Muslim Man’s Marriage Manual

By Jimmy Bangash

Crush her spirit
Break her soul
Teach this woman her new role

Curb her speech
Teach her her worth
Cooking cleaning birth and birth

Birth and birth and birth and birth
Cooking cleaning birth and birth

Claim her children
Quote 4:34
Keep her gaze upon the floor

Keep her fearing
of Talaq
This is how you make your mark

Keep her locked
Within your home
And all your antics are unknown

If she cries
Call her a whore
Sow your oats then get three more

Jimmy Bangash is a gay, British, Ex-Muslim Pakistani. He grew up in a traditional Pashtun family in London where he stood in ardent opposition to the patriarchy and misogyny in his community. His poems and prose focus on Islamic patriarchy and the experience of gays of Muslim heritage. He is a co-founder and integrative coach at integratedwellness.co.uk. 

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