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May 2010

May 03, 2010

Skin Deep: Jessica Simpson’s The Price of Beauty

Anyone who’s heard of Jessica Simpson knows that she's not portrayed in the best manner...

April 2010

April 28, 2010

Desert Romance: Exoticization and Interfaith Marriage

"I got married secretly in a mosque," says Elisabeth Elhazza. Her words are the title...

April 22, 2010

Cómo Orientalista: Telemundo’s El Clon, Part II

Yesterday, we introduced you to Telemundo’s El Clon, its premise, and two of its prominent...

April 21, 2010

Cómo Orientalista: Telemundo’s El Clon, Part I

Spanish soap operas (telenovelas) are just like any other serial dramas, with all the conventional...

April 08, 2010

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: the Niqab Debate and Ableism

The Quebec niqab thing keeps going and going (ugh), and I'm still avoiding talking about...

April 05, 2010

Homeland Insecurities: Nel Hedayat and Afghanistan

The BBC documentary Women, Weddings, War and Me follows 21-year-old British Afghan Nel Hedayat (pictured...

April 01, 2010

Saudi Poet Has Rhyme and Reason

I’d like to give it up to Hissa Hilal, a Saudi woman who’s caused some...

March 2010

March 29, 2010

Cherchez la Femme: Who is She in Lebanon

Who is She in Lebanon, an online database with profiles of notable contemporary Lebanese women,...

March 27, 2010

Action Alert: Nazia Quazi

This was written by Thea Lim and originally appeared at Racialicious. We are late on...

March 24, 2010

“Save the Muslim Girl!” Part III

This was written by Özlem Sensoy and Elizabeth Marshall, and originally appeared in Rethinking Schools...

March 23, 2010

“Save the Muslim Girl!” Part II

This was written by Özlem Sensoy and Elizabeth Marshall, and originally appeared in Rethinking Schools...

March 22, 2010

“Save the Muslim Girl!” Part I

This was written by Özlem Sensoy and Elizabeth Marshall, and originally appeared at Rethinking Schools...

March 18, 2010

Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda: Islam as Rehab for Women

British novelist Martin Amis has expressed regret that his late sister did not embrace Islam...

March 17, 2010

Nasir’s Nikah: One Woman’s Marriage Contract

Ayesha Nasir's recent article on Slate about signing her religious marriage contract in Pakistan tells...

March 16, 2010

The Green Scare: Muslim Immigrants as Britain’s Welfare Queens

British tabloids are often accused of offering hysterical coverage of major and inconsequential events alike.*...

March 15, 2010

Bérengère Lefranc’s “Un voile, Un certain moi de juin”

Un voile, Un certain moi de juin is the story of French artist Bérengère Lefranc's...

March 11, 2010

Reading Religion and Canadian Identity: Sheema Khan’s Of Hockey and Hijab

Of Hockey and Hijab: Reflections of a Canadian Muslim Woman, published last October, is a...

March 10, 2010

Muslim Daughters: Small Catastrophes?

In early February, a story broke about a briefing being given to Belgian soldiers departing...

March 09, 2010

Drastic Plastic: emel Focuses on Women and Body Image

Very seldom does Muslim media produce quality critical analysis of issues facing Muslim women. But emel...

March 08, 2010

Mona Muslim: Marshaling Islamophobia in Sweden

Mona Sahlin, leader of the Swedish Social Democratic party (SAP), is known by many names...

March 02, 2010

She’s (not) a Super Freak

Welcome to the Islamic freak show! Where women can be bought in bulk, wear one-eyed...

February 2010

February 24, 2010

An Interview with Emma Tarlo, Author of Visibly Muslim

Last week, I reviewed Emma Tarlo's book Visibly Muslim: Fashion, Politics, Faith. This week, I...

February 15, 2010

Muslims are Speaking Out Against Domestic Violence…But is Anybody Listening?

In February 2009, Aasiya Hassan, co-founder of Bridges TV, was murdered by her husband. Thanks...

February 10, 2010

Divorce, Egyptian Style: Oprah’s Episode on Marriage Around the Globe

I was thrilled when I heard that Oprah Winfrey interviewed Egyptian women about marriage for...

February 08, 2010

The Headscarf as Cultural Barometer: Emma Tarlo’s Book on Hijab

In her new book, entitled Visibly Muslim: Fashion, Politics, Faith, Emma Tarlo captures the diversity...

February 01, 2010

68 Percent of Saudi Girls Drop Last Name on Facebook

This was written by Iman al Khaddaf and originally appeared in Asharq Alawsat. Are you...

January 2010

January 28, 2010

Define Yourself: Discussions of Women, Feminism, and the Arab World

A recent Gulf News article entitled "Feminism in the Arab World" aims to give a...

January 26, 2010

The Poor White Women: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown on White Female Converts

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown is Muslim. In her articles she often likes to tell you this in...

January 21, 2010

Tahmena Bokhari: A Study in (How We Talk About) Contradictions

Tahmena Bokhari, a feminist, Muslim, Canadian, social worker, and educator, was recently crowned Mrs. Pakistan...

January 20, 2010

From Bikinis to Burkas: How to Write Another Clichéd Tell-All Exposé

It’s hard not to judge a book by its cover, or in this case, an...