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February 2014

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....

November 2012

November 12, 2012

Film Review: Solar Mamas

Last week, PBS aired the premiere of Solar Mamas, an inspiring documentary of one woman's...

July 2012

July 10, 2012

Apple and its Islamophobic Thesaurus

This post was written by guest contributor Arwa Aburawa. About a week ago, I was...

May 2011

May 24, 2011

Women in the 2011 Arab Media Forum

There was something quite exciting about this year’s Arab Media Forum (AMF), which recently concluded...

May 23, 2011

Shutting Down Misconceptions about Clothing & Culture’s Effect on Breast Cancer

Earlier this month, Ms. Magazine ran an article that looked at breast cancer stigma in...

April 2011

April 06, 2011

Simply Everything: An Interview with Imane Khachani

This was written by Chally and originally published at Feministe. Last month, Women Deliver –...

December 2010

December 15, 2010

Increasing Muslim Women’s Significance through Mediatization, Part II

Yesterday, I went over the presentations at the NVIC conference “Female Actors in the Egyptian...

December 14, 2010

Increasing Muslim Women’s Significance through Mediatization, Part I

A very interesting workshop was organized on November 24-25 by the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo...

August 2010

August 26, 2010

Putting Texts in Context: Saudi Text Tagging

Earlier this month, CNN Expansión reported that the Saudi government aimed to prohibit the Blackberry...

August 16, 2010

Nothing is worse for a Saudi man than imagining himself a woman

This post was written by Eman Al Nafjan and originally appeared at her blog Saudiwoman's...

July 2010

July 01, 2010

How to Cheat on Your Exams: Hi-Tech Hijab!

June is exam time in North Africa. With some amusement, I read a link forwarded...

June 2010

June 21, 2010

For Neda: HBO Documents the 2009 Iranian Elections

As I snuggled on the couch to watch HBO’s documentary on Neda Agha-Soltan, I knew...

May 2010

May 03, 2010

Skin Deep: Jessica Simpson’s The Price of Beauty

Anyone who’s heard of Jessica Simpson knows that she's not portrayed in the best manner...

March 2009

March 24, 2009

From Bikinis to Hijabs: Using Psychology to Your Advantage

My eyebrows raised when I read this article on IslamOnline. The article, entitled Study: Men...

February 2009

February 18, 2009

OH NOES! Hijab will make you sick!

The results of a new study on Arab women in Dearborn, Mich., have been released....

December 2008

December 16, 2008

Online Activism: Can it Work?

MMW thanks Ali Eteraz for The Huffington Post tip. Last week, Peter Daou at The...

November 2008

November 26, 2008

Iran unveils new car for women

As soon as I saw the headline, I have to admit I was thinking "huh?"...

July 2008

July 21, 2008

Beyond the burqa…with Bluetooth

MMW thanks G. Willow Wilson for the tip! Woah. When I first read this, it...