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March 2013

March 19, 2013

Hijab in Sport and Unhelpful Media Biases

This post was written by guest contributor Shireen Ahmed (@_shireenahmed_). One of the most exciting aspects...

February 2013

February 26, 2013

Are “Latina” Muslim Women the New Face of Islam?

What do you think when you hear the word Latin? Or Latina, to be more...

February 21, 2013

The Media and the Headscarf: Kosovo Public Schools Edition (not the final episode)

This post was written by guest contributor Asifa Akbar. In the last couple of weeks,...

February 20, 2013

Sex Education, Not “Sex Parties”: Protesting Valentine’s Day In Indonesia

In recent months, Indonesia has been appearing in the Asian media every time there is...

February 19, 2013

Tabloid Dawah, Make Me A Muslim!

When I think of Britain, I don't think of a society so "rife" with promiscuity and drunkenness that...

January 2013

January 22, 2013

Silent Speaker: The Framing of Halimah Yacob’s Political Promotion

Last week, Singapore saw the election of its first woman Speaker of Parliament, Halimah Yacob....

January 15, 2013

“Islamically dressed” sex workers in a Christian nation

I was personally not aware that Malawi had a somewhat significant Muslim population when I...

October 2012

October 25, 2012

The Pink Hijab Day Blues

It's that time of year again: the weather is getting cooler, the leaves are changing...

October 02, 2012

Powerful Actors or Oppressed “Others”?: Violent Muslim Women in the News

In recent news, Muslim women have been highlighted for their violent actions towards in men...

September 2012

September 17, 2012

Hijab and Quebec’s Charter of Secularism

MMW is excited to welcome wood turtle as our newest contributor! You may know her...

August 2012

August 15, 2012

Good Memories of Hijab and Ramadan

For most of us, Ramadan has always been linked to achieving spiritual goals, or spending...

July 2012

July 19, 2012

Hijab: A Muslim Woman’s only Achievement?

As a person who interacts with a Western Muslim community that places great importance in...

July 18, 2012

“The Light in Her Eyes” Sheds Some Light on the Women of Syria

We are bombarded with images from Syria every day — flashing across our television screens...

July 16, 2012

The Right to Play or Creeping Sharia? FIFA Overturns its Headscarf Ban

FIFA has overturned its headscarf ban, enforced since 2007, on women playing soccer with their...

June 2012

June 18, 2012

The Case of Södertälje: “Immigrants Can Be Racist Too”

On the 3rd of June, four Assyrian teenagers were sentenced to probation and community service for...

June 07, 2012

Re-Engaging with the Other “Liberation Theology”

Complete with your standard extreme close-up of a hijab-clad woman confusingly looking at the voyeuristic...

April 2012

April 23, 2012

What Men Want

“Love Marriage and Fairytales” is a somewhat misleading title to a popular Muslim Youtube video,...

April 19, 2012

So How DO You Write About Muslims?

Long-time readers might remember a post from three years ago, where Sobia and I wrote...

April 16, 2012

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

Note: Patheos is going through a site redesign at the moment, as you may have...

April 12, 2012

Hey Girl, You Got It Covered

The ladies of MMW recieved a link to this video on Twitter. For the videophobes...

April 04, 2012

What Killed Shaima Alawadi?

This post was written by guest contributor Maheen Nusrat. On March 24th, 2012, a 32-year-old...

March 2012

March 07, 2012

I Wear the Hijab… So?

Last month, Egyptian journalist Dalia Rabie had an enlightening experience when she was banned from...

March 05, 2012

Casting Call for Muslim Women

Have you ever dreamed of being a hijabi in couture, strutting the runway in the...

January 2012

January 02, 2012

Had You Been A Muslim: Joumana Haddad and the Liberated Arab Woman

When Lebanese writer and poet Joumana Haddad's I Killed Scheherazade: Confessions of An Angry Arab...

December 2011

December 30, 2011

MMW 2011 Year in Review: Head Coverings and Head-Shaking

As 2011 draws to a close, we at MMW are looking back at our year...

December 13, 2011

An Update of Sorts on the Sura al-Shawk Case

Almost a year ago, for my very first MMW post, I wrote about Sura al-Shawk,...

December 05, 2011

Hijab: As Seen on TV

This post was written by wood turtle and originally published at her blog. Introducing the...

November 2011

November 29, 2011

Proving Muslim Women Are (wait for it) Normal

The Huffington Post’s coverage of Islam and Muslims has sometimes missed the mark, and at...

November 03, 2011

Halloween Costumes, Gender, and Patriotism

Last week, as Halloween approached, searching for Halloween costumes online was interesting. Once more, like...

August 2011

August 16, 2011

Out of the Mouth of Babes

...comes outstanding wisdom! This young lady rants about something we've all had enough of:...