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“Alice in Arabia” Sounds Like a New Drama That’s Going to Tell the Same Mind-Numbing Story


Posted by sarayasin on 20 Mar 2014 / 0 Comments
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Cross-posted from Tumblr. We don’t know much about ABC Family’s new drama, “Alice in Arabia”, but I already have a feeling that it’s going to be pretty terrible. The network, which targets a younger crowd, has ordered three drama pilots, and one of them follows the story of a “rebellious American teenage girl who, after tragedy […]

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The Tiger Hunter: Interview with Filmmaker Lena Khan


Posted by sarayasin on 31 Jan 2013 / 0 Comments
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Let’s face it: there has been many a cringeworthy attempt at capturing the funny side of being a Muslim in the West. Apart from the brilliant 2010 film Four Lions, I always struggle to think of Muslim-themed comedies that actually make me smile. I was pleased to hear about Lena Khan’s project – The  Tiger […]

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This is why you’re single, Muslim ladies


Posted by sarayasin on 03 Nov 2012 / 2 Comments
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Listen Muslim ladies, it’s the slow-jam Imam — and it’s time that we have a heart-to-heart. [Obligatory soundtrack] If you’re wondering why you haven’t had any success at masjid mixers, or you’re cursing that seemingly wasted subscription at Naseeb, I’ve got some answers for you. Chances are that you fall into one of these categories […]

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Riding in Cars with Satan


Posted by sarayasin on 07 Dec 2011 / 0 Comments
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2001: Driver’s Education on a warm spring day. Despite years of riding in cars, I felt the tremors of Western decadence between my legs once I sat behind the wheel. My hijab felt a little looser, and I was overwhelmed with so many haraam thoughts that I could not hear a word that my driving […]

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Jezebel and the Broken Jihad Record


Posted by sarayasin on 28 Nov 2011 / 0 Comments
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Following the lead of the always reliable Daily Mail, Jezebel recently published a post declaring how awful it is to call your child “Jihad,” suggesting that this is tantamount to naming a child “Hitler.” Cassie Murdoch starts by drawing a parallel to the story of a New Jersey couple that named two of their children […]

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Smearing Farha Ahmed


Posted by sarayasin on 02 Aug 2011 / 0 Comments
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In June, a small business lawyer and politician named Farha Ahmed was in a run-off election against Harish Jajoo for a city council seat in Sugar Land, Texas. In the final hours of the election, an anonymous mailer was sent around the town proclaiming that Ahmed is connected to Al-Qaeda. The “concerned citizen” links her […]

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A Conversation on the Speaking in God’s Name Conference, Part II


Posted by sarayasin on 14 Jun 2011 / 0 Comments
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Yesterday, we began a roundtable discussion with women who attended “Speaking in God’s name: Re-examining Gender in Islam”in London. Today, we’ll finish the conversation with Eleanor Kilory of Women Living Under Muslim Laws, Word Play of Word Play Blog, Basma Al Mutlaq of Saudi Amber, and Faeeza Vaid of Muslim Women’s Network UK. Sara: One […]

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A Conversation on the Speaking in God’s Name Conference, Part I


Posted by sarayasin on 13 Jun 2011 / 0 Comments
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Last weekend, I attended a conference entitled “Speaking in God’s name: Re-examining Gender in Islam”in London. Organized by Inspire, a Muslim women’s consultancy that aims to inspire and empower Muslim women. The purpose of the conference was to have a conversation about re-negotiating how we understand gender in Islam. The conference featured some big names, […]

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A Gay Girl in Damascus Tells It Like It Is


Posted by sarayasin on 31 May 2011 / 0 Comments
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Amina Abdullah is being celebrated as the unlikely voice of Syria’s revolution. She is a 35-year-old Syrian-American woman living in Damascus. On her blog, she writes candidly about her life as a lesbian in Syria. She garnered international attention after a post describing how her father was in an altercation with the state police. Abdullah’s […]

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Bin Laden’s Wife and the Stereotyping of Muslim Women


Posted by sarayasin on 16 May 2011 / 0 Comments
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This was originally published at The Guardian’s Comment is free. Women played an interesting role in the account of the final hours of Osama Bin Laden’s life. Three wives, as well as nine of his children, lived in the compound where he was killed, along with the families of two Pakistani brothers. Initially, it was […]

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