Hijabi Detected!

2017 best nine! The one that went viral is the drawing of girls in hijabs.

That one time an article about me published in media.

Happy New Year guys!

Great question! I've actually found a Medium article discussing this exact issue:

The truth is, another thing that is important to consider is the level of accuracy you want. For example, the article says that having Muslim characters in a world with multiple deities is considered rude. However, I personally have never minded seeing that. If I were to write that, I would simply have the character believe these 'deities' were a form of extremely strong jinn causing issues, or leading people away from faith. It really depends on how the story is spun.

One idea that wasn't considered in the article would be a Muslim character becoming a werewolf or some other creature. If you would like, you could have it be the result of them being cursed by a jinn. There are a lot of workarounds one can come up with.

oh sweet child of mine, to the stars you go on where you belong now 💫

Hira [she/ey] is a young girl with a presence far beyond the vast reaches of the Cosmos. At any point, any intersection, and any walk along, she is there.

From a lead shedded from the autumn branch, to the butterflies settled along nectar, to the worms that wriggle in the dirt, to the stars that hang overhead — ey will always be there. Even if you don’t hear her.

It's super annoying that they're never this annoying about every other religious LGBT people

Part 1 of drawing all my co-workers as furries!

I thought it'd be a fun little project to do since I don't have my digital art equipment with me during my breaks :)

I'm not quite sure why this was originally sent to creatingblackcharacters (its very unrelated), but I've got a few tips here!

This one is a bit obvious, but avoid stereotypes! Not every Muslim girl will act the same, and not every lesbian will act the same. Flesh out your characters and give them personalities beyond religion and sexuality/gender identity. Explore their fashion, likes/dislikes, and how they interact with their community

Islam spans many cultures and ethnicities, and a person's cultural background may impact their coming out process, as well as the way they choose to identify. Cultural beliefs may be worth looking into to determine how they may react to realizing they are queer - after all, many queer resources are tailored towards white, english-speaking communities

Figure out her family situation - are her parents accepting or not? It is important to avoid stereotyping the family even if they happen to be queerphobic

Blend Islamic identity with their queerness! Have her pray alongside her girlfriend, prepare iftaar with her, call her before going to the mosque. Islam and Queerness can, and do, coexist

Explore your character's relationship with Islam. Does she wear hijab? Will she ever? Does praying make her feel closer to Allah? How often does she pray outside of her daily prayers? Does she feel at peace in the Masjid/mosque? Does she read Quran? Often, authors get lost in the either/or aspect - a character is either super queer or super religious. Properly showing your character enjoying and finding peace within her religion can help make her more realistic

Give them a community!

the hijab is very messy today but i tried