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February 2010

February 12, 2010

Friday Links — February 12, 2010

In Iran, Deputy Culture Minister for Cinematic Affairs Javad Shamaqdari's remarks on the hijab anger...

February 05, 2010

Friday Links — February 5, 2009

Girls in Sudan risk sexual exploitation. A Jordanian court sentenced a 19-year-old man to 10...

January 2010

January 22, 2010

Friday Links — January 22, 2010

Salam alaikum, readers! I've got quite a lot on my plate this week, so I'm...

January 15, 2010

Friday Links — January 15, 2009

After the Afghan parliament rejected several of his cabinet member appointments, Hamid Karzai submits new...

January 08, 2010

Friday Links — January 8, 2010

The Yemen Observer profiles Dr. Nadiah Al-Kokabany. A 20-year-old girl was auctioned in a Pakistani...

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...

January 01, 2010

Friday Links — January 1, 2010

Happy (Gregorian) New Year, readers! Here's to another year together! A recent Cairo conference suggests...

December 2009

December 25, 2009

Friday Links — December 25, 2009

Fifteen-year-old Fahema Abdillahi has been missing for over a week. May Allah keep her. Afghan...

December 24, 2009

A Tale of Muslim Women Activists in Two Cities

Writing for MMW, I often get tired of seeing images, over and over, of Muslim...

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 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 04, 2009

Friday Links — December 4, 2009

The American Spectator talks about how "un-Islamic" the niqab is. (eyeroll) Meanwhile, Tariq Ramadan believes...

November 2009

November 27, 2009

Friday Links — November 27, 2009

ABC's Lama Hasan reports on her abaya issues from Hajj. Couldn't think of anything more...

November 25, 2009

Ask Me Anything: Conversations on Niqab

The new CBC weeknight show Connect with Mark Kelley recently aired a segment on niqab...

November 20, 2009

Friday Links — November 20, 2009

Lebanon has appointed Raya Haffar Hussein as the country's finance minister. Women's eNews covers the...

November 18, 2009

Saudi Cartoonist Hana Hajar Sketches a Path for Female Cartoonists

Saudi cartoonist Hana Hajjar chats with MMW about work, her inspiration and challenging societal taboos.

November 13, 2009

Friday Links — Novemer 13, 2009

Saudi women participate in a black ribbon campaign to lobby against guardianship. Aicha Ech Channa...

November 02, 2009

Sexiness for Everyone (even Muslims)

Liaison Dangereuse, a German online lingerie store, recently released a new video advertisement. With Arabic-sounding...

October 2009

October 30, 2009

Friday Links — October 30, 2009

The Daily Beast profiles female entrepreneurs in Afghanistan. Via Jezebel. Nesrine Malik writes about the...

October 23, 2009

Friday Links — October 23, 2009

Politics Daily discusses the state of women's rights in Afghanistan. Somalia's hardline group al Shabaab...

October 16, 2009

Friday Links — October 16, 2009

Everybody freaks out when Dalia Mogahed says that "Shari'ah law is misunderstood." A controversial program...

October 09, 2009

Friday Links — October 9, 2009

Women in Lebanon are campaigning to take domestic violence cases out of religious courts. Diana...

October 01, 2009

Friday Links — October 2, 2009

Police have charged the British hoteliers who harassed a Muslim client. More here. Demand for...

September 2009

September 25, 2009

Friday Links — September 25, 2009

A British Muslim Women's Group hosted a training seminar for women at the Deeplish Community...

September 21, 2009

Bendib’s “Hate the Muslim Woman” Contest

This is a comic by StudioBendib. What are your thoughts on it, readers?

September 18, 2009

Friday Links — September 18, 2009

A Beirut forum on women's rights in the Arab world to address everything from politics...

September 11, 2009

Friday Links — September 11, 2009

Nesrine Malik weighs in on the Saudi guardianship campaign. More thoughts on the German media...

September 04, 2009

Friday Links — September 4, 2009

CNN shows us Nujood's life after her divorce. The Feminist School keeps us updated on...

August 2009

August 29, 2009

Friday Links — August 28, 2009

Can Faisal al Yafai asks why haven't Arab women broken the glass ceiling? On the...

August 21, 2009

Friday Links — August 21, 2009

Emel profiles Afghan architect and clothing designer Zoleykha Sherzad. Via HijabStyle. Esha Momeni discusses her...