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July 2011

July 04, 2011

The Mohawk Hijab and the Chanel Abaya

Kecya Felix, a Brazilian stylist/designer, wore a fake Chanel niqab and abaya and an iPad...

June 2011

June 27, 2011

Right 2 Wear: Muslim Women in Sports

The world of hijabs and soccer (or football, if you prefer) has been making the...

April 2011

April 25, 2011

NPR’s Dejabbing Sideshow

Is it just me, or has this spring seen a lot of de-jabbing articles lately?...

April 14, 2011

Zehra Fazal’s Shock-n-Schtick

When I clicked on a link forwarded to me, I was pleasantly surprised to see...

March 2011

March 23, 2011

Ethics or Shame Policing?

Here's yet another video campaign on why women should wear hijab: This movie shows a...

February 2011

February 03, 2011

(Attempting to) Go Beyond the Stereotypes

The headline of a recent series about Muslim women of the community in the Utica...

February 01, 2011

Between Worlds: Jilbab and Transgender in Indonesia

It is a scene that wouldn't be unfamiliar in France or Belgium: a woman's hijab...

January 2011

January 24, 2011

Semra Çelebi’s Double Trouble with Hijab

Semra Çelebi's Facebook page "I took off my hijab" shares her decision to remove her...

December 2010

December 29, 2010

Learning from Las Tapadas of Yesterday

Western writers have always had a fascination for veiled women. Read any explorers' diaries on...

November 2010

November 26, 2010

No need to go undercover to get to know Muslims

Salam alaikum, readers! I'm traveling for the next week, and your regularly scheduled Friday Links...

November 08, 2010

Rediscovering “Undercover”: Cassidy Herrington and Hijab Tourism

Kentucky Kernel writer Cassidy Herrington wore the hijab for the entire month of October. She...

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...

September 2010

September 09, 2010

Not Such a Small World, After All: Disney’s Latest Discrimination

In the latest hijab shake-down, Imane Boudlal was taken off the schedule as a hostess...

September 01, 2010

Last Say on Niqab Should be From a Woman Who Wears It. Obviously.

I took the a brief moment from work to watch a 12-minute segment on BBC's...

August 2010

August 23, 2010

A Woman Without Hijab is Like a Chair with Three Legs

If you still haven’t figured out that wearing black chadors will save your worldly soul...

July 2010

July 22, 2010

What Not to Write: More on Bad Veil Headlines

Noorain Khan's piece on bad burqa puns, which MMW reposted yesterday, came as I have been...

July 08, 2010

Unveil FAIL: The Backlash Against Fariba Davoodi, Part II

This post was written by Sara Khorshid Doost. You can read Part I here. The...

July 07, 2010

Unveil FAIL: The Backlash Against Fariba Davoodi, Part I

This post was written by Sara Khorshid Doost. Fariba Davoodi Mohajer is an Iranian women's...

March 2010

March 03, 2010

Hijab-Gate, Literally

There are certain stories newspapers here in the U.K. love. Anything that can be classed...

February 2010

February 25, 2010

Politics as Usual: France Gets Riled Up About a Candidate’s Headscarf

Headscarves are the hot talking point in French politics again. But on this occasion, we...

February 24, 2010

An Interview with Emma Tarlo, Author of Visibly Muslim

Last week, I reviewed Emma Tarlo's book Visibly Muslim: Fashion, Politics, Faith. This week, I...

February 08, 2010

The Headscarf as Cultural Barometer: Emma Tarlo’s Book on Hijab

In her new book, entitled Visibly Muslim: Fashion, Politics, Faith, Emma Tarlo captures the diversity...

January 2010

January 20, 2010

From Bikinis to Burkas: How to Write Another Clichéd Tell-All Exposé

It’s hard not to judge a book by its cover, or in this case, an...

January 13, 2010

Take this Hijab and Love It

This post was written by Jillian C. York, and originally published in the Winter 2009...

January 04, 2010

On the Map: Liberation Won’t Be Gained On Behalf of ‘Others’

This was written by Mandy van Deven and originally appeared at Bitch Magazine. Poster 4...

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...

December 21, 2009

Tavakoli’s Triumph: Scores in Chadors

Disclaimer: The purpose of this post is not to side with either the government or...

December 17, 2009

The Science of Beating a Dead Horse: The Christian Science Monitor’s Hijab Series

Recently, The Christian Science Monitor published a series of articles centered around the hijab. While...

December 10, 2009

“I [No Longer] Wear the Veil”: An Interview with Documentary Producer Natasha Ivisic

The CBC Radio show C'est la vie, an English-language show about "life in French-speaking Canada,"...

December 03, 2009

Looking at Little Mosque’s Layla

It's been a little while since we last discussed Little Mosque on the Prairie, a...