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Friday Links

Tajik state television has aired a documentary that alleges that prostitutes in the country have...

September 2014

September 30, 2014

Book Review: Muslim American Women on Campus by Shabana Mir

As an American Muslimah who graduated from an American university in 2004, I was very...

May 2014

May 29, 2014

Ms. Marvel Reviewed

Can a young American, Muslim woman who discovers her superpowers change the way Muslim women...

February 2014

February 27, 2014

Book Review: “Painted Hands” by Jennifer Zobair

I didn't know what to expect when I first picked up Jennifer Zobair's debut novel,...

October 2013

October 14, 2013

“Torn”: A Tale of Tolerance and Doubt

After reading the synopsis of Torn , a film written by Michael Richter and directed...

March 2013

March 13, 2013

Unmasking Unmosqued: Finding a Space for Women

As many of our loyal and long-time readers are well aware of, we’ve often covered...

January 2013

January 01, 2013

Nur Media’s “Ask A Muslim” Series: Black Muslims Talk Islam

Finding black Muslim women in mainstream media circuits can be like finding a needle in...

September 2012

September 12, 2012

The 2012 Annual ISNA Convention Reviewed

At the beginning of September, I attended the annual Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)...

August 2012

August 30, 2012

Rebels By Accident: Telling Muslim Girls’ Stories in Young Adult Fiction

“I don’t think there’s ever been a time in my life when I wanted to...

June 2012

June 20, 2012

Book Review: More Than a Prayer

The title of Juliane Hammer’s new book American Muslim Women, Religious Authority, and Activism: More...

January 2012

January 12, 2012

Book Review: The Crescent Directive

The Crescent Directive was, for me, a fun but perplexing read. The concept is simple...

November 2011

November 08, 2011

All-American Muslim: A Preview

On Sunday, November 13th, TLC is set to premier a new 8-episode series: All-American Muslim...

April 2011

April 05, 2011

Mooz-lum: A Muslim Man’s Portrayal of Strong Muslim Women

This post was written by W.B. Abdullah. I remember when I first heard the title...

March 2011

March 29, 2011

CNN and the Muslim Women Next Door

Coming on the heels of a seemingly endless surge of anti-Muslim bigotry in the U.S.,...

October 2010

October 18, 2010

Maintaining a Narrative: ABC’s Monolithic Muslim Experience

Spearheading the healing of a slowly crippling nation, ABC News has decided to take it...

June 2010

June 16, 2010

Rima Fakih and the Issue of Muslim Heritage

This post was written by Margari Aziza Hill and originally published at her website. It’s...

June 11, 2010

G. Willow Wilson: On Women, the Media, and Islam

Editor's Note: Readers, since this has been a busy week of travel for me, I...

June 01, 2010

Book Review: G. Willow Wilson’s The Butterfly Mosque

After reading Ali Eteraz’s Children of Dust, I bemoaned the lack of examples in literature—and...

December 2009

December 23, 2009

Homeland Insecurity: A Study in How We Felt After 9/11

September 11, 2001 was different for everybody. But it’s safe to say that U.S. Muslims...

June 2009

June 16, 2009

Rockin’ the Vote: the Election of Salmenna Sediqe

The Toledo Blade recently covered the election of a woman, Salmenna Sediqe, as president of...

May 2009

May 12, 2009

Surprise! FOX News Reports are Islamophobic and Sexist!

If FOX News does anything well, it's make its bias clear. A recent article entitled...

March 2009

March 05, 2009

Faulty Framing: Washington Times mischaracterizes a new Gallup poll on American Muslims

Gallup released a new study on Monday examining American Muslims. Some of the results: Muslims...

January 2009

January 13, 2009

For the millionth time, “Muslim” and “American” are NOT mutually exclusive

I've been doing some research lately on spaces where "Muslim" and "Canadian" are talked about...

September 2008

September 30, 2008

The Muslim Next Door: The Qur’an, the Media, and that Veil Thing

Muslimah Media Watch thanks Aynur for the tip! The title caught my eye. The blurb...