For most inhabitants of the Arab world, the prevailing cultural attitude toward women - fed and encouraged by Wahhabi doctrine, which is based on Bedouin social norms rather than Islamic jurisprudence - often trumps the rights accorded to women by Islam. G. Willow Wilson accordarabattitude share on social
My faith did not require beauty or belonging - the deeper I went into my practice, the less it required at all. G. Willow Wilson beautybelongdeep Change image and share on social
We don't want to create a literary ghetto in which black writers are only allowed to write black characters and women writers are put on 'girl books.' G. Willow Wilson allowblackbook Change image and share on social
The 'Islam vs. the West' dialogue ceased to be about real people a long time ago. G. Willow Wilson agoceasedialogue Change image and share on social
It seems like whenever you write about Muslims, people assume that you're writing about the Quran, you are writing about the Prophet Muhammad. There's no sense that Muslims are capable of individualism, that they're capable of making mistakes that are somehow not connected to Islam. G. Willow Wilson assumecapableconnect share on social
To me, a staircase looks like a series of dark and light horizontal stripes, which is exactly how you'd draw a staircase. So I know how the image is going to look on the page. G. Willow Wilson darkdrawhorizontal Change image and share on social
If you love things or ideas or people that contradict each other, you have to be prepared to fight for every square inch of intellectual real estate you occupy. G. Willow Wilson contradictestatefight Change image and share on social
People love to talk about new and different. They don't always love to buy and read new and different. G. Willow Wilson buylovepeople Change image and share on social
Choosing a spouse with religion in mind is not always a mistake, especially if your heritage and your faith are important parts of who you are. The trick is, as always, to recognize a good thing when you see it - and never mistake the bad for something more. G. Willow Wilson badchoosefaith share on social
'Lost' seems to be the inverse of 'Air': It explores dispossession and identity by forcing a bunch of people into one invented landscape instead of using many invented landscapes to keep people apart. G. Willow Wilson airbunchdispossession Change image and share on social