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June 2014

June 26, 2014

14 Things Your Muslim Wife *Really* Won’t Tell You (Snark Edition)

The guest post was lovingly created by a think tank of trying-to-be Ideal Muslimahs with...

January 2014

January 07, 2014

The Men We Should Not Marry

A few days ago a fellow Facebook friend of Indian descent posted “10 reasons why...

March 2013

March 11, 2013

Strictly Soulmates: The Trials and Tribulations of British Muslim ‘Singletons’

This post was written by guest contributor Maria Salman. Marriage: The one word on the...

March 06, 2013

Mosques and Marriages: Manifestations of Patriarchy and Misogyny in the Western, Muslim Context

This post was written by guest contributor Amina Jabbar. As I was sifting through the...

January 2013

January 14, 2013

Muslim Women, Not-So-Muslim Men: Interfaith Marriage in the UK

Since apparently all of us over the ripe age of 20 walk around with visible...

November 2012

November 15, 2012

Deconstructing Pre-Marriage Advice for Singaporean Muslims

This is my marriage contract, certifying that my husband and I went through a “marriage...

November 06, 2012

Love, Love, Love: Muslim Women and Marriage in the Media

Love and marriage and relationships have been everywhere these days, especially as they relate to...

November 03, 2012

This is why you’re single, Muslim ladies

Listen Muslim ladies, it’s the slow-jam Imam --- and it’s time that we have a...

July 2012

July 17, 2012

The “Problem” of Spinsterhood in the Gulf

Last month, one of my close friends in Dubai got engaged. She is 35, an...

April 2012

April 23, 2012

What Men Want

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

February 2011

February 16, 2011

Muslim Dating Sites and the Technology of Marriage, Part II

Yesterday we introduced you to online Muslim matchmaking world and a few popular websites. Today...

February 15, 2011

Muslim Matchmaking Sites and the Technology of Marriage, Part I

Muslimah Media Watch thanks Saad Mubarak Almutairi for his contributions to this research. As marriage...

December 2010

December 23, 2010

Women’s Voices Now: I Accept I Accept I Accept

Today's film "captures the true essence of the protagonist’s feelings getting into an arrange marriage."...

October 2010

October 07, 2010

Funny or Far-Fetched? Ghada Abdel Aal’s I Want to Get Married

It reads as if the pages were lifted right from the script of Mad Men....

March 2010

March 02, 2010

She’s (not) a Super Freak

Welcome to the Islamic freak show! Where women can be bought in bulk, wear one-eyed...

February 2010

February 10, 2010

A Look at Women in Ali Eteraz’s Children of Dust: Part II

Part I of this review ran last week. You can read it here. Why do...

February 10, 2010

Divorce, Egyptian Style: Oprah’s Episode on Marriage Around the Globe

I was thrilled when I heard that Oprah Winfrey interviewed Egyptian women about marriage for...

January 2010

January 26, 2010

The Poor White Women: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown on White Female Converts

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown is Muslim. In her articles she often likes to tell you this in...

December 2009

December 31, 2009

Husband(s) and Wife: Nadine Al Bedair Writes About Polgamy’s Double Standard

Allow me to choose four, five or even nine men, just as my wildest imagination...

July 2009

July 28, 2009

Asra Nomani’s Big Fat Muslim Wedding

Whenever I encounter Asra Nomani’s works or see her in an interview, I usually wonder,“What...

July 02, 2009

Muslim Women and Choice in Marriage

This is a slightly edited version of an article written by Sahar, which originally appeared...

June 2009

June 22, 2009

This House Stands Alone on Muslim Women’s Marriages

There is already a consensus amongst Islamic scholars that makes this debate illegitimate based on...

June 10, 2009

Girls Just Wanna Get Married: On Hamas, Matchmaking, and Femininity

It seems as of late, the media has taken a very keen interest in the...

May 2009

May 26, 2009

Bride Denied: Media Coverage of Mukhtar Mai’s Wedding

In early April, Mukhtar Mai, the Pakistani survivor of a tribal-ordered gang rape who prosecuted...

May 20, 2009

Always an Unregistered Wife, Never a Bride

When I first read the BBC's article on Tajik women who are left destitute because...

May 06, 2009

A Marriage made in Parliament: South Africa’s Muslim Personal Law Bill, Part 2

This is part two of our series on Muslim Personal Law in South Africa. Today,...

May 05, 2009

A Marriage made in Parliament: South Africa’s Muslim Personal Law Bill, Part 1

This is the first of a two-series post on South Africa's Muslim Personal Law bill....

January 2009

January 08, 2009

I ain’t sayin’ I’m a gold digger…

This was written by Jamerican Muslimah and originally published (with extras) at her blog Talking...

December 2008

December 18, 2008

Egyptian Spinsters and Old Maids Sitting Happily on the Shelf

I am a 21-year-old spinster. Yes, a spinster at 21. In my country, although many...

August 2008

August 27, 2008

Noor-Mania

"Mohannad is a hottie" is the answer I got when I asked my tween cousins...