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August 2008

August 05, 2008

Chay’s First Issue

We want to talk about sex and sexuality. Particularly, its politics. Particularly the power it...

July 2008

July 30, 2008

IslamOnline’s Modesty Chic

Fashion designers are now starting to see head scarves as the latest hot fashion trend....

July 24, 2008

Modesty is in the Eye of the Writer

Last week, I critiqued the first of two articles on modesty written by Anam Majeed....

July 17, 2008

Modesty is in the Eye of the Beholder

Recently, Anam Majeed wrote a two-part piece for the The Western Muslim on the concept...

July 15, 2008

Does hymen restoration = virginity restoration?

This sunday, Time published a story about the rising rates of hymenoplasty in France. the...

June 2008

June 03, 2008

Copy Cats: Female Muslim Artists Get No Respect

Let’s play a game, shall we? It will be like a drinking game, but without...

May 2008

May 22, 2008

BBC’s Slideshow Misses the Bigger Picture

The BBC has a slide show that examines the Western Saharah independence on its 35th...

May 08, 2008

Frustrating Encounters

The Birmingham Posts’ Roshan Doug recently blogged about a frustrating experience he had at a...

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 28, 2008

Radio Heads: the BBC Asks the Wrong Questions

Last Wednesday, the BBC’s World Service radio program World Have Your Say discussed the topic,...

April 09, 2008

Time is Running Out (of Interesting Things to Say About Muslims)

The latest issue of TIME features a photo essay and article on American Muslims. From...

April 08, 2008

Speak Up, Ladies!

I didn't know about this until now; I think vacation made me soft. Anyway, Aaminah...

April 08, 2008

Queen Rania’s YouTube Crusade

Queen Rania of Jordan has posted her own video on YouTube, entitled, “Send me your...

April 07, 2008

AKI’s Double Take

If you’re a devoted Friday Links reader, you might have noticed that the two Adn...

March 2008

March 18, 2008

Because female genital mutilation is funny

This was written by Tami, and originally published at What Tami Said. I have always...

March 10, 2008

File This Under “Here We Go Again”

Last week, Forbes.com featured a briefing from Oxford Analytica entitled, “Why So Many Female Bombers?”...

February 2008

February 27, 2008

Stripping Away the Diversity of Modesty

MEMRI has a YouTube video entitled “Iranian Police Enforces ‘Islamic Dress Code’ on Women.” As...

February 25, 2008

Clogged Blog: Writers Can’t See Past the Veil

MMW thanks Forsoothsayer for the tip! The New York Times’ has a section for more...

February 20, 2008

Some Happy News

We didn't know about this until it was published; thanks to Andi for giving us...

February 14, 2008

Adventures in Muslim Dating

It’s Valentine’s Day and love is in the air – or at least online. It...

February 13, 2008

Define ‘American Muslim’ — You Have Five Minutes

The Muslim American organization One Nation is hosting an online film contest about American Muslims....

February 05, 2008

On the Nose: Iranian Rhinoplasty in the News

Al Arabiya’s English website features a gallery that introduces soft news stories through pictorials: their...

January 2008

January 22, 2008

A Web Picture of Muslim Women

One day, out of idle curiosity, I entered the phrase “Muslim women” into Google. Links...

January 14, 2008

Label Makers: the Stereotype of the Middle Eastern Label Whore

Muslimah Media Watch thanks Latoya for the tip! Jezebel does an interesting review of Rajaa...

December 2007

December 11, 2007

The Veil Does Not a Prison Make

Who’s Danielle Crittenden? She writes a blog for The Huffington Post and recently, she decided...

November 2007

November 21, 2007

Bigotry Wrapped in Journalism

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

November 15, 2007

Total Exposure: News Coverage of Abeer Sabri

If you’re familiar with Egyptian movies and television, you know about Abeer Sabri. She’s a...

November 14, 2007

A Hairy Predicament: Muslim Woman Suing Hairdresser for Employment Discrimination

This originally appeared at FreeWriters. You may have seen it, you may have heard about...

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 24, 2007

False Idols: Nonie Darwish Speaks for Islamo-Facism Awareness Week

In case you haven’t heard, it’s Islamo-Facism awareness week: David Horowitz and some other conservatives...