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Balinese parliament members lobby against Indonesia’s anti-porn bill, which we reported on last week. The Vatican calls for both Muslims and Christians to “protect the family.” An appeals court re-examines the French case of a man asking for an annulment because his wife wasn’t a virgin. Who says Saudi women are helpless? A group of […]

More shameless self-promotion time! Here’s my interview with Kawthar from MidEast Youth. It was originally published there. Reporting on Muslim women has become the craze of the day. While in many cases journalists are well-intentioned and honestly seek to report objectively on aspects relating to Muslim women, a large number of the resulting articles is […]

In this month’s issue of bitch magazine, I interviewed author Jennifer Heath about her book The Veil: Women Writers on its History, Lore, and Politics. I did a review of the book for MMW here. Heath is also the author of The Scimitar and the Veil: Extraordinary Women of Islam, which I really enjoyed. This […]

Dr. Aafia Siddiqui’s 12-year-old son has been handed over to Pakistani authorities. More from MuslimMatters. A Muslim convert was refused burial in a Tunisian Muslim cemetery because she did not have an Arab surname. An Algerian woman and her daughter were murdered by her son. A female suicide bomber kills 22 in Diyala, Iraq. The […]

Sudanese women use politics to inspire fashion. More news about the four Iranian women’s rights activists who have been jailed. Payvand News features an article from one of the three women. Faisal al Yafai writes eloquently about feminism in the Muslim Middle East and Western feminists’ problem with the veil. Cycads weighs in. Clothing store […]

Women abandoned by their husbands in Bahrain staged two sit-ins to highlight the legal challenges they face in dissolving their marriages. Al-Ahram looks at a recent fatwa that allows those with mental handicaps to marry. Achelois highlights the beyond-horrific treatment that some domestic maids receive in Saudi Arabia. May Allah grant them justice. Arab News […]

We here at Muslimah Media Watch would like to wish all of our readers a blessed and happy Ramadan! The last time we wished you Ramadan mobarak was about one year ago, when we were just starting out. It was just me back then, and I was bustin’ my oves to start up the site […]

Justin Podur interviews a representative from the Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan. Mohamed Elmasry examines the idea of liberation for Muslim women in the west. Kashmiri women protest against India. Dr. Qanta Ahmed seeks to clear up misconceptions about Muslims with her book In the Land of Invisible Women. Women in Egypt attempt to […]

Here’s my interview with The Pakistani Spectator. It’s brief, and a little all over the place, but enjoy!