Due to recent false assertions about Muslim women through the media, Brother Khalid Yasin was asked to speak on the issues relating to Muslim women in this day and age.
Addressing many non-Muslims, Brother Khalid attempted to shed light on issues such as the veil, marriage, Muslim women in the workforce and more.
Why the Audience Changes the Lecture
Speaking to Muslims about hijab means explaining an obligation. Speaking to non-Muslims about it means answering a suspicion — that it is imposed, that it signals oppression, that no woman would choose it.
Those are different tasks requiring different arguments, and most material on the subject is written for the first audience and then handed to the second. This lecture was prepared for the second.
Who It Is For
Da'wah work, and Muslim women who are asked these questions at work or at university and would rather have answers ready than improvise them.
Part of the Treasure Uncovered Collection.
About Shaykh Khalid Yasin
Shaykh Khalid Yasin, a former Christian, is the Executive Director of the Islamic Teaching Institute (ITI), an organization dedicated to the work of da'wah. He studied Arabic in Madinah and in Cairo, and had many mentors and teachers who tutored him in Fiqh us-Sunnah, Fiqh us-Seerah and Islamic history, as well as in the memorization and recitation of the Quran.
He is what is known as a da'ee — someone who speaks publicly about the Islamic faith in order to invigorate the spiritual and moral conscience of his listeners, and to educate and inform people about Islam. He has spent most of his working life doing exactly that, and he is among the most widely heard English-speaking speakers in the field.
