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January 2009

January 06, 2009

Three Oppressions in One: Mona Awad’s Lawsuit

Dr. Sherene Razack has a theory called Interlocking Systems of Domination, which says that people...

January 05, 2009

Sexual harassment of Libyan women is holding us back

A recent Reuters article vaguely described sexual harassment in Libya by blaming it on “antiquated...

January 01, 2009

“In Gaza, It’s 9/11 every hour, every minute, everywhere.”

Like a lot of people, I've spent the past couple of days glued to my...

December 2008

December 24, 2008

Lisa Valentine: hijab and expletives

American hijabis often have a lot to think about when they step outside their doors....

December 22, 2008

Not Australia’s Next Top Model: Iktimal Hage-Ali

Iktimal Hage-Ali, 24 is a Lebanese-Australian woman whose life reads like an episode of E!...

December 17, 2008

Looking at Egypt’s first female mayor

regardless of their difference in religion, Egyptian women share the same struggle when it comes...

December 10, 2008

Looking at Masjid Inequality in Australia

'Eid Mubarak to everyone! 'Eid ul'adha is a reflective time for Muslims all over. There's...

November 2008

November 24, 2008

Bakht’s Book: Stories of Muslim Experiences in Canada

Natasha Bakht, a law professor at Ottawa University, has recently published a book called Belonging...

November 19, 2008

How Tarek Fatah got it wrong on both “honor” killing and domestic violence

Recently, there has been much discussion in the media over the use of the term...

November 18, 2008

How to Use a Murder Victim: The Exploitation of the Aqsa Parvez Tragedy

A recent Toronto Life magazine article regarding Toronto teenager Aqsa Parvez's murder, entitled Girl, Interrupted,...

November 14, 2008

The price women leaders pay

Salam waleykum, readers! Unfortunately, I haven't been able to put together Friday Links for this...

November 13, 2008

Third International Congress on Islamic Feminism

This was written by Sahar and originally published at Nuseiba. The third International Congress on...

November 11, 2008

Truth or Scare: Raheel Raza’s Fear Mongering

She's at it again. No too long ago Krista covered Raheel Raza's critique of a...

November 10, 2008

Unpacking the “culture” argument

I wrote a few weeks ago about the effect of a fictional white character's Muslim...

November 06, 2008

Made in Sweden: Halal-TV

Muslimah Media Watch thanks Shaista for the tip! A couple of days ago, a new...

October 2008

October 28, 2008

Third Congress on Islamic Feminism Open Thread

Did any one go? I wasn't able to, and am terribly sorry that I missed...

October 28, 2008

Stand Up WITH Muslim Women, Johann

Muslimah Media Watch thanks Thabet for the tip. In Thursday, October 23rd's edition of The...

October 27, 2008

Mixing up the message on Islamic law

You know that game called "broken telephone" (it goes by other names too, I think),...

October 21, 2008

No Headscarf, No Entry: Golshifteh Farahani’s Dilemma

MMW's Friday Links last week had within it three links about Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani...

October 08, 2008

Be Real About Muslim Women

This was written by Muse and originally appeared at her blog Between Hope & Fear....

October 07, 2008

Talking Back – Mohja Kahf’s Response to “The Sermon”

The Washington Post ran an op-ed on Sunday by Mohja Kahf, author of The Girl...

October 07, 2008

The “Flawed” Jewel of Medina

The Jewel of Medina goes on sale in the United States today. *queue scary music.*...

October 06, 2008

You’re either with us, or you’re with the Islamists

I referred to this article in the comments section of my piece on the coverage...

October 01, 2008

The liberating catwalk

This post was written by Sahar and originally published at Nuseiba. Last week was ‘Fashion...

September 2008

September 30, 2008

Who Speaks for Islam?: A Debate

Disclaimer: Below is an analysis of a debate between Irshad Manji and Dalia Mogahed. This...

September 22, 2008

Election coverage: Samira Laouni

There is a whole lotta ugly going on out there in the election coverage these...

September 16, 2008

Shabana Azmi plays Devil’s advocate

At 13% of the population, Muslims are a significant demographic in India. However, relations between...

September 16, 2008

What NOT to do if you are a male feminist ally.

It can sometimes be interesting (i.e. RIDICULOUS) to hear the advice of a man on...

September 15, 2008

Yeah… it’s that scarf thing again.

I want to take a temporary (temporary, I promise!) break from our moratorium on headscarves...

August 2008

August 26, 2008

Mother Knows Best: CNN’s interview with an alleged suicide bomber

Sometimes I wonder why I even browse CNN.com anymore. However, it does tend to make...