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August 2009

August 17, 2009

To read is to travel: The rise of the Muslim woman’s memoir

This was written by Tasnim, and originally published at AltMuslimah. The post-9 /11 period has...

August 14, 2009

Friday Links — August, 14, 2009

Muslims in England weighs in on the Burqa Ban. More from The Washington Post. Saudi...

August 12, 2009

Milke-ing it: Another Paternalistic Editorial

Looking at the title of Mark Milke’s editorial, “The 21st century-style subjection of women” I...

August 07, 2009

Friday Links — August, 7, 2009

More on Lubna al-Hussein and the Trouser Fiasco: here, here, and resulting social issue unrest...

July 2009

July 31, 2009

Friday Links — July 31, 2009

The BBC looks at the women who clear Sudanesse minefields. The New York Times tells...

July 30, 2009

Tariq Ramadan Speaks to South African Women

Last weekend, my husband and I made the six hour drive to the coastal city...

July 24, 2009

Friday Links — July 24, 2009

Last weekend, Natalya Estemirova was murdered. There are pictures of her burial ceremony, which was...

July 17, 2009

Friday Links — July 17, 2009

Genius headline of the week: lewd stares distressing for women. You don't say! TwoCircles.net reports...

July 10, 2009

Friday Links — July 10, 2009

The New York Times reports on the headscarf's rise as a political symbol in Indonesia....

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...

July 03, 2009

Friday Links — July 3, 2009

Afghan Shi'as rallied for the passing of the women's law in Kabul. A widow and...

June 2009

June 26, 2009

Friday Links — June 26, 2009

On the death of a young Iranian woman named Neda: analysis from Time, Jezebel, the...

June 12, 2009

Friday Links — June 12, 2009

Dr. Zahra Rahnavard threatens to file a complaint against President Ahmadinejad. More coverage on Dr....

June 05, 2009

Friday Links — June 5, 2009

A Muslim woman in Surrey, U.K., was attacked by a passenger in a car, who...

May 2009

May 29, 2009

Friday Links — May 29, 2009

The Khaleej Times profiles Maryam bin Fahad, the executive director of the Dubai Press Club....

May 26, 2009

Speak Your Mind: Mona Eltahawy’s Advice on Media

I spent this past Sunday morning at a brunch hosted by the Canadian Council of...

May 22, 2009

Friday Links — May 22, 2009

Facebook and other social networking sites have increased Egyptian women's political activism. On Frozan Fana,...

May 15, 2009

Friday Links — May 15, 2009

The American Prospect discusses a not-often-heard perspective on female genital cutting. AltMuslimah interviews Dalia Mogahed....

May 12, 2009

Surprise! FOX News Reports are Islamophobic and Sexist!

If FOX News does anything well, it's make its bias clear. A recent article entitled...

May 08, 2009

Friday Links — May 8, 2009

Asma Uddin writes for Patheos about the difficulty of being a modern Muslim woman. Muslim...

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...

May 01, 2009

Friday Links — May 1, 2009

The eight-year-old Saudi girl who was previously denied a divorce has finally been granted one....

April 2009

April 28, 2009

Sexy Things: Women or Lingerie?

You know things are sad in the world of news about Muslimahs when "Muslim women...

April 24, 2009

Friday Links — April 24, 2009

Domestic workers in Lebanon may have a new hope about fair treatment. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy travels...

April 17, 2009

Friday Links — April 17, 2009

epiphanies critically looks at Swedish women's groups' messages to Muslim women. A nurse in Zaria,...

April 10, 2009

Friday Links — April 10, 2009

Even other Muslims are hating on the bus-using niqabis in Denmark. Brotherhood, huh? The Kipp...

April 03, 2009

Friday Links — April 3, 2009

Arabian Business profiles the world's most powerful Arab women, many of whom are Muslim. In...

March 2009

March 20, 2009

Friday Links — March 20, 2009

Ethar writes about how Egyptian universities and banks are teaming up to improve Egyptian women's...

March 17, 2009

News We Can Use: the BBC’s Look at Gender and Class in Egyptian Mosques

A recent BBC News article has provided an astonishing suggestion that, far from being the...

March 13, 2009

Friday Links — March 13, 2009

A prominent Tunisian academic, Amel Grami, calls for ijtihad. Rafia Zakaria writes for Pakistan's Daily...