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February 2012

February 08, 2012

Using Islamic Identity Against Victims of Sexual Violence

As right-wing pundits are gaining momentum in North America, minority groups are unsurprisingly being targeted....

February 07, 2012

NiqaBitch Did it Better

As MMW’s Artsy Niqab Spotter, man my hands are full! If I’m not checking out...

January 2012

January 24, 2012

Choose Your Caption: Niqab as Illustrative of, Well, Everything

The development of a university course about Muslim women in the media and the threats...

December 2011

December 08, 2011

Niqab, Courts, and Sexual Assault

Today, the Supreme Court of Canada heard submissions regarding the case of N.S., a complainant...

July 2011

July 20, 2011

Behind the Burqa Ban: The Problem with France’s Muslim Feminists

This article was written by Peter Gray. France’s decision to outlaw face veils sparked a...

July 04, 2011

The Mohawk Hijab and the Chanel Abaya

Kecya Felix, a Brazilian stylist/designer, wore a fake Chanel niqab and abaya and an iPad...

May 2011

May 11, 2011

Al-Shamikha: Not Your Average Ladymag?

A new magazine is “making waves” in Europe and North America—or so it would seem...

April 2011

April 12, 2011

Wiam Wahhab’s Trash-Talking Politics

Wiam Wahhab is the leader of the Tawhid Movement in Lebanon. A former MP and...

March 2011

March 21, 2011

The Republic Lives its Islamophobia Openly: France’s Newest Anti-Niqab Campaign

In France, they really don’t like any type of head coverings. After decades of one...

January 2011

January 11, 2011

Masking the Problem: Afghanistan’s “Niqab” Program

Just when I thought we were past discussing the experiences of Muslim women in dichotomies...

December 2010

December 30, 2010

Burqa Woman Blunder? Saad Haroon’s Parody

Parts of the blogosphere appear to be in a tizzy over a recent parody 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 03, 2010

December 3: Day of Action Against Bill 94

In case you haven't heard enough about Bill 94 from my two posts this week,...

December 02, 2010

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

(See Part 1 here.) I didn’t make it to the Friday panels because of schoolwork,...

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...

October 2010

October 27, 2010

Black Polyester: Nuance and Niqab?

"I wanted to own the article of clothing that was being talked about," Jonas Otterbeck...

October 20, 2010

M.I.A.’s Niqab: Costume or Comment?

For Spike TV's "Scream 2010" Awards, M.I.A. wore a niqab. There's another image here. Discuss....

October 05, 2010

Does NiqaBitch Enrich the Burqa Ban Debate?

With articles in Der Spiegel, Rue89, The Telegraph, and a YouTube video in recent weeks,...

September 2010

September 01, 2010

Last Say on Niqab Should be From a Woman Who Wears It. Obviously.

I took the a brief moment from work to watch a 12-minute segment on BBC's...

July 2010

July 22, 2010

What Not to Write: More on Bad Veil Headlines

Noorain Khan's piece on bad burqa puns, which MMW reposted yesterday, came as I have been...

May 2010

May 18, 2010

Niqabs, Media, and Taking Action

Today is the Day of Action on Quebec's Bill 94, which I wrote about last...

May 13, 2010

Action Alert: Quebec’s Bill 94

The provincial legislature of Quebec, Canada, is currently considering a bill that would refuse key...

May 06, 2010

More on Muslim Teens in Young Adult Fiction: Bifocal

In March, MMW ran a guest post by Özlem Sensoy and Elizabeth Marshall about representations of Muslim women and...

April 2010

April 08, 2010

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: the Niqab Debate and Ableism

The Quebec niqab thing keeps going and going (ugh), and I'm still avoiding talking about...

March 2010

March 30, 2010

Abra-Cadabra: NBC’s Community Makes Burqa Jokes

I don’t know how you spend your Thursday nights, but mine are usually spent in...

March 25, 2010

Niqab by Numbers: Quantifying the Overreactions

I am so, so sick of talking about the niqab. So I'm not really going...

February 2010

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...

February 04, 2010

Cold Comfort: Supporting Arguments don’t do Burqa Bans a Favor

The proposed French ban on facial coverings* worn by some Muslim women seems like it...

November 2009

November 25, 2009

Ask Me Anything: Conversations on Niqab

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