Dear Fatima

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dear fatima, im having lots of social problems these days. i feel so lost when im around people, i feel like everyone is judging my every single movement. one of the hardest things for me right now is making eye contact. sometimes when i talk to people i can never look into their eyes to ... Read More

Decisions, Decisions

i am a 15 year old male living in Texas, recently i have just moved form an islamic school into a public school. ever since i went there ive been struggling with haram stuff no drugs, no sex but just dating in general because there is this girl i like and she wants to date ... Read More

Parents’ Relationship

I am an 18-year-old woman who is facing difficulty among the family unit. I have posted before, but I am torn about how to act. I know that a man should love his wife and honor her, but I do not speak up against my father when he talks behind my mother’s back, saying that ... Read More

stone heart

Dear Fatima, I am a 17 year old girl and this has been the worst week of my life. In fact, i’m already broken and may never heal again. It’s easy to motivate people and tell them to look at the positive side but all I have been telling myself this week is “you are ... Read More

Women in Islam

I am an 18 year old Shia Muslim girl. I am having many doubts about Islam and monotheistic religions. I have read that a Muslim wife must obey her husband and that is the key to paradise for a woman. My mom says that the obedience only refers to the wife making herself sexually available ... Read More

Troubles with Wudu and Salah

I am an 18-year-old girl who has trouble with wudu and prayer. I have posted before but I am having trouble again. I feel that I am doing all of my wudus and salahs wrong. With that, I feel that I will not succeed in my studies unless I do the wudu and salah right. ... Read More

Marrying young and having kids later

I am a young woman who is interested in getting married in the near-future, but I wish to continue my education and develop a career. Therefore, I wish to have kids in my late 20s or early 30s. I am worried if there are any religious Muslim men who have the same way if thought; ... Read More

Tired and in huge need of help

Dear Fatima, I am a 17 year old girl struggling with family relationships. I never understood my low self-confidence but now I’m certain that the source of it must be my father. I absolutely abhor him at this point and am trying to repair myself but the more I tell myself to let him fight ... Read More

Unibrows on Men

I am an 18-year-old Iranian girl. This is a trivial matter, but I really do not like unibrows on men. My mother told me that no religious, Iranian man would ever remove his unibrow, but I don’t understand why. I know that different cultures have different customs, but why is it associated with religiosity? Did ... Read More

Issues with my Mother

I am a high school senior and I am sometimes lazy with my homework. I procrastinate so much and get distracted on the internet. My mother complains a lot and she does not stop when she starts. I have seen a lot of physical abuse in my family and although it deeply upsets me, I ... Read More

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