Forgive me please.
Your sister
Shireen.