There’s a trend in the Americas. Latina* women are getting tired of Catholicism. They’re sick of being called “mamacita” in the streets. They don’t want to deal anymore with the chauvinistic pigs otherwise known as Latino men. So they’re throwing away their tank tops and their statues of the Virgin Mary and pulling on the […]

Attention, Muslim fashion junkies in the Netherlands: you now have a magazine that caters to you! MSLM magazine is a project by the Media and Moving Art (MAMA) initiative. It aims to showcase the fashions of “A group of young fashion-minded women, mostly 2nd generation, Muslim, clearly stands out on the dutch society.” [sic] Not […]

Social experiments can be so much fun. And apparently journalists seem to agree. A few months ago we reported on one such experiment by Danielle Crittenden. She donned the abaya and niqab to live a day in the life of a niqabi Muslim woman. Well, we’ve come across another similar experiment, this time in Sudbury, […]

The latest issue of TIME features a photo essay and article on American Muslims. From a magazine that featured a cover “Should Christians Convert Muslims?” (June 30, 2003) and headlines like “Does the Koran Condone Killing?” (Sept. 13, 2004), this latest coverage is markedly different. There’s nothing shocking, and it gives a hint to why […]

Queen Rania of Jordan has posted her own video on YouTube, entitled, “Send me your stereotypes.” Her aim is to break down stereotypes about Arabs and Muslims through YouTube (I assume she focuses only on Arabs because she herself is Arab; however, this is problematic for the majority of Muslims who are not Arab but […]

If you’re a devoted Friday Links reader, you might have noticed that the two Adn Kronos International (AKI) stories from last Friday used the exact same stock photo (pictured below) of Muslim women to accompany their stories. “Well,” you think to yourself, “maybe the stories were similar. Like from the same part of the world […]

Ammar from Little Mosque on the Prairie said “Muslims around the world are known for their sense of humour.” Unfortunately the sarcasm of this comment escapes no one because, in fact, Muslims are not known for their sense of humour. Quite the opposite. However, recent years have seen efforts to change this image. Muslim comedians […]

I recently came upon the film Daughters of Afghanistan in my local library. I wasn’t sure of what to expect, but upon watching it I was pleasantly surprised. The 2004 documentary is a refreshingly clear look at the lives of Afghan women following the fall of the Taliban after the 2001 American invasion. Canadian journalist […]

This is going to be a quick post, because I’m still sick, it’s the first week of school so I have a lot of other things on my mind, and I’m defending my piece of crap thesis in three weeks and am freaking out about it. Because of all this, I’m having a hard time […]

MMW thanks Carmen for the tip! The Shameless blog recently covered The Burka Band, a group of Afghan women who sing punky songs about the burqa. There are some pretty funny and poignant lines. And it’s a catchy beat! Here’s their song/video. Discuss.