April 11, 2012

The Sex (Un)Education of Muslim Men

Wajahat Ali, Guardian

America's contradictory and passive-aggressive dalliance with sexuality is reflected within its Muslim communities. For some, it is difficult to believe that sexual organs function the same whether they are hidden behind a burqa or a bikini. As a Muslim man, I can verify that Muslims experience the same universal awkwardness of finding "hair in new places" as any other pimpled adolescent; the onslaught of puberty is precisely the time when parents need to have the "birds...

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