About Ihssan Tahir

Ihssan Tahir is a thirtysomething self-proclaimed “SistaQueen” from Chicago. Raised by an Afrikan American mother and Kurdish stepfather, she has a broad perspective of the e world. Ihssan has globe trotted from Switzerland to Bangladesh. Her most recent trip involved reuniting with long lost family for the first time in Northern Sudan. In her spare time, she enjoys writing and practicing the violin.

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Tinder'ing while Muslim

It’s getting dark outside. I lay on my sofa nestled under a... read more

Yellow.

*Trigger warning: This post contains information about sexual assault and/or violence which... read more

Womanhood and the Muslimah

As soon as she opened the door I was met with the... read more

Mahr shaming

Lately, I have noticed the trend of Muslim women significantly reducing or... read more

Second Chances

She rubbed her stomach in a slow circular motion. Her fingers grazed... read more

Confessions of a fat Muslimah part 1

It was a comfortably chilly Friday evening when I was leaving the... read more

Secret wife = Glorified "side piece"

She married him. She married him in secret, knowing very well that... read more

ISNA & #blacklivesDONTmatter

As a Muslim woman of Afrikan descent I have had my fair... read more

Deep Roots

I rolled over in bed and quickly realized that was a huge... read more

And then she sang...

The sun was still beating down. It was early evening in Senegal... read more

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