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November 2012

November 21, 2012

Motherhood and Islam: The Revered, the Bad, and the Mystical

I can’t remember when I first learned that “Paradise is under the feet of mothers.”...

December 2011

December 22, 2011

Responding to the Goatmilk Debates on Islam and Feminism: Part Two

Recently, the “Goatmilk” blog hosted a debate, with the resolution: Islam is Incompatible with Feminism. ...

December 21, 2011

Responding to the Goatmilk Debates on Islam and Feminism: Part One

Recently, the “Goatmilk” blog hosted a debate, with the resolution: Islam is Incompatible with Feminism. ...

August 2011

August 04, 2011

Fatima Mernissi’s Struggle with Islam and Democracy

Fatima Mernissi’s book The Forgotten Queens of Islam is a historical study that analyzes women’s...

May 2011

May 06, 2011

Announcing “The Future of Islam In the Age of New Media”

Muslimah Media Watch is a proud partner for The Future of Islam In the Age...

December 2010

December 16, 2010

Self-Congratulatory Feminism, Now in Muslim Flavor!

In a recent article by heralded Muslim Feminist Mona Eltahawy in the ever-tabloid Toronto Star,...

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...

August 2010

August 17, 2010

The Wardrobe Wars: Bikinis and Garbage Bags

About a week ago, a British woman in a Dubai shopping mall, allegedly wearing a...

March 2010

March 18, 2010

Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda: Islam as Rehab for Women

British novelist Martin Amis has expressed regret that his late sister did not embrace Islam...

December 2009

December 08, 2009

Pasha’s Perfection: Mother of the Believers

During Ramadan, my bedside novel happened to be Mother of the Believers by Kamran Pasha....

June 2009

June 24, 2009

The Burkha Rapper: Sophie Ashraf

Sophie Ashraf, also known as The Burkha Rapper, is an Indian Muslim female rapper for...

May 2009

May 25, 2009

Radical Reform: Tariq Ramadan’s Latest Book

With much anticipation, I awaited the arrival of Tariq Ramadan’s new book, “Radical Reform”, in...

May 04, 2009

One Muslim Woman’s Perspective on Violence

Shahina Siddiqui's article "True Muslim society protects women," published this past weekend in the Winnipeg...

April 2009

April 27, 2009

Soft Serve: Time’s Article on Islam’s “Soft Revolution”

The March 2009 issue of Time magazine carried an extensive article about Islam, called “A...

March 2009

March 09, 2009

Announcing the Arrival of altmuslimah and Muslim Lookout

Salam waleykum, readers! I have lots of announcements! altmuslimah, a kind of "sister" site to...

November 2008

November 10, 2008

Unpacking the “culture” argument

I wrote a few weeks ago about the effect of a fictional white character's Muslim...

September 2008

September 30, 2008

Who Speaks for Islam?: A Debate

Disclaimer: Below is an analysis of a debate between Irshad Manji and Dalia Mogahed. This...

September 29, 2008

Whose Muslim Life?

The Guardian's Life and Style section has a biweekly series called This Muslim Life. The...