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August 2008

August 21, 2008

The Devil’s Advocate

Knowing that my regular post day, Thursday, was quickly sneaking up on me, I frantically...

August 11, 2008

Words out of context

The pen is mightier than the sword. Or the voice is mightier than the bullet,...

August 06, 2008

Behind the Woman Behind the Bomb

This was written by Lindsey O'Rourke, and was published in The New York Times Opinion...

August 06, 2008

The Vulnerable Robed Women: Coverage of Women Suicide Bombers

Women suicide bombers have been receiving increasing coverage in the media in recent years. Just...

June 2008

June 30, 2008

The Bomb Squad: Female Suicide Bombers and Language

On our Friday links, we try to bring you news stories about Muslim women from...

June 23, 2008

Miss Headscarf 2008

This post was written by Rawi and originally published at Anthology. A friend shared this...

June 17, 2008

In Defense of Dr. Samar Habib

Editor’s Note: A few Fridays ago, we published a link about the uproar over an...

June 16, 2008

Trying to Keep One’s Head in Shifting Sands

Summayyah Meehan’s article for the Khaleej Times starts out like this: “The headscarf, or hijab,...

May 2008

May 21, 2008

Get Smart: IQ2US Includes Women’s Voices in Debate about Islam

A few days ago, I caught an Intelligence Squared U.S. debate on the radio. The...

May 05, 2008

Front Page News: Islamophobia Makes You An Expert on Niqab

Readers, I’m not a masochist. I know there are some very Islamophobic media outlets who...

April 2008

April 22, 2008

The Pursuit of Happiness

We at Muslimah Media Watch seem to get asked a lot, “Well, what would make...

March 2008

March 13, 2008

Poetic Justice

I recently came across what I thought of as a beautiful poem, entitled I Am...

January 2008

January 07, 2008

Scare Tactics: Giuliani’s Islamophobic Campaign

Here's Rudy Giuliani's Islamophobic new campaign commercial, which began airing on TV in Florida recently....

December 2007

December 27, 2007

Horrible News

Benazir Bhutto, former prime minister of Pakistan, has been murdered. May Allah grant her and...

December 03, 2007

War of the Roses: Amnesty International’s Newest Campaign against Female Genital Mutilation

Amnesty International has run a new campaign to raise awareness about female genital mutilation. These...

November 2007

November 27, 2007

See Laleh Race: Race Car Driver as Women’s Rights Activist

This originally appeared as a larger post at the blog Pedestrian. It has been edited...

November 26, 2007

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Triple Threats and Double Troubles for Muslim Women

You’ve probably heard about the recent ruling given to a Saudi gang-rape victim: 110 lashes...

November 22, 2007

Heavyweights: Jordanian Women Flex Their Political Muscles, and the Media Gets Hysterical

This story originally appeared on Improvisations: Arab Woman Progressive Voice. "Al Quds al Arabi reports...

November 21, 2007

Bigotry Wrapped in Journalism

Israel Today published a story about an increase in honor killings among Palestinian women. The...

November 20, 2007

The Maldives’ Misstep

The Maldives’ state-run television stations will no longer employ women who wear hejab in an...

November 01, 2007

Putting Words in Our Mouths

Buthayna Nasser, a Saudi TV broadcaster, debates excellently about her rights and equality to man...

October 2007

October 29, 2007

The Spoils of Sexism

No matter what your feelings are on Benazir Bhutto, you have to admit this caption...

October 25, 2007

The Guardian: Missing the Point

The following originally appeared at the blog FreeWriters. Browsing the Guardian's web site earlier this...

October 02, 2007

Banning Hejab: Religious Rights or Women’s Rights?

Everybody’s jumping on the “Ban Hejab” bandwagon these days. For Germany and Canada, it’s done...

September 2007

September 12, 2007

Much Ado About Niqab

In case you haven’t heard, Canada announced Thursday that it would allow niqabis* to vote...

September 06, 2007

Switzerland: The Land of White-Only Chocolate?

The BBC reports that “A political row has broken out in Switzerland over a campaign...