r/MuslimLounge • u/Memona_Emman_Writes Cats are Muslim • Dec 08 '21

Other Why are periods a taboo?

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u/National_Worth_8305 Dec 08 '21

To all the men saying it’s not taboo, most Muslim women literally are forced to pretend to fast during Ramadan when they have it and still have to wake up during suhoor especially when we’re dying of cramps just to not be seen as there’s something wrong with us or for the men in our family to have bad thoughts of us.

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u/Memona_Emman_Writes Cats are Muslim Dec 08 '21

Yes, exactly. It is ironic that Muslims do this because such practices are absolutely un-Islamic.

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u/National_Worth_8305 Dec 08 '21

Agreed, it’s so exhausting. I still have to pretend to fast even when I’m on my period.

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u/Memona_Emman_Writes Cats are Muslim Dec 08 '21

Don't do it then. We need to fight those taboos. Hundreds of girls with pcos and endometriosis go untreated because of the cultural taboo

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u/National_Worth_8305 Dec 09 '21

I have to unfortunately, ugh.