Comments on: I have a crush on a boy in my Qur’an class

By: amira

amira — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:55:38 +0000

is having a crush a sin?

By: sarah

sarah — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:30:04 +0000

thanks for this great post. I was thinking about the fact that the show seemed to depict muslims in a very conservative light but I think the other thing to think about is that it is purposefully set in a small town and so a lot of the non-muslims are pretty conservative too. And of course the fact that whenever amaar’s parent’s get some screen-time you get the sense that it’s both their general big-city frivolity as well as their lack of religious observance that he’s running away from

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By: Duniya

Duniya — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:52:00 +0000

Safiya:True enough. Still won’t stop me from critiquing it though

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Anonymous — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:22:00 +0000

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By: Safiya Outlines

Safiya Outlines — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:12:00 +0000

Salaam Alaikum,Duniya – You can’t expect a tv show to speak for all of us, we are far too diverse for that. You may find it too conservative, others not – so what’s the solution?Insha Allah, when more of our voices are featured in mainstream media, things will be better. Until then, nothing will be a perfect fit.

By: Duniya

Duniya — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:43:00 +0000

Melinda:I too think the show is too conservative and that they do depict that conservative image as Islam. For instance, the holiday special showed that they wold not celebrate New Years because celebrating was wrong and New Years was not something to celebrate. So instead they had a small get together at Yaser and Sarah’s place. Not all Muslims believe that celebration is unIslamic but this show said it was. As I watched all I could think was “Great! Now people are going to think I’m a bad Muslim when I celebrate!” UGH!! Absolutely too conservative. I still watch it and always seem to find disagreeable elements. Sakura Kiss:They never explicitly say what those ‘things’ are but I think it can be assumed. Because the show as already established that dating is unIslamic. I’m assuming that dating is the forbidden thing crushes could lead to.

By: Sakura Kiss

Sakura Kiss — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:11:00 +0000

Good analysis, but now I’m wondering, since it was implied that crushes can lead to “other” things, what exactly are those “things?” I’m just curious.

By: ammena

ammena — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:30:00 +0000

thanks for this sis… i miss the episodes because of my work hours.. so nice to see a little update and of course the 2 sides to the coin. alhamdulillah.

By: Melinda

Melinda — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:26:00 +0000

Very interesting. “Does My Head Look Big in This?” also tackles the issue of crushes (also with the implication that they lead to bad things), but at least the character in it isn’t afraid to talk to her parents about it.I’m glad that LMOTP shows Muslims to be more “normal” than news stories do, but the show is a bit too conservative for my taste… the main issue with that being that conservativism is shown as the only “real” Islam.