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2012-04-22T22:37:04-04:00

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Getting to Know Amina Wadud: Review of A Jihad for Justice

Last updated on: April 22, 2012 at 10:37 pm By eren

A couple of weeks ago Kecia Ali, Juliane Hammer, and Laury Silvers presented the e-book A Jihad for Justice: Honoring the Work and Life of Amina Wadud (the link takes you to a full PDF of the book). The e-book is meant to be a Festschrift, a German word for “a collection of academic essays by students of a significant scholar upon [her/his] retirement,” as described in the introduction. The pieces in this book are largely written by academics, yet... Read more

Michael Muhammad Knight

2012-04-22T22:22:32-04:00

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What Men Want

Last updated on: April 22, 2012 at 10:22 pm By merium

“Love Marriage and Fairytales” is a somewhat misleading title to a popular Muslim Youtube video, trending in various social media circles, having gone “Muslim-viral,” as my fellow MMW contributor Sana Saeed calls it. This video (according to information discerned from the Youtube account) is an attempt to highlight the most frequent and problematic issues facing marriages today while also pointing towards Allah as the ultimate healer, redeemer and restorer of every marriage. Unfortunately, however, despite the positive message it conveys,... Read more

2012-04-19T21:31:57-04:00

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Friday Links | April 20, 2012

Last updated on: April 19, 2012 at 9:31 pm By anneke

Addressing sexual harassment in Tunisia is a real challenge, as it is often considered to be a non-issue, especially as Tunisia is viewed to be such an advanced country, when it comes to women’s rights. For many women though, sexual harassment is a daily reality. Afghan Massoud Hossaini was awarded a Pulitzer price for his picture of an Afghan girl, Tarana, in the immediate aftermath of a bomb attack on Ashura. Bangladesh is often thought of a poverty-stricken country, suffering from frequent natural disasters, but... Read more

Friday Links

2012-04-18T23:49:09-04:00

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So How DO You Write About Muslims?

Last updated on: April 18, 2012 at 11:49 pm By Krista

Long-time readers might remember a post from three years ago, where Sobia and I wrote a guide for How to Write About Muslims. You can click on the title of that post for the full version, but here’s the list of rules we compiled: (more…) Read more

2012-04-17T23:56:23-04:00

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The French “Niqab Ban,” One Year On

Last updated on: April 17, 2012 at 11:56 pm By nicole

A year ago this week, a French law came into effect banning face veils for women. At the time, the law was subject to much derision for “only” affecting the very specific number of 367 niqab and burqa-clad women (as of 2009) in France, although at its time, the law was thought to concern a couple thousand women. Anything relating to Muslims has long been a political tool in France, be it from the far-right National Front (FN) party, or... Read more

2012-04-17T10:01:39-04:00

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Inheritance Rights in Islam: Islamic Policies in Muslim and Secular States, Legal Systems and Media

Last updated on: April 17, 2012 at 10:01 am By eren

During the past week, inheritance according to the precepts of Shari’ah was a hot topic around the world, from Australia and Pakistan to Tunisia and Malaysia. An overview of the system is available in this article, although, as always, there is much diversity both in specific understandings of inheritance laws and in broader understandings of what “Shari’ah” is. A few days ago, Jamila Hussain wrote an opinion piece in the Sydney Morning Herald, discussing issues of equity vs. equality in inheritance laws, while attempting to explain the complex distribution system in Islam. She pointed out that it is easy to forget “that equality for women is quite a modern development.” While discussing Pakistani laws and recent amendments, Hafeezullah Ishaq provided us with an overview of women’s inheritance rights in Pakistan and the challenges they face. Read more

2012-04-17T10:02:03-04:00

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Responding to the Latest Attempts to Save Muslim Women from their Clothing

Last updated on: April 17, 2012 at 10:02 am By Krista

Note: Patheos is going through a site redesign at the moment, as you may have noticed, so we apologise in advance if there are any problems with how MMW is working this week! We should be functioning normally soon. If my Facebook newsfeed is anything to go by, this story has reached possibly everyone who’s interested in it already, but it’s worth sharing anyway. Last week, Adele Wilde-Blavatsky of The Feminist Wire published an article entitled “To Be Anti-Racist Is... Read more

2012-04-12T23:53:38-04:00

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Friday Links | April 13, 2012

Last updated on: April 12, 2012 at 11:53 pm By anneke

Somali refugee women fear sexual abuse not only by outsiders, but in the home as well. There is currently an increasing trend in reproductive coercion, where husbands force there wives to have as many pregnancies as possible, even though the future for these children is particularly bleak, according to many women. Even though former president Saleh has gone, Yemeni women are still fighting, but now for equal rights for women. The BBC reports that it has been told by doctors that secret... Read more

Friday Links

2012-04-11T00:45:28-04:00

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Hey Girl, You Got It Covered

Last updated on: April 11, 2012 at 12:45 am By nicole

The ladies of MMW recieved a link to this video on Twitter. For the videophobes and those who don’t want their brain to melt and leak out of their ears, it is a song apparently about hijab called “You Got it Covered.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNAs771kWGY&feature=youtu.be A sampling of the lyrics is as follows: “girl, you’re more than just some skin and a fashion trend” “you remind me that you’re more than just a pretty face/ you remind me that you’re more than... Read more

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2012-04-09T23:36:44-04:00

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Islamophobia in Transnational Feminist Discourses

Last updated on: April 9, 2012 at 11:36 pm By sharrae

Around 4,000 academics, scholars and activists gathered from March 16-18th at Pace University’s annual Left Forum conference. As a recent Occupy activist, I was ecstatic to come across a conference that centers on issues of capitalism and imperialism, along with panels that focus on the importance of feminist discourse to envision an alternative world. The Left Forum has been organized annually for many years and its 2012 theme – “Occupy the System: Confronting Global Capitalism” – was chosen in light... Read more

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