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November 2015

November 26, 2015

#PrayforParis, Muslim Women and Third World Violence

Upon learning about the Paris attacks and the #PrayforParis hashtag that emerged, I felt many...

November 25, 2015

Sisterhood from Struggle

“Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety, after all it is only in...

November 23, 2015

Hate Crimes and Mother Tongues

This post was written by Guest contributor Seema Shafei (@seemashafei). I’ll never forget the time...

November 19, 2015

Interview with Comedian Eman El Husseini

Guest contributor Stéphanie Renée Roy (@LGD_Stephy) interviews Eman El Husseini. It was 2 years...

November 12, 2015

Bangladeshi Women, Media and the “Helpers of Allah”

This post is written by guest contributor, Sarabi N. Eventide (@SarabiNEventide) Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), the extremist group in...

November 06, 2015

Friday Links

Emma Watson met with Malala Yousafzai in an interview posted online this week. I will...

November 02, 2015

Why British MP’s statements defending Muslim women do more harm than good

This post was written by guest contributor Shereen Malherbe (@malherbegirl). Headline grabbing assertions made by British MP...

October 2015

October 29, 2015

How Facebook fails Muslim Women

This article was written by guest contributor Stéphanie Renée Roy (@LGD_Stephy). She blogs at Love...

October 28, 2015

Women and Children First: How French Policies Impact Muslim Communities

This post is written by Guest Contributor, Sarabi N. Eventide (@SarabiNEventide). By the grace of...

October 27, 2015

#NoAllMalePanels: Call for Action

A Call for Action from #MuslimMaleAllies to Pledge to End #AllMalePanels at Muslim Events - A...

October 20, 2015

“Why Helpless?” Victims of Racist Attacks Are Not Just Victims

A few days ago, as part of an event hosted by Columbia Journalism school, Nahed...

October 09, 2015

Friday Links

Sara Niroobakhsh "illustrates with artistry the ongoing conflict between the desires and ambitions of Iranian women...

October 08, 2015

Gender, Race and Muslim-Latin Solidarity

In Mexico City there is a neighbourhood called Santa María La Ribera. The area was...

October 06, 2015

Not Between Her and Allah: Hijab-shaming in Malaysia

Hijab-shaming is a favourite activity for some Muslims, both on-and offline. In fact, just last...

October 05, 2015

Domestic Violence and Djinn

Trigger warning for discussion of domestic violence. The author of this piece wishes to remain...

October 01, 2015

Niqab as an #Elxn42 Issue? Ridiculous

This post originally appeared in New Canadian Media. The recent decision in Canada by the Federal...

September 2015

September 23, 2015

Eid Mubarak!

We at Muslimah Media Watch would like to send our best wishes to all of...

September 10, 2015

Making Connections: Gender, Islamophobia and the Refugee Crisis

I write this post as an expression of solidarity, because as someone who lives in...

August 2015

August 11, 2015

Muslimahs with disabilities need to you hold the lift door, not gawk at their mobility aids

A Singaporean news channel produced a series of Youtube videos featuring selected athletes with disabilities,...

August 10, 2015

When Beggars Give You The Salam Nod

There are many not so nice things about being immediately recognizable as a Muslim in...

August 07, 2015

Friday Links

A recent study has shown the number of Saudi women who do not marry young has...

August 04, 2015

A Creeping Sharia Freakout: How France’s latest “Muslim Problem” Really Wasn’t One

As is usually the case in France, any time anything happens where Muslims could even...

July 2015

July 27, 2015

Is Islamophobia Real?

A few weeks ago, I was meeting a friend of a friend for the first...

July 22, 2015

Where The Undesirable Go

This post was originally published on the writer's blog. I left the mosque many years...

June 2015

June 10, 2015

Why does an Indonesian woman need to be a virgin to join the military?

An expose by Human Rights Watch (HRW) in November 2014 on the use of virginity...

May 2015

May 26, 2015

Ignorant Solidarity with Muslim Sportswomen

Who doesn’t love stories and reports of young Muslims girls in Afghanistan, leaping through the...

April 2015

April 29, 2015

Defensiveness in the Time of Da’esh

One of the events at the All About Women program held at Sydney Opera House...

April 25, 2015

Friday Links

Warner Bros. Studios officials allegedly told two Muslim women wearing headscarves they could not sit...

April 22, 2015

Who Can Talk About Palestinian Misogyny?

Palestinian rap group Dam’s latest song “Who You Are,” featuring newest member Maysa Daw tackles...

April 16, 2015

Review of Desert Dancer (2015)

Six years ago I attended a contemporary dance workshop, and while I’ve been dancing for...