Hello and salaams MMW friends, The MMW team is excited to announce that we’ve recently welcomed six new writers on board!  We are very happy that the following women (listed along with their recent guest posts, so you can get a sense of their writing if you haven’t already) have joined our team of regular […]

A number of MMW writers are stepping back over the next few months, so we’re currently looking for a few more people to add to the team.  Although the position is unpaid, being a MMW contributor is a great way to gain writing experience, and to connect to an awesome community of Muslim women (if […]

  Salaams and Eid Mubarak to all of our readers!  For those of you celebrating, I hope you are having a wonderful time, and send Eid greetings on behalf of the MMW team. Instead of the usual calligraphy images that we often post for Eid, I thought I would share this picture of the gorgeous […]

It’s that time of year again: the weather is getting cooler, the leaves are changing colour, my students are stressed about midterm season…  and for the past couple weeks, the Pink Hijab Day invitations have been popping up in my newsfeed. Pink Hijab Day is an annual event, taking place in October each year (this […]

Islam in the Hinterlands: Muslim Cultural Politics in Canada is a recent book that looks at the place of Muslims within Canadian media, schools, politics, and laws.  Edited by Jasmin Zine, the collection provides insightful analysis on a number of current topics related to Muslims in Canada, and is a valuable resource for those of […]

I hope you enjoyed MMW’s Ramadan series this past month!  If you missed any of the pieces, go to this post and scroll down to the bottom for a list of all of our Ramadan writings. Of course, we weren’t the only ones writing about Ramadan.  Below are excerpts from some of the other reflections […]

  The MMW team wishes you all the best this Eid. May God accept all of your fasts, prayers, and good deeds. Thanks to those who commented on or shared our Ramadan posts! We’ll be back with our normal media analysis coverage this week.

Up until this year, my Ramadans had all been spent in Canada.  While I often hear people around me reminiscing about the festivities and exuberance of Ramadan “back home,” I have come to appreciate the quiet suhoor mornings by myself, and intimate iftars with friends that have become part of my own Ramadan traditions.  But […]

Hello all, and Ramadan kareem to those celebrating it. I hope you’ve been enjoying the Ramadan post series so far!  We’ve got lots more posts on the way for you.   I’m linking the stories that we’ve posted so far at the bottom of this post, and will be adding to those links as the month […]

Hello and salaams dear MMW readers, Just a couple quick updates: First, I’m be traveling (in Turkey!) for the next two weeks.  While I’m away, MMW’s Associate Editor, Tasnim, will be doing the editing, social media, etc.  I have no doubt that things at MMW will run smoothly while I’m gone, but if anyone is trying […]