From My Sisters' Lips Quotes

“It is not Islam that oppresses Muslim women, it is the lack of knowledge or the lack of application of that knowledge that oppresses.”
― Na'ima B. Robert, From My Sisters' Lips

“It was then that I came to an important realization:as long as someone is beautiful,thin,wealthy,fun-loving or talented,we are happy to accept him or her at face value.We are not ever taught to look for-or care about-what lies beneath the surface.”
― Na'ima B. Robert, From My Sisters' Lips

“What is it about Islam, I thought, that can make a woman so strong that she no longer strives to be noticed by men, no longer needs the admiring gaze to feel attractive, no longer puts herself on display when the rest of the world is doing just that?”
― Na'ima B. Robert, From My Sisters' Lips

“What it is about Islam, I thought, that can make a woman so strong that she no longer strives to be noticed by men, no longer needs the admiring gaze to feel attractive, no longer puts herself on display when the rest of the world is doing just that?”
― Na'ima B. Robert, From My Sisters' Lips

“When I walked out of the house with hijab on, i felt beautiful in the eyes of Allah. I felt protected, shielded - i just felt somebody was watching over me'
- Nadia, a reverted Muslim”
― Na'ima B. Robert, From My Sisters' Lips

“Patience is indispensable in the life of the Muslim.”
― Na'ima B. Robert, From My Sisters' Lips

“كانت تؤمن بوعد الله، وأنه لن يحمّلها ما لا طاقة لها به، وأن مع العسر يسراً، وأن ما من مؤمنة تعمل عملاً صالحاً لا ترى ثوابه، في هذه الحياة أو الحياة الآخرة.”
― Na'ima B. Robert, ‫نساء اعتنقن الإسلام‬

“الصبر أحد أصعب الخصائص التي يمكن أن يتمتع بها المرء لكنها الأكثر نبلاً.”
― Na'ima B. Robert, ‫نساء اعتنقن الإسلام‬

“Patience is our safeguard against doubt and despair and is the key to our serenity.”
― Na'ima B. Robert, From My Sisters' Lips