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May 2011

May 25, 2011

Sexism and Islamophobia: An Under-Reported Link in Strauss-Kahn Coverage

This was written by Kevin Healey and originally published on the USC blog Trans Dominique...

May 18, 2011

Jezebel Turns Osama bin Laden’s Daughter into a Killing Machine

Though one expects a whopping media event like the death of Osama Bin Laden to...

March 2011

March 01, 2011

Knight in Shining Armor or Idiot in Tinfoil?

Dear Bill Maher, Hey there, Billy. I’m pretty sure I can call you that now,...

February 2011

February 24, 2011

Law & Order’s Lovesick Jihad Jane

The story of Colleen LaRose, an American citizen charged with terrorist-related crimes, made headlines last...

February 03, 2011

(Attempting to) Go Beyond the Stereotypes

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

December 2010

December 28, 2010

Switzerland’s Latest Referendum: No Uglies Allowed

On November 28th, the Swiss voted in one of their many referendums. The topic of...

December 08, 2010

The Doha Debates on The Burqa Ban: Filling in the Gaps

This is a guest post, written by Layla in response to our Doha Debates Roundtable....

December 06, 2010

Gareth Compton’s Tweet: A Stone’s Throw from Islamophobia

Last month, Tory councilor Gareth Compton was arrested and later released on bail for writing...

December 01, 2010

Revealing Democracy: A Conference on Bill 94 (Part I)

Quebec’s Bill 94, which would deny access to public services to women who wear niqab,...

November 2010

November 25, 2010

The Doha Debates on The Burqa Ban

Last month, the Qatar Foundation’s Doha Debates took on the French niqab ban, discussing the...

November 16, 2010

Muslim Women in Europe: Oppressed by Religion or Politics?

Early this month Amparo Sánchez Rosell (President of the Islamic Cultural Centre in Valencia) met...

November 15, 2010

ABC’s Show About Biases Reveals its Own

ABC’s “What Would You Do?” creates controversial scenarios using actors, filming and then analyzing the...

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 28, 2010

A Poignant Poet: Anida Yoeu Ali and the 1700% Project

The headlines are hard to ignore: “Muslim Cabdriver Stabbed in New York Bias Attack;” “Vandalism...

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...

May 2010

May 25, 2010

Beauty and the Beastly Pundits: More on Miss USA

Rima Fakih has become an unlikely member of the Islamophobic grab-bag of images. Joining the...

May 19, 2010

Haters Gonna Hate: the Backlash Against Miss USA

Rima Fakih, an Arab Muslim immigrant, won the Miss USA Pageant Sunday night: She beat...

March 2010

March 08, 2010

Mona Muslim: Marshaling Islamophobia in Sweden

Mona Sahlin, leader of the Swedish Social Democratic party (SAP), is known by many names...

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 17, 2010

Maher’s Muddled Muslim Dior Mockery

Based on his über-liberal political views, I assume Bill Maher has an open mind, and...

December 2009

December 28, 2009

Switzerland’s Minaret Ban: New Victims for an Old Propaganda

Last month, Swiss voters approved a ban on the construction of mosque minarets. It’s worth...

December 03, 2009

The Burqa Barbie Brouhaha

A recent decision to auction a “Burqa Barbie” for a Save the Children fundraising campaign...

October 2009

October 29, 2009

Don’t Ask Why: the BNP on Question Time

Following the election of two British National Party (BNP) MEPs in the 2009 European elections...

September 2009

September 02, 2009

Mad Magazine: Marie Claire’s Bias Against Muslim Women

This piece was written by Guest Contributor Asma T. Uddin. Asra Nomani’s recent piece in...

August 2009

August 10, 2009

Judge Judy: Judy Bachrach Plays Judge, Jury, and Executioner

Some articles are fairly subtle in their Islamophobia, others less so. Judy Bachrach's article "Twice...

August 04, 2009

Burqas and the British Police Farce

Oh, this is just hilarious. Three female police officers were ordered to dress up as...

July 2009

July 23, 2009

Marwa El Sherbini Did Not Die For Her Hijab, So Please Stop Saying That She Did

Marwa El Sherbini is in the ground away from those who love her most. She...

July 09, 2009

Living in Denial: The Tragic Murder of Marwa el-Sherbini

By now many Muslims have heard of the tragic murder of Marwa el-Sherbini, mother, daughter,...

July 07, 2009

Setting the Record Straight: A Follow-Up on Niqabs and Voting

Originally posted at Muslim Lookout The Canadian government has (finally) decided to lay to rest...