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November 2009

November 16, 2009

Marketing Muslim Lifestyles and Rethinking Modesty

If a hijab in Pucci-designed print could speak, what would it say? I attended a...

September 2009

September 24, 2009

Your Joke is Not My Joke: Racism and Sexism in Jokes and Satire

Have you ever noticed how minorities—and oppressed people in general—lack a sense of humor? Lately,...

September 23, 2009

Kathy Zeitoun and Muslim Women as Change Agents

This was written by Jordan Robinson and originally published at AltMuslimah. Much has been written...

September 15, 2009

Ramadhan Book Club: Our Stories, Our Lives

Our Stories, Our Lives is an anthology of a diverse group of women in Bradford,...

September 08, 2009

Erasing the Dichotomy: Positive Portrayals of Latina Muslims

Melinda wrote a while ago about negative media representation of Latina Muslim women. She described...

September 03, 2009

Babes in Toyland: Stratton’s Fantastick Muhajababes

When I first saw the book Muhajababes by Allegra Stratton in a bookshop in Beirut,...

September 02, 2009

Mad Magazine: Marie Claire’s Bias Against Muslim Women

This piece was written by Guest Contributor Asma T. Uddin. Asra Nomani’s recent piece in...

September 01, 2009

Hot Shots: Complex Magazine Ranks Hot Muslim Women

“Sara, I could never get with a Muslim girl, how do they make you guys...

August 2009

August 26, 2009

The Other Half of the Sky: the NYT Magazine’s Women’s Crusade Issue

At the heart of many of the problems plaguing Muslim women in developing nations is...

August 17, 2009

To read is to travel: The rise of the Muslim woman’s memoir

This was written by Tasnim, and originally published at AltMuslimah. The post-9 /11 period has...

August 13, 2009

An Enchanted Modern: Lara Deeb’s Anthropologic Study

It is very rare to find a book that deals predominantly with Muslim women that...

July 2009

July 28, 2009

Asra Nomani’s Big Fat Muslim Wedding

Whenever I encounter Asra Nomani’s works or see her in an interview, I usually wonder,“What...

July 16, 2009

On Muslim Women, Feminism, and Diversity of Experiences

Rabble.ca, an alternative news source in Canada, recently posted a podcast that was originally broadcast...

June 2009

June 30, 2009

Smell of Success: a Review of Skunk Girl

Skunk Girl is Sheba Karim's first novel. It is told from the point of view...

June 18, 2009

Authority, the Media, and Muslim Women

I have begun to read Khaled Abou El-Fadl’s Speaking in God’s Name: Islamic Law, Authority...

June 09, 2009

Pink is For Tween Muslimahs

It had to happen sooner or later. With Barbie and now Hannah Montana merchandise dominating...

June 03, 2009

The Message International says NO! to Domestic Violence

In the past, I have been critical of Muslim organizations for their relative silence on...

May 2009

May 25, 2009

Radical Reform: Tariq Ramadan’s Latest Book

With much anticipation, I awaited the arrival of Tariq Ramadan’s new book, “Radical Reform”, in...

April 2009

April 27, 2009

Soft Serve: Time’s Article on Islam’s “Soft Revolution”

The March 2009 issue of Time magazine carried an extensive article about Islam, called “A...

April 23, 2009

Unfair Play: Doha Conference Sheds Light on Biased Images of Muslim Women in Western Media

This week in Doha, Qatar, the "East and West — Women in Media’s Eye" conference...

April 16, 2009

Famous, female, and divorced? That’s hot!

If you think that divorce brings shame and stigma squarely upon women only in conservative...

April 06, 2009

Al Huda – Guidance for a disunited community?

Her confidence overshadowed the edginess in her voice, when she proclaimed, live, on a very...

March 2009

March 09, 2009

Balancing Jamie and Jamilah: A Review of “Ten Things I Hate About Me”

I was excited when the book Does My Head Look Big in This? came out...

March 02, 2009

Zine Scene: AQSAZINE’s First Issue

Last Thursday, I went to the launch of AQSAZINE, a project that describes itself as...

February 2009

February 26, 2009

Love in a Headscarf: A Review

Okay, I'll admit it. When I first heard the title, my immediate reaction was to...

February 12, 2009

Alo Again: News Lifestyle Magazine is More of the Same

Last summer saw the launch of ALO Hayati, “America’s Top Middle Eastern Lifestyle Magazine.” Thanks...

February 10, 2009

“The Shadow Speaker” features Muslim protagonist of 2070

Who says young adult fiction about Muslim girls can only be contemporary or historical? Nnedi...

February 09, 2009

Jasad: Sex, Fetishes, and the Erotic in a new Arabic Glossy

Sex. Always an attention getter. So there's no wonder why Jasad, or "Body," a new...

January 2009

January 26, 2009

Brick Lane: Open Thread

I watched Brick Lane last night. Full disclosure: I haven't read the book. I wanted...

January 26, 2009

The French Connection: France’s Newest Muslim Women’s Magazine

Muslimah Media Watch thanks Hijabtrendz for the tip! Those of you who speak French should...