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January 2009

January 15, 2009

“Chay” It Again: A Look at the Latest Issue of Chay Magazine

The latest issue of Chay magazine has come out and MMW is on it. For...

January 06, 2009

Book review: The Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie – Intimacy and Design by Malu Halasa and Rana Salam

This was written by Cycads and originally published at her blog. Syria’s unlikely notoriety for...

December 2008

December 31, 2008

Kariman Hamzah: Giving us a Woman’s Interpretation of the Qur’an

In this past week's Friday links, Fatemeh mentioned that Al-Azhar University had for the first...

December 29, 2008

Does a masculine air rule over poetry awards in Iran?

This was originally published on ISNA and Payvand. It has been edited for clarity. The...

December 16, 2008

Minaret by Leila Aboulela

In spring 2006, I was in a Barnes & Nobles in downtown Philadelphia looking for...

December 10, 2008

Salamu Alaikum. I’ll take the beaded nipple tassels please.

The authors ask why a society known for sheltering women, would design and sell the...

December 08, 2008

First Thoughts on SAL.AM Magazine

SAL.AM magazine is "a freely distributed, quarterly lifestyle magazine, targeted at Muslims", according to the...

November 2008

November 18, 2008

How to Use a Murder Victim: The Exploitation of the Aqsa Parvez Tragedy

A recent Toronto Life magazine article regarding Toronto teenager Aqsa Parvez's murder, entitled Girl, Interrupted,...

October 2008

October 16, 2008

There’s Something About Aishah

This post was written by Marwa El Naggar and previously published at alt.muslim and IslamOnline....

October 09, 2008

How to make a killing in veiled cliches

This was written by Amal Awad and originally published in The Sydney Morning Herald. As...

October 07, 2008

The “Flawed” Jewel of Medina

The Jewel of Medina goes on sale in the United States today. *queue scary music.*...

October 02, 2008

Lipstick Jihad

This was written by Sakina and originally published at Ruined by Reading. I recently finished...

September 2008

September 30, 2008

The Muslim Next Door: The Qur’an, the Media, and that Veil Thing

Muslimah Media Watch thanks Aynur for the tip! The title caught my eye. The blurb...

September 24, 2008

Ramadhan book club: Salam Maria

This was written by Cycads and was originally published at her blog. Since it’s Ramadhan,...

August 2008

August 28, 2008

Where My “Sisters” At?

It's always encouraging to see magazines for Muslims, especially for Muslim women, in parts of...

August 18, 2008

Al Fataah: Feminism and Journalism in the Making

This was written by Eman and originally appeared at Hatshepsut. A while back I went...

August 05, 2008

Chay’s First Issue

We want to talk about sex and sexuality. Particularly, its politics. Particularly the power it...

July 2008

July 31, 2008

Be My Muslim Girlfriend

Recently Mara Brock Akil, creator and producer of one of my favourite shows, Girlfriends, was...

July 01, 2008

Libyan Women: Demure and Prudish

This was written by Tasnim and originally appeared at epiphanies.A while ago, the assistant editor...

June 2008

June 24, 2008

The Lifted Veil: MMW Reviews The Veil Anthology

Jennifer Heath published The Scimitar and the Veil: Extraordinary Women of Islam in 2004. And...

June 02, 2008

Breaking Glass Houses: Fawzia Afzal-Khan’s Book Shattering the Stereotypes

It’s a common assumption that Muslim women don’t—or can’t—speak for themselves. Fawzia Afzal-Khan aims to...

May 2008

May 28, 2008

More Than a Pretty Picture

In 2007, hairdresser Deborah Rodriguez published a memoir of her experience in Afghanistan. Despite the...

May 26, 2008

Mernissi: Not Impressed

This was written by Sakina and originally appeared at Ruined by Reading.The Veil And The...

May 07, 2008

TIME’s Blind Spot in Seeing Women in Islam

TIME magazine released its “100 most influential people” list this week. Of the 100 people,...

May 01, 2008

‘Chay’ is for What?

Last week, I was introduced to Chay magazine - a brand new Pakistani magazine (just...

April 2008

April 29, 2008

Swindle Magazine: Muslim Girl Power

Muslimah Media Watch thanks Krystina for the tip! Swindle magazine is a “pop culture and...

April 14, 2008

A Fashionable Aim: MSLM Magazine

Attention, Muslim fashion junkies in the Netherlands: you now have a magazine that caters to...

April 09, 2008

Time is Running Out (of Interesting Things to Say About Muslims)

The latest issue of TIME features a photo essay and article on American Muslims. From...

February 2008

February 20, 2008

Some Happy News

We didn't know about this until it was published; thanks to Andi for giving us...

February 20, 2008

More Than a Memoir

The secret life of the Middle Eastern Muslim woman is a hot topic. In bookstores...