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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Muslimah in Progress</title> <link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress</link> <description>I'm an American Muslimah of a certain age with some pretty strong opinions. Feel free to agree or disagree. 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day</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/05/angelina-jolie-my-first-news-my-first-tears-of-the-day.html</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/05/angelina-jolie-my-first-news-my-first-tears-of-the-day.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 15:01:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Nancy Shehata</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/?p=424</guid> <description><![CDATA[I woke up this morning at the usual time.  I slept on the couch last night.  Sometimes, when I&#8217;m very, very stressed, when life is getting to be to much and I&#8217;m in the midst of a maelstrom, I have to go sleep on the couch.  It is smaller, cozy, and the feeling of having [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/05/angelina-jolie-my-first-news-my-first-tears-of-the-day.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>One Pair of Shoes</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/05/one-pair-of-shoes.html</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/05/one-pair-of-shoes.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 15:50:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Nancy Shehata</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Satire]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/?p=418</guid> <description><![CDATA[I am an anti-fashionista.  I know nothing about style and I care nothing about style.  I shop at thrift stores.  I shop sales.  I buy for my kids first and myself last.  I buy cute dresses to wear around the house so I won&#8217;t look like a schlub in front of hubby, but I don&#8217;t [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/05/one-pair-of-shoes.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>They Buried the (Alleged) Bomber In My Backyard</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/05/they-buried-the-alleged-bomber-in-my-backyard.html</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/05/they-buried-the-alleged-bomber-in-my-backyard.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 19:23:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Nancy Shehata</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/?p=416</guid> <description><![CDATA[And so it begins.  Someone finally stepped forward to bury the body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the alleged Boston bomber who was killed during a confrontation with police.  His body was in limbo for a while because no cemetery in the Boston area wanted to take him.  The news came out, yesterday or today, can&#8217;t remember, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/05/they-buried-the-alleged-bomber-in-my-backyard.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>And Now For Something Completely Different – a Craft Project I Did</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/04/and-now-for-something-completely-different-a-craft-project-i-did.html</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/04/and-now-for-something-completely-different-a-craft-project-i-did.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:11:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Nancy Shehata</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/?p=397</guid> <description><![CDATA[I just have to share this because usually I&#8217;m not a crafty person.  First of all, I&#8217;m not terribly creative with &#8220;artsy&#8221; stuff.  Those genes went to my sister Trish, who is an accomplished artist .  Second, I often do not finish what I start.  ADD and all that.  So when I came up with [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/04/and-now-for-something-completely-different-a-craft-project-i-did.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>For my Muslim brothers and sisters in light of recent events:</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/04/for-my-muslim-brothers-and-sisters-in-light-of-recent-events.html</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/04/for-my-muslim-brothers-and-sisters-in-light-of-recent-events.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:55:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Nancy Shehata</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/?p=393</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you are a Muslim or Muslimah disheartened by recent events in the U.S. and around the world, remember to hold fast to your faith.  If you are facing challenges in your life, hold fast to your faith.  Remember why you embraced Islam in the first place.  Whether you were born into a Muslim family [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/04/for-my-muslim-brothers-and-sisters-in-light-of-recent-events.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Tonight I Pray for Boston and the World</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/04/tonight-i-pray-for-boston-and-the-world.html</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/04/tonight-i-pray-for-boston-and-the-world.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 02:22:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Nancy Shehata</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/?p=390</guid> <description><![CDATA[Not much profound to say today.  After this latest outrage, piled on top of oh-so-many outrages here and abroad, I can only pray.  Pray for Allah to bring murderers to justice wherever they are.  Pray for Allah to give comfort to the parents who have to bury a child.  Pray for those who are so [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/04/tonight-i-pray-for-boston-and-the-world.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>When “Bad” Things Happen to Good People</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/04/when-bad-things-happen-to-good-people.html</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/04/when-bad-things-happen-to-good-people.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:12:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Nancy Shehata</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/?p=383</guid> <description><![CDATA[I think every person of faith has struggled with the issue of suffering.  Why do we suffer?  Why must we suffer?  What good is served by suffering?  If you are not currently suffering, if your life is going well and everything is coming up roses, it can seem very condescending to assure others that suffering [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/04/when-bad-things-happen-to-good-people.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mom, Dad, Please don’t be pissed off because your kid wants to be Muslim</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/03/mom-dad-please-dont-be-pissed-off-because-your-kid-wants-to-be-muslim.html</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/03/mom-dad-please-dont-be-pissed-off-because-your-kid-wants-to-be-muslim.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:24:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Nancy Shehata</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/?p=379</guid> <description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a revert.  I accepted Islam almost twenty years ago, standing in the front vestibule of the Islamic Center of Greater Kansas City, gently led through my saying of the Shahadah, my declaration of faith, by the Imaam, Adnan Bayazid, while a vacuum cleaner buzzed in the background.  Since then I&#8217;ve never looked back, and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/03/mom-dad-please-dont-be-pissed-off-because-your-kid-wants-to-be-muslim.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>There But For the Grace of God Go I</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/03/there-but-for-the-grace-of-god-go-i.html</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/03/there-but-for-the-grace-of-god-go-i.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:25:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Nancy Shehata</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/?p=377</guid> <description><![CDATA[I got a little upset the other day after I wrote a blog post about the Steubenville rape trial.  I wrote a pretty long post.  I felt that I set out my opinion clearly, and I put responsibility where it lay:  The boys should not have raped, the girl should not have been drinking and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/03/there-but-for-the-grace-of-god-go-i.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Society Guilty of Rape in Steubenville Case</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/03/society-guilty-of-rape-in-steubenville-case.html</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/03/society-guilty-of-rape-in-steubenville-case.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:37:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Nancy Shehata</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/?p=374</guid> <description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know how many of you have followed the rape case in Steubenville, Ohio.  The basics of the story are that two high school boys were accused of raping a sixteen year old girl at a party.  This morning they were convicted.  This is graphic so I&#8217;m warning you beforehand. The girl was drunk.  [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/muslimahinprogress/2013/03/society-guilty-of-rape-in-steubenville-case.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss><!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-plugins/

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