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June 2011

June 09, 2011

The Ghettoization of Begumpura Neighborhoods

The Star recently reported on the existence of “Begumpura” neighborhoods in Ontario. “Begumpura,” translated from...

June 08, 2011

The DSK Rape Victim is Everything but a Victim, According to the Media

The media response to the Dominique Strauss-Kahn rape charges is predictably horrific. The salacious gossip...

June 06, 2011

The Sensational Story That Wasn’t: Reports Of ‘Stoning’ Death Of Ukrainian Girl Turn Out To Be False

This was written by Farangis Najibullah and originally published at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. RFE

June 01, 2011

Manal Al-Sharif and the Ban on Saudi Women Driving

Last week, Manal Al-Sharif was arrested because she posted a video of herself driving around Alkhobar,...

May 2011

May 25, 2011

Sexism and Islamophobia: An Under-Reported Link in Strauss-Kahn Coverage

This was written by Kevin Healey and originally published on the USC blog Trans Dominique...

May 16, 2011

Bin Laden’s Wife and the Stereotyping of Muslim Women

This was originally published at The Guardian's Comment is free. Women played an interesting role...

May 05, 2011

An Interview with MMW’s Eman Hashim on Egypt

Muslimah Media Watch contributor Eman Hashim was in the middle of Egypt’s Tahrir Square for...

May 04, 2011

How Pakistan’s Media is Getting Justice for Mukhtaran Mai

Written by Hamza Khan With the news of Mukhtaran Mai’s rapists being acquitted, Pakistan’s burgeoning...

May 03, 2011

Nothing Says Empowerment Like Sexy Face and an Oil Rubdown

Sila Şahin, a Turkish-German actress, shed her clothes in order to “free” herself from her...

April 2011

April 25, 2011

NPR’s Dejabbing Sideshow

Is it just me, or has this spring seen a lot of de-jabbing articles lately?...

April 12, 2011

Wiam Wahhab’s Trash-Talking Politics

Wiam Wahhab is the leader of the Tawhid Movement in Lebanon. A former MP and...

April 11, 2011

MMW Roundtable: Jonah Goldberg’s Feminist Concerns

A few weeks ago, Jonah Goldberg wrote an op-ed claiming that feminism’s work in the...

April 04, 2011

The Symbol of Eman al-Obeidi

On March 26, Eman al-Obeidi burst into the Rixos Hotel in Tripoli and told reporters...

March 2011

March 24, 2011

An Interview with Yusra Tekbali on Libya

MMW Contributor Yusra Tekbali was in Libya during the outbreak of the February 17 Revolution....

March 17, 2011

Dictatorships Are No Longer in Vogue

What does one of the world’s premier fashion and culture magazines have in common with...

March 02, 2011

Same-Sex Muslim Marriages Coming to Mosque Near You?

In the last few years, the international emphasis on locating social rights within the Qur’an...

February 2011

February 24, 2011

Law & Order’s Lovesick Jihad Jane

The story of Colleen LaRose, an American citizen charged with terrorist-related crimes, made headlines last...

February 21, 2011

Women’s Voices in the Revolutions Sweeping the Middle East

Google executive Wael Ghonim became one of the faces of the Egyptian revolution through the...

February 10, 2011

On Mannequins and Messaging in the New York Times

This article was written for Muslimah Media Watch by Anny Gaul. Yesterday, The New York...

February 08, 2011

Der Spiegel Highlights the Poor, Slutty Muslim Girls of Europe

Apparently, and without much to my own knowledge, I, as the generic Muslim female, have...

February 03, 2011

(Attempting to) Go Beyond the Stereotypes

The headline of a recent series about Muslim women of the community in the Utica...

February 02, 2011

Berlusconi’s Rubygate: But is she Muslim?

The ongoing sexual excesses of Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi routinely make headlines. In fact,...

January 2011

January 17, 2011

Women in Tunisia’s Revolution

On Friday, the President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia fled his homeland as it...

January 10, 2011

Sacrificing Sakineh: Western Intervention and Iranian Politics

Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani is now a high-profile human rights case around the world. The chronology...

December 2010

December 27, 2010

Afshan Azad’s Courtroom Drama

Back in July, I wrote about Afshan Azad’s abuse by her father and brother. When...

December 16, 2010

Self-Congratulatory Feminism, Now in Muslim Flavor!

In a recent article by heralded Muslim Feminist Mona Eltahawy in the ever-tabloid Toronto Star,...

December 07, 2010

All’s Fair in Love and War? Jolie’s New Film Deals with Bosnian-Serbian War

Angelina Jolie is known more for being the sexier half of Brangelina and her patchwork...

December 06, 2010

Gareth Compton’s Tweet: A Stone’s Throw from Islamophobia

Last month, Tory councilor Gareth Compton was arrested and later released on bail for writing...

November 2010

November 17, 2010

Lauren Booth Converts to Islam and Insanity Ensues

Lauren Booth, half sister of Tony Blair's wife Cherie Booth, a human rights activist and...

November 09, 2010

Note to British Press: Fanning Islamophobic Flames isn’t Journalism

This week, Roshonara Choudhry was convicted of attempted murder for stabbing her local MP twice...