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November 2015

November 02, 2015

Why British MP’s statements defending Muslim women do more harm than good

This post was written by guest contributor Shereen Malherbe (@malherbegirl). Headline grabbing assertions made by British MP...

June 2013

June 17, 2013

Empowered Women in the Age of the Harem

“Backwards” is the word often associated with pre-modern ages, and “oppression” is the word that...

May 2013

May 01, 2013

Saudi Women at the Helm: Beneficiaries of the Arab Spring

For the past two years, sweeping political changes in parts of the Middle East have...

November 2012

November 12, 2012

Film Review: Solar Mamas

Last week, PBS aired the premiere of Solar Mamas, an inspiring documentary of one woman's...

July 2012

July 10, 2012

Apple and its Islamophobic Thesaurus

This post was written by guest contributor Arwa Aburawa. About a week ago, I was...

April 2012

April 17, 2012

Inheritance Rights in Islam: Islamic Policies in Muslim and Secular States, Legal Systems and Media

During the past week, inheritance according to the precepts of Shari’ah was a hot topic...

October 2010

October 26, 2010

Who Will Defend the Defenders? Gambian Activists Face Smear Campaign

Dr. Isatou Touray and Amie Bojang Sissoho are two prominent women’s human rights defenders in...

October 06, 2010

Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves…But Nobody Seems to Notice

Recently, Ahmedinejad’s closest aide, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie, made comments that Iran must work to fight...

December 2009

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...

November 2009

November 24, 2009

Driving Force: the n7nu Campaign in Saudi Arabia

The advertisement begins with a short video of a woman moving from the back seat...

November 17, 2009

Grassroots Politics and Women’s Activism Forum in D.C.

While in Washington, D.C., last month, I attended a forum on Muslim women’s rights titled...

October 2009

October 26, 2009

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Women’s Rights in Kuwait

Two constitutional court cases in Kuwait raise questions of a paradigm shift in women's rights.

August 2009

August 26, 2009

The Other Half of the Sky: the NYT Magazine’s Women’s Crusade Issue

At the heart of many of the problems plaguing Muslim women in developing nations is...

June 2009

June 15, 2009

Asra Nomani and the Mosque Crusade: Lofty or Ludicrous?

Mosque in Morgantown, a documentary about Asra Nomani’s quest to eradicate gender segregation in the...

April 2009

April 13, 2009

Are Afghan Women Really Canada’s Top Priority?

A few weeks ago, the news of a new law for Shi'a Muslims in Afghanistan...

March 2009

March 25, 2009

Oppressed and Downtrodden: The New York Times Profiles Abused Afghan Women

Covering Afghan women must be an especially hard task for many Western journalists. I say...

March 16, 2009

The Commercialization and De-Politization of IWD: A giant leap backwards for woman kind

This was originally published at Hurriyet Daily News. The author is unknown. In a Fethiye...

February 2009

February 11, 2009

A Look at Women in Iran 30 years after the Islamic Revolution

It has been 30 years since the Islamic Revolution in Iran and Western media has...