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Posted by samya on 06 Jan 2017 / 0 Comment
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The music video “Hwages” has been viewed more than 2 million times and has become the subject of widespread debate in Saudi Arabia as it touches on the role of women in society.

BBC recently stirred controversy with a show called “Real Housewives of ISIS”. The sketch portraying British female members of ISAS in Syria has been criticized as tasteless by some, but welcomed by others.

The de Young Museum here has drawn big crowds before. But now, it’s moving to something new completely. The museum’s new director, Max Hollein, has scheduled “The Fashion of Islam,” the first major show developed since his arrival, for the fall of 2018.

Even as women continue to be underrepresented in the film industry, Palestinian director Maysaloun Hamoud’s new movie is winning international acclaim. In this interview, Hamoud talks about feminism, liberation and Palestinian society.

This week, Ilhan Omar made history in the United States in more ways than one when she was sworn into the Minnesota House of Representatives: She became the first female Muslim and Somali-American legislator.

Mariah Idrissi, 24, is first hijab-wearing model to sign to major modelling agency in London.The London-based public speaker espouses modest fashion for all women.

 

 

 

 


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