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November 2015

November 26, 2015

#PrayforParis, Muslim Women and Third World Violence

Upon learning about the Paris attacks and the #PrayforParis hashtag that emerged, I felt many...

November 13, 2015

Friday Links

Afghanistan In Afghanistan, half of all deaths among women aged 15 to 49 are because...

November 06, 2015

Friday Links

Emma Watson met with Malala Yousafzai in an interview posted online this week. I will...

October 2015

October 23, 2015

Friday Links

Canada: MMW’s own Shireen Ahmed was on the CBC radio show The Current talking about...

October 16, 2015

Friday Links

Australia Monique Toohey, a Muslim psychologist, met with Australian Labor MPs on Wednesday to discuss...

October 01, 2015

Niqab as an #Elxn42 Issue? Ridiculous

This post originally appeared in New Canadian Media. The recent decision in Canada by the Federal...

September 2015

September 10, 2015

Making Connections: Gender, Islamophobia and the Refugee Crisis

I write this post as an expression of solidarity, because as someone who lives in...

August 2015

August 20, 2015

Pick Up Artists: Veiling Misogyny with Islam

*Trigger Warning: Rape, Sexualized Violence, Misogyny* Toronto boasts a wonderfully diverse population. It is probably...

July 2015

July 22, 2015

Where The Undesirable Go

This post was originally published on the writer's blog. I left the mosque many years...

April 2015

April 25, 2015

Friday Links

Warner Bros. Studios officials allegedly told two Muslim women wearing headscarves they could not sit...

April 13, 2015

#ListenNotSave – Niqab in Canada

Last month Canadian social media went wild with covering puns...

March 2015

March 27, 2015

Friday Links

In an interview with the Huffington Post, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, CEO of Muslimgirl.net, explains how Muslim...

March 17, 2015

A proposed headscarf ban in the Swiss Canton of Valais

So apparently Swiss politicians, lacking in creativity, have nothing better to do than copy...

March 13, 2015

Friday Links

Various papers have been covering Canada's niqab controversy after Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said that the...

November 2014

November 17, 2014

Dear Muslim Leaders: I am a Convert not an “Extremist”

A few months ago I was applying for a job when I was...

October 2014

October 23, 2014

Malalagate, Patriotism, and Disingenuous Agendas

Last week, Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai was declared a co-winner of the coveted Nobel...

October 13, 2014

A Muslim Thanksgiving?

In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated the second Monday of October. Coming from Mexico, Thanksgiving has...

March 2014

March 10, 2014

Not in Our Name: Muslim Women and the Quebec Charter

A few weeks ago, I spoke as part of a panel at the University of...

March 03, 2014

Unintended Consequences: Minority Rights and Policy Making in the West

For many years now, countries around the world have been faced with the question of...

September 2013

September 25, 2013

The Elephant in the Room: Niqabs in the Courtroom

A couple of years ago I attended a lecture delivered by Dr. Natasha Bakht at...

August 2013

August 15, 2013

Eid in Four Countries

As one final addition to our Ramadan 2013 posts, we wanted to share a series...

July 2013

July 23, 2013

In the Halls of the Hospital: My Decision Not to Fast this Ramadan

I’m a resident in Internal Medicine at the University of Toronto and, on July 2nd,...

June 2013

June 11, 2013

Pride Parades, Hijabs and Muslim Lesbians

Last Saturday, the city where I live in Western Canada held its annual Pride Parade....

April 2013

April 09, 2013

A Clash of Principles: Examining the Niqab in Canadian Courts

This post was written by guest contributor Maria Salman. In 1992, a young woman gathers...

March 2013

March 05, 2013

Visibility: On Muslim Women in Performance Arts

This post was written by guest contributor Rana Nazzal. I had the honour of speaking...

January 2013

January 23, 2013

Talked into Complacency: A Muslim Woman Responds to Trudeau’s Message at RIS

“Let me begin with a story. A story from your history. One that I hope...

January 16, 2013

Slim Peace: Bringing Muslim and Jewish Women Together

After gaining a few pounds during the holidays, I became convinced that I had to...

December 2012

December 03, 2012

Stories of South Asian Women in Heartbeats: The Izzat Project

At Muslimah Media Watch, many of our posts are critical of the way Muslim women...

November 2012

November 19, 2012

Providing Muslim Women with Support and Advice: Canada’s First Help Line for Muslim Women

Last week, the Toronto Star reported on the first helpline in Canada specifically for Muslim...

November 01, 2012

Oh Canada… Not So True or Free

“Oh Canada […] The true north, strong and free.” – Canadian National Anthem Her eyes...