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February 2014

February 17, 2014

Challenging Stereotypes: Part I

This post was originally published at wood turtle. This is the third post in my...

February 13, 2014

Mothering in an Age of Gendered Islamophobia

This post was originally published at wood turtle. This is the second post in my series...

February 11, 2014

Veil Stereotypes: Constructing and Distorting Muslim Women

This post was first published at wood turtle. Last summer I spoke at a conference about some...

February 03, 2014

A Computer and a Webcam: Finding Muslim Love and Long-Distance Relationships in a Globalized World

With Valentine’s Day coming up, I have found myself wondering about relationships, dating and marriage....

January 2014

January 16, 2014

One-Dimensional Hijab Stories

In a previous post, I talked a little about the 99 Hijab Stories book and...

January 15, 2014

Am I Dressed Appropriately? Or Why That’s None of Your Business

Last Wednesday, social media was abuzz with the published findings of a recent study conducted...

January 13, 2014

Bones of the #Mipsterz Debacle

The beginning of December brought a season of joy and cheer. For Muslims in the...

January 08, 2014

Entrenching Stigma: Malaysia’s Cross-Dressing Law

2013 ended with another decision, somewhere in the world, to entrench the persecution and ostracisation...

January 07, 2014

The Men We Should Not Marry

A few days ago a fellow Facebook friend of Indian descent posted “10 reasons why...

January 06, 2014

Honor Diaries: A Real Conversation on Women’s Rights or a Scratch on the Surface?

In April 2011, Faleh Hassan Almaleki, an Iraqi immigrant to the United States, was sentenced...

December 2013

December 31, 2013

Uneasy Solidarity and the Hijab

As the debate on Quebec’s Charter of Secularism (formally the unaptly named Charter of Values)...

December 16, 2013

How Not to Discuss Sexual Violence against Third World Women

Last week I was invited to the Dutch embassy to celebrate the launching of the...

December 10, 2013

Forced Conversions and the Nigerian Media

If Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world, the fastest growing religion in...

December 09, 2013

A South African Muslim Woman’s Memories of Mandela

I wrote part of this piece when Dr Laury Silvers asked me for a few...

December 03, 2013

Are Converts News?

Growing up in Mexico, I had a very rudimentary understanding of religion and religious diversity....

November 2013

November 21, 2013

Between Sainu and Shahina: A character sketch of two Muslim women characters in Indian Cinema

With the recent controversy surrounding Arabi Kalayanam (the term used to describe the practice of...

November 19, 2013

A Muslimah’s Guide to Rocking the World

Growing up as a queer-identified South Asian Muslimah and a survivor of domestic violence, I’ve...

November 12, 2013

A Hijabi in Healthcare: The Story of Dr. Lailiyya

The recent debates on Quebec’s Charter of Values and on hijabis in Singaporean workplaces remind...

November 11, 2013

“I Wasn’t Always Dressed Like This”: A Documentary Exploring Hijab as a Choice

The concept of wearing hijab tends to stir controversy around the world, especially in the...

November 07, 2013

Sexy Fun and What’s Up with “Halal” Sex Shops

Growing up in Mexico, immersed in a culture that debated “Western” values and was skeptical...

November 06, 2013

On Sexual Violence and Media Portrayal in Pakistan

Years ago, loose gravel on a trail up Margalla Hills landed me in the emergency...

November 05, 2013

Tudung or Not Tudung?: Hijabis in Singaporean Workplaces

In Singapore, the hijab is more commonly referred to with the Malay word ‘tudung’, which...

October 2013

October 29, 2013

The “Story” of Suha Omar Ali

“I can’t follow the news anymore, it’s too much.” Over the last two years, I’ve...

October 28, 2013

Age Is Not Just a Number: A Look into the Recent Controversy about Legalizing Child Marriages among Kerala Muslims

The last few months have witnessed an uproar in my home state, Kerala, surrounding the...

October 24, 2013

What Should We Make of the Malala Issue?

Editor’s note: Malala Yousafzai has been extensively covered in media lately, and several MMW writers wanted...

October 22, 2013

Is Pakistan Really Neverland?: Malala, the Perpetual Child Activist

Editor’s note: Malala Yousafzai has been extensively covered in media lately, and several MMW writers wanted...

October 21, 2013

From Gaga to Malala: Muslim Women as Stereotypes and Exceptions

Editor's note: Malala Yousafzai has been extensively covered in media lately, and several MMW writers wanted...

October 17, 2013

Double Standards on Public Decency

My cousin’s daughter is smart. She recently summed a deeply rooted societal problem in few...

October 10, 2013

Thanks, Sheikh, But My Pelvis Is Fine

Editor’s note: I would like to welcome Nicole Hunter Mostafa, a past MMW guest contributor,...

October 07, 2013

Little Hijabis: To Wear or Not to Wear?

Recently, a series of online shopping sites were brought to my attention: at first glance,...