Focusing on the mechanics of Ramadan not only perpetuates “othering” of the Muslim community, it shortchanges a deeper understanding of the tradition. The essence of Ramadan is for all of us. To me, it begins with a sincere contemplation of three elements: our relationship to our bodies, our relationship to consumption, and our relationship to community.
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Self-love has not only been co-opted and commercialized; it has morphed into yet another ‘industrial complex and a system perpetuating self-hate, loathing, and dis-ease with one hand while delivering us right into the arms of a highly profitable “solutions.”
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In shedding the pursuit of “self-confident-lady-boss,” I felt my foremothers exhale a sigh of relief. I became who we have always been: women of faith, women of Love. Our faith and love finding its expression, its home, in community and in service. What I’ve come to realize is that what the world needs is not more confident leaders, but a deeper consciousness of our interdependence; a celebration and cultivation of our interdependence.
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