Juggling my Identities as a Feminist and a Religious Person
Religion has always been a huge part of who I am. Struggling with your religious identity is something every religious person goes through in their lives. And it is not pretty. But it becomes much more complicated when it turns out your religion sometimes goes against your core beliefs as a person, when it enforces rules and practices that undermine the very things that you and your ancestors have been fighting against for centuries and encourages those that directly go against your well-being. Before we go any further, here is when I should mention that this post is an extremely biased segment based on my personal view on religion and feminism. It is based on my questions, my observations, and my beliefs. By sharing this with you, I'm trying to open up possibilities to engage in discussions about the same, encourage similar questions, and hopefully get clarity on things that have been mudding my brain with doubt and apprehension. It does not cover a fraction of all views that ther...
