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September 2014

September 10, 2014

Paying Tribute to American Muslim Trailblazer, Tayyibah Taylor

This piece was compiled by Altmuslim editors and originally posted at Altmuslim. The Muslim American...

September 08, 2014

When Bridging Between Cultures Doesn’t Help

Responding to a question on the potential of art to transform at Jewish Book Week...

June 2014

June 26, 2014

14 Things Your Muslim Wife *Really* Won’t Tell You (Snark Edition)

The guest post was lovingly created by a think tank of trying-to-be Ideal Muslimahs with...

June 25, 2014

Modest Fashion, Islamic Consciousness and Affordability: Part 1

For those of us Muslimahs engaged on any social media platform, we’re constantly inundated with...

June 24, 2014

Qatar’s Modest Proposal: Dignity or Diversion?

Originally published at Aquila Style. Qatar has revived a modesty campaign dating from 2012, when it...

June 23, 2014

“Their Patriarchy” is Worse

A few years ago I wrote a piece on the media coverage of domestic violence...

June 18, 2014

Muslim Mummies Dot Com: Interview with Muslim Mommy Blogger Fouzia

While mommy blogging is rampant in the blogosphere, Muslim mommy bloggers are rare but on...

June 16, 2014

On Wasila Umaru and Child Marriage

The plight of Nigerian girls recently caught the attention of the world after the kidnapping...

June 11, 2014

The Headwrap Expo: Shifting the Conversation

On June 8th, the 2014 Headwrap Expowas held in Dearborn, Michigan, billed as an event...

June 09, 2014

The Sad Stories of Muslim Women in Pictures

My dad has been an avid photographer since I can remember. As a kid I...

May 2014

May 26, 2014

Hijab Removal, Iranian Women, and Freedom of Dress

This post was originally published at Aquila Style. The liberal feminist organisation Femen and its...

May 22, 2014

The Crimes and Punishment of Apostasy and Adultery

Meriam Ibrahim, a Sudanese doctor who married a Christian man in 2011, was convicted last...

May 21, 2014

Women in Gaza Underrepresented in Talent Shows

In recent years, there has been a flood of talent shows in the Arab world,...

May 15, 2014

Book Review: Salaam, Love

When Love, InshAllah, edited by Ayesha Mattu and Nura Masnavi, was initially published two years...

May 12, 2014

All of Our Missing Daughters

On April 15th about 300 girls were kidnapped from a Government Girls Secondary School in...

May 01, 2014

The Male Gaze and the Muslimah Fashion Industry

This post was written by Laila Alawa (@lulainlife). There is a serious paradox within the...

April 2014

April 28, 2014

Indonesia’s trans Muslim Maryani: “Seeking Paradise is not limited to our sex or clothing”

An article in the Jakarta Post last week followed the latest developments on a pesantren...

April 16, 2014

Negotiating Muslim Steampunk

This post was originally published at wood turtle. Goggles and gears, corsets adorned with brass...

April 10, 2014

What Do We Make of the “Indian” Converts to Islam

There is a lot of talk recently about “Latin” and Spanish-speaking converts to Islam, particularly...

April 07, 2014

Muslimah Lifestyle Videos Offer More than Just Hijab Tutorials and Fashion Tips

This post was written by guest contributor Kristin Peterson (@KrissyPetey), who also blogs at Third...

April 03, 2014

“Hijabi Experiments”: Are They Enough to Change America’s Perception on Hijab?

Every time we think this discussion about hijab and burqas has ended, the internet surprises...

April 02, 2014

Marilyn Monroe in a Burqa: Commentary or Cliché?

Walking home recently, I rounded the corner from my apartment and noticed a poster that...

April 01, 2014

Double Move: Rethinking Muslim Feminist Strategies

I recently read Layal Ftouni’s essay “Rethinking Gender Studies: Towards an Arab Feminist Epistemology” where...

March 2014

March 31, 2014

The Art of “Guilt-ing” Muslim Women into (Un)Covering

I am not a hijabi. My choice is not religious or political, but rather cultural....

March 18, 2014

Muslim Anti-Racist Collaborative Centres Black Muslim Voices

Black Muslims took to Twitter last month in light of Black History Month, which is...

March 12, 2014

Countering the “Musulmacho:” Drawing the Line between Humour and Inappropriate Commentary

A few months ago I was invited to like a Facebook page called Memes Feministas...

March 11, 2014

MMW Roundtable: Responding to Randa Jarrar’s “Why I Can’t Stand White Bellydancers”

Last week, Salon published Randa Jarrar’s “Why I Can’t Stand White Bellydancers” as part of...

March 03, 2014

Unintended Consequences: Minority Rights and Policy Making in the West

For many years now, countries around the world have been faced with the question of...

February 2014

February 24, 2014

Radio Amina and Aisha’s Song: Short Films Giving a Voice to Nigerian Girls

Radio Amina and Aisha’s Song are two documentary-style short films produced by Grain Media, a...

February 18, 2014

Challenging Stereotypes: Part II

This post was originally published at wood turtle. Finally, here’s the fourth post in my series...