Fig & Olive

Why do people get married? I was asked recently by a young woman after my lecture on the age of Lady ‘Aisha. Though the purpose of the question was vague, I answered anyhow; people marry for love, companionship, etc. Well, she followed up, how could someone find that with a 6-year-old? One of the biggest […]

Traditional marriages where men are the primary breadwinners and women are homemakers are largely a pipe dream for African American women, or so I’ve been told. When I’ve discussed the issue of men being financial caretakers of women I’m often met with at least one man who tells me this idea is impossible for black […]

Assalam Alaykum Dear Sister, I pray this email finds you in the best of Iman and health. I wanted to have your opinion on how can we reconcile the African American experience and the one of the Traditional Black Muslim experience? The reason why I say this is because I find that whenever African American […]