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November 2015

November 20, 2015

Friday Links – American flag hijabs, hate crimes, refugee crisis

Saba Ahmed, the founder of the Republican Muslim Coalition, appeared on Fox News in an...

August 2015

August 21, 2015

Friday Links

Muslim women in Morocco are demanding a female-only beach so they can enjoy the summer...

September 2014

September 09, 2014

Syrian Series “Bab Al Hara” and the Need to Combat Traditional Images of Women

Every year, the holy month of Ramadan brings lots of spiritual moments, as well as...

December 2013

December 24, 2013

The Syrian Trojan Women

On the 18th of December, the Syrian Trojan Women project staged a production of Euripides'...

October 2013

October 29, 2013

The “Story” of Suha Omar Ali

“I can’t follow the news anymore, it’s too much.” Over the last two years, I’ve...

September 2013

September 26, 2013

Officials Claim Tunisian Women are Waging a ‘Sexual Jihad’ in Syria, But What’s the Real Story?

This piece was originally published at PolicyMic. By now you have probably already heard of...

July 2013

July 18, 2013

Ramadan Resolutions, Revolving Revolutions: In One Year, Out the Other

A couple of years ago, I heard a story about an Egyptian woman who decided...

June 2013

June 27, 2013

Mothers, Brainwashed Wives and Tomboys: Muslim Women in Armed Conflict

In the past few years, images of Muslim women in war settings have become increasingly...

September 2012

September 24, 2012

When Will the Revolutions in Syria and Egypt Come to TV Dramas?

For many of us, television drama can be an enriching part of our living experience,...

July 2012

July 18, 2012

“The Light in Her Eyes” Sheds Some Light on the Women of Syria

We are bombarded with images from Syria every day — flashing across our television screens...

July 02, 2012

Revolution and Resistance in Egypt and Syria

Revolution never arrives without its victims. The lives it changes and swallows within its jaws...

June 2011

June 20, 2011

The Media’s Chickens Come Home to Roost with the Amina Hoax

This was written by B. Full disclosure: Last month I wrote a piece for MMW...

June 10, 2011

Updates: Amina Abdullah and Eman al-Obeidi

Two important updates on stories that we have covered over the past couple months! First,...

March 2011

March 17, 2011

Dictatorships Are No Longer in Vogue

What does one of the world’s premier fashion and culture magazines have in common with...

January 2009

January 06, 2009

Book review: The Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie – Intimacy and Design by Malu Halasa and Rana Salam

This was written by Cycads and originally published at her blog. Syria’s unlikely notoriety for...

December 2008

December 10, 2008

Salamu Alaikum. I’ll take the beaded nipple tassels please.

The authors ask why a society known for sheltering women, would design and sell the...