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July 2008

July 15, 2008

Citizenship and Submission

This was written by matttbastard and originally published at bastard.logic: I’m having trouble reconciling the...

July 07, 2008

A rescue mission, starting with your wardrobe

At first, I wanted to talk about this article because of the language of this...

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 30, 2008

The Bomb Squad: Female Suicide Bombers and Language

On our Friday links, we try to bring you news stories about Muslim women from...

June 26, 2008

Miss Pakistan World: “Saving” One Woman at a Time

Earlier this month Mississauga, Ontario hosted the 6th annual Miss Pakistan World Pageant. I wasn't...

June 23, 2008

Miss Headscarf 2008

This post was written by Rawi and originally published at Anthology. A friend shared this...

June 19, 2008

Inadequate Meeting

Reading through this report entitled Meet Your Average British Muslim Woman... from Asian Image on...

June 16, 2008

Trying to Keep One’s Head in Shifting Sands

Summayyah Meehan’s article for the Khaleej Times starts out like this: “The headscarf, or hijab,...

May 2008

May 14, 2008

Let’s Talk about Love — Saudi Style

Yesterday’s issue of the New York Times featured a look at romance among the youth...

May 08, 2008

Frustrating Encounters

The Birmingham Posts’ Roshan Doug recently blogged about a frustrating experience he had at a...

May 06, 2008

Offensive article on Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbe from the BBC

This was written by Susan, and was originally published at Humble Musing. Apparently being a...

April 2008

April 22, 2008

The Pursuit of Happiness

We at Muslimah Media Watch seem to get asked a lot, “Well, what would make...

April 21, 2008

Muhajabats in America: Over-Exposed?

This was written by Maytha, originally published at KABOBfest.Why does every Western representation, photo-essay, primetime...

April 16, 2008

No Más, Por Favor: Stereotypes of Latina Muslims

There’s a trend in the Americas. Latina* women are getting tired of Catholicism. They’re sick...

April 10, 2008

A Day in the Life Of…

Social experiments can be so much fun. And apparently journalists seem to agree. A few...

April 03, 2008

Allah Made Me Funny…And Female*

Ammar from Little Mosque on the Prairie said "Muslims around the world are known for...

March 2008

March 13, 2008

Poetic Justice

I recently came across what I thought of as a beautiful poem, entitled I Am...

March 11, 2008

Article from The Sun shines some light on its own bigotry

In the post from earlier today, I talked about Muslim women featured in fashion news...

March 08, 2008

Happy International Women’s Day

Muslimah Media Watch would like to wish all our readers a happy International Women's Day!...

February 2008

February 28, 2008

Our Bodies as Battlegrounds

All our hearts ached for the victims of the devastating tsunami a few of years...

February 14, 2008

My Not-So-Funny Valentine

Valentine’s Day isn’t a day where women can just forget about all the problems we...

January 2008

January 30, 2008

Qari’a: Not Just a Sura

Recitation of the Qur’an can be a spiritual experience for even those who don’t understand...

January 03, 2008

Lingerie Shoots in the Basketball Court: Sports Activists as Sex Symbols

This originally appeared as part of a larger post at the blog Pedestrian. It has...

January 02, 2008

Crashing Down the Clash of Civilizations

Last year, the Internet advocacy group Avaaz created the video “Stop the Clash of Civilizations”...

January 01, 2008

Sticks and Stones: On Name-Calling, Part II

Speaking of words we call ourselves, I must mention the derogatory terms. “Hojabi” and “muhajababe”...

December 2007

December 31, 2007

Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones: On Name-Calling, Part I

The names we call ourselves has been on my mind a lot lately. It started...

November 2007

November 26, 2007

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Triple Threats and Double Troubles for Muslim Women

You’ve probably heard about the recent ruling given to a Saudi gang-rape victim: 110 lashes...

November 19, 2007

Terra Incognita: Hymen Reconstruction in the U.K.

Recently, the U.K.’s Daily Mail ran a story uncovering the fact that between 2005 and...

November 15, 2007

Total Exposure: News Coverage of Abeer Sabri

If you’re familiar with Egyptian movies and television, you know about Abeer Sabri. She’s a...

November 14, 2007

A Hairy Predicament: Muslim Woman Suing Hairdresser for Employment Discrimination

This originally appeared at FreeWriters. You may have seen it, you may have heard about...