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June 2011

June 09, 2011

The Ghettoization of Begumpura Neighborhoods

The Star recently reported on the existence of “Begumpura” neighborhoods in Ontario. “Begumpura,” translated from...

June 07, 2011

To Be or Not To Be (Muslim)

Deaf Sisterhood is a short documentary about Aran Slade, a 27-year-old white woman living in...

June 02, 2011

Facebook isn’t the Final Frontier for Female Drivers in Saudi Arabia

On June 17th, women in Saudi Arabia plan to take to the streets—they’re going to...

May 2011

May 23, 2011

Shutting Down Misconceptions about Clothing & Culture’s Effect on Breast Cancer

Earlier this month, Ms. Magazine ran an article that looked at breast cancer stigma in...

April 2011

April 25, 2011

NPR’s Dejabbing Sideshow

Is it just me, or has this spring seen a lot of de-jabbing articles lately?...

March 2011

March 21, 2011

The Republic Lives its Islamophobia Openly: France’s Newest Anti-Niqab Campaign

In France, they really don’t like any type of head coverings. After decades of one...

March 02, 2011

Same-Sex Muslim Marriages Coming to Mosque Near You?

In the last few years, the international emphasis on locating social rights within the Qur’an...

February 2011

February 08, 2011

Der Spiegel Highlights the Poor, Slutty Muslim Girls of Europe

Apparently, and without much to my own knowledge, I, as the generic Muslim female, have...

February 07, 2011

The People Versus Veena Malik

While the state-run Pakistan Television channel (PTV) maintains its reputation as the government channel, a...

February 03, 2011

(Attempting to) Go Beyond the Stereotypes

The headline of a recent series about Muslim women of the community in the Utica...

February 01, 2011

Between Worlds: Jilbab and Transgender in Indonesia

It is a scene that wouldn't be unfamiliar in France or Belgium: a woman's hijab...

January 2011

January 27, 2011

678: A Film to Appreciate

Egypt, like the rest of the Middle East, has been suffering for a long time...

January 13, 2011

Gender Bender: Abdulaziz’s Al Qahtani’s Lahd Exhibition

Abdulaziz Al Qahtani is a Saudi Arabian artist based in London. His first exhibition, “An...

December 2010

December 29, 2010

Learning from Las Tapadas of Yesterday

Western writers have always had a fascination for veiled women. Read any explorers' diaries on...

December 16, 2010

Self-Congratulatory Feminism, Now in Muslim Flavor!

In a recent article by heralded Muslim Feminist Mona Eltahawy in the ever-tabloid Toronto Star,...

December 13, 2010

The Somali Media Women’s Association

According to a recent study carried out by Transparency International, Somalia was deemed to be...

December 09, 2010

Fe-Mail Fail: Amy Mowafi’s Attempt to be Carrie Bradshaw

The desire to crown an intelligent, sexy-yet-fashionable lady as the Carrie Bradshaw of the Middle...

December 03, 2010

December 3: Day of Action Against Bill 94

In case you haven't heard enough about Bill 94 from my two posts this week,...

December 02, 2010

Revealing Democracy: A Conference on Bill 94 (Part II)

(See Part 1 here.) I didn’t make it to the Friday panels because of schoolwork,...

December 01, 2010

Revealing Democracy: A Conference on Bill 94 (Part I)

Quebec’s Bill 94, which would deny access to public services to women who wear niqab,...

November 2010

November 26, 2010

No need to go undercover to get to know Muslims

Salam alaikum, readers! I'm traveling for the next week, and your regularly scheduled Friday Links...

November 17, 2010

Lauren Booth Converts to Islam and Insanity Ensues

Lauren Booth, half sister of Tony Blair's wife Cherie Booth, a human rights activist and...

November 16, 2010

Muslim Women in Europe: Oppressed by Religion or Politics?

Early this month Amparo Sánchez Rosell (President of the Islamic Cultural Centre in Valencia) met...

November 08, 2010

Rediscovering “Undercover”: Cassidy Herrington and Hijab Tourism

Kentucky Kernel writer Cassidy Herrington wore the hijab for the entire month of October. She...

November 03, 2010

Right Answer, Wrong Reason: Why “Muslim” Is Not A Halloween Costume

Just in time for Halloween, the Toronto Star's ethics columnist, Ken Gallinger (whose columns I...

October 2010

October 28, 2010

Is Muslim Feminism More Than Just a Hijab Defense?

There may be 1,001 Muslim feminist critiques on the European burqa ban and its attendant...

October 21, 2010

Out of the Closet AND Public Life: Lesbians in Indonesia

Debates in the Muslim world regarding the LBGT community are rare, if not non-existent. However,...

October 12, 2010

Guiding Blight: The Real Girl’s Guide to Everything

The Real Girl’s Guide to Everything Else, Strike.TV’s peppy new Web series, first struck me...

October 07, 2010

Funny or Far-Fetched? Ghada Abdel Aal’s I Want to Get Married

It reads as if the pages were lifted right from the script of Mad Men....

October 06, 2010

Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves…But Nobody Seems to Notice

Recently, Ahmedinejad’s closest aide, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie, made comments that Iran must work to fight...