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October 2015

October 27, 2015

#NoAllMalePanels: Call for Action

A Call for Action from #MuslimMaleAllies to Pledge to End #AllMalePanels at Muslim Events - A...

December 2014

December 09, 2014

Non-Conferenced

Normally, I jump at the chance to speak at women’s conferences and participate in any...

November 2014

November 03, 2014

One Muslim’s furry initiative gets Malaysian religious authorities hot under the collar

Previously published on the author's personal blog. A few days ago, my husband killed a...

October 2014

October 13, 2014

A Muslim Thanksgiving?

In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated the second Monday of October. Coming from Mexico, Thanksgiving has...

June 2014

June 11, 2014

The Headwrap Expo: Shifting the Conversation

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

April 2014

April 23, 2014

The Countdown to the Jaafari Law Decision

On April 30th the Jaafari Personal Status Law will be voted on in the Iraqi...

December 2013

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...

September 2013

September 11, 2013

Budding Bedfellows: Islamists and Feminists against Beauty Pageants

This last week has seen protests in Jakarta, Medan, Surabaya and Jogjakarta over the Miss...

August 2013

August 27, 2013

Miss Malaysia – Not for Muslims?

Beauty pageants have gotten a bad rap over the years for objectifying women by putting...

June 2013

June 11, 2013

Pride Parades, Hijabs and Muslim Lesbians

Last Saturday, the city where I live in Western Canada held its annual Pride Parade....

May 2013

May 13, 2013

Running for Boston in Jakarta

The weeks following the Boston bombing have been filled with media reports with all-too-familiar suspicion...

April 2013

April 23, 2013

Colours and Voices: The International Museum of Women Muslima

After converting to Islam, I struggled with my community’s views on art, women and the...

March 2013

March 20, 2013

Creating Spaces of Reconciliation: Queer Muslims Congregate

Queer Muslim. These two words appear to be incongruent terms in many contexts; however, there...

February 2013

February 25, 2013

Would the Real Muslim Woman Please Stand Up?

Editor's Note: This post was written by Yasmin Ali. I apologise for not including her name...

February 20, 2013

Sex Education, Not “Sex Parties”: Protesting Valentine’s Day In Indonesia

In recent months, Indonesia has been appearing in the Asian media every time there is...

February 05, 2013

World Hijab Day: Everyone’s Favourite Dress-Up Day

This post was written by guest contributor Shireen Ahmed. A version of this post was...

January 2013

January 23, 2013

Talked into Complacency: A Muslim Woman Responds to Trudeau’s Message at RIS

“Let me begin with a story. A story from your history. One that I hope...

November 2012

November 14, 2012

Finding Common Ground in Gender Equality and Democracy: Shirin Ebadi and Nadia Al-Sakkaf Speak in Mexico

Last July, Mexico had elections. Six years ago, the Mexican conservative government was accused of...

October 2012

October 25, 2012

The Pink Hijab Day Blues

It's that time of year again: the weather is getting cooler, the leaves are changing...

September 2012

September 12, 2012

The 2012 Annual ISNA Convention Reviewed

At the beginning of September, I attended the annual Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)...

May 2012

May 24, 2012

TEDx Mogadishu and the Symbolic Rebirth of a Torn Society

During the past three decades, global perceptions of Somalia have for the most part been...

May 10, 2012

Dead Muslim Women As Opportunities

In April of 2011, 20 year-old Jessica Mokdad was allegedly gunned down by her stepfather...

April 2012

April 11, 2012

Islamophobia in Transnational Feminist Discourses

Around 4,000 academics, scholars and activists gathered from March 16-18th at Pace University’s annual Left...

January 2012

January 10, 2012

Reviving the Spirit Without Recognizing Half The Audience?

Editor’s Note: As previous RIS-themed posts have noted (see our post from 2008, two posts...

January 10, 2012

RIS Knowledge Retreat, Gender, and Feminism

Yesterday, we posted Sharrae’s analysis of gender issues at the 2011 Reviving the Islamic Spirit...

January 09, 2012

Reclaiming Inclusion of Sisters at RIS: Part Two

See Part One here. Oh it did NOT just go there... My blood began to...

January 09, 2012

Reclaiming Inclusion of Sisters at RIS: Part One

Editor’s note: I would like to welcome Sharrae, MMW’s newest contributor! Sharrae starts us off...

June 2011

June 14, 2011

A Conversation on the Speaking in God’s Name Conference, Part II

Yesterday, we began a roundtable discussion with women who attended “Speaking in God’s name: Re-examining...

June 13, 2011

A Conversation on the Speaking in God’s Name Conference, Part I

Last weekend, I attended a conference entitled “Speaking in God’s name: Re-examining Gender in Islam”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...