Zahra Ayubi

Muslims on the Margins Offers vivid stories of nonconformist Muslim communitiesThe turn of the twenty-first century ushered in a wave of progressive Muslims, whose modern interpret...

My most recent book was made possible by an @nehgov.bsky.social summer stipend.

I had a white prof in grad school who mispronounced his name throughout a lecture in 3 different ways until she finally said “Aurangzabub was a known religious extremist.”This problematic stereotype has been around for a long time, even academia. But now there’s real propaganda and consequences

Solidarity, sis! You can do this!

The AMA has a YouTube page where you can catch up on all the fun, ongoing TB & bird flu outbreaks, since the CDC is no longer allowed to do that: youtube.com/watch?v=HlPB...

Inna lillahi wa inna alayhi rajiun. Condolences to Ismaili siblings. He didn’t just lead the Ismaili community, his work uplifted all Muslims

"What can academic leaders do to restore declining faith in their institutions?" How about oh, I dunno, not endorsing the very technologies that are helping to destroy them and deskill their workers

AI's Climate Impact Goes beyond Its Emissions To understand how AI is contributing to climate change, look at the way it’s being used

AI, such as chat gpt and others, causes so much emission and more. Each inane use of ChatGPT contributes. Please refrain

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Just remember that water sources and handheld heat appliances don’t mix, otherwise good luck on the journey

Only if their destructive practices hurts their bottom line. Then greenwashing….the tech hurts art, music, creative thinking of all kinds etc. AI ubiquitousness is inevitable but the environmental stand against it might be the last major argument against all its various harms.

Yeah not directly, but the more consumer-end appetite there is for it, more corporations will expend energy to generate more appealing AIs. Of course, the corporate and governmental use of the dirty grid is the problem, but the consumer-level use normalizes it and there is less pushback from ppl

The more we interact with AI, including for amusement, the worse we make climate change. Resist!

What’s the book? A new project? Do tell…

So sorry! Sleep-writing is the worst. All my best arguments and epiphanies have been victims

a muppet with red hair is standing in front of a light ALT: a muppet with red hair is standing in front of a light

Got through my annual end of year desk clean out. This year’s process reflected the year’s chaos. Exhausted animal muppet energy

If you don’t know what this case is:

Woman gets restraining order against violent ex.

He violates it. She calls cops. They don’t come by.

Repeat several times.

Eventually, he murders her and daughters.

Family sues cops, said had obligation to respond and failed.

SCOTUS? “Nah, no obligation.”

Middle East Studies Association The Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies and the Middle Eastern Studies Forum at Stanford Global Studies invite qualified candidates to apply for the inaugural Palestinian Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship...

#Employment The Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies and the Middle Eastern Studies Forum at Stanford Global Studies invite qualified candidates to apply for the inaugural Palestinian Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship.

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If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds…

NEW: Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves.

We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position. ⤵️

Small victory in abortion legal battles. Thanks to all that worked on this brief. I’m still gathering narratives (anonymous of course) of Muslim abortion experiences in case anyone wants to reach out. The data is already proving helpful in legal battles. mailchi.mp/law.columbia...

Maybe I have said this to you before…I’m glad that I am not the only one who thinks so

Yeah I think it still would work if you had a chapter 2 that was a theory one, especially if it had your special sauce argument on it. Can’t wait to read this new thing when you’re done!

I’m a big fan of using ch1 as “backdoor intro” for discussing theory+relevant history/historiography so the intro is pithy+about what the whole book’s contribution is. If you have a strong argument regarding the backdoor intro material that’s a reason to do one. Or else slash theoretical stuff?

Today’s self jhaapar #acwri

Same. There is a much better way to do this!

Respect and love for my Mashpee Wampanoag neighbors today and everyday

If anyone ever calls India the largest democracy in the world again, they are just wrong.

Yeah, I'm here too now. All that pent-up social media energy from abandoning twitter can finally unleash. I'll be writing about Islamic Studies, ethics stuff, gender stuff, and the stuff of life.