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Life Lost: the Tragic Case of Sahar Daftary


Posted by sobia on 30 Dec 2008 / 0 Comments
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On December 20th, 23-year-old model Sahar Daftary died as a result of a fall from the 12th story of an apartment building in Greater Manchester (inna lillahi wa inna illaihi raji’un). May Allah have mercy on her soul. The death of this former Face of Asia has spurred many speculations in British media as to […]

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How to Use a Murder Victim: The Exploitation of the Aqsa Parvez Tragedy


Posted by sobia on 18 Nov 2008 / 0 Comments
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A recent Toronto Life magazine article regarding Toronto teenager Aqsa Parvez’s murder, entitled Girl, Interrupted, has sparked outrage in many circles in Toronto and beyond. And for very good reason. Journalist Mary Rogan has simply perpetuated stereotypes about Muslims, South Asian culture, and immigrant communities. The disrespectful treatment begins with the front cover, where you […]

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Truth or Scare: Raheel Raza’s Fear Mongering


Posted by sobia on 11 Nov 2008 / 0 Comments
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She’s at it again. No too long ago Krista covered Raheel Raza’s critique of a supposed Islamist* threat in Canada. Well, Raza’s published another piece, but this time in the right-wing American Thinker. And this time her claims have become even more questionable, and to be honest a little ludicrous. Now it seems Raza, through […]

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Stand Up WITH Muslim Women, Johann


Posted by sobia on 28 Oct 2008 / 0 Comments
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Muslimah Media Watch thanks Thabet for the tip. In Thursday, October 23rd’s edition of The Independent, journalist Johann Hari asked the question “Dare we stand up for Muslim women?” Hari (pictured below right), a young British journalist with left leanings and who has defended Muslims against the fear mongering of Canadian right-wing writer Mark Steyn, […]

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Muslimahs at the Beijing Olympics


Posted by sobia on 14 Aug 2008 / 0 Comments
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MMW thanks HijabStyle for the links! With the Olympics in full swing, I thought I’d take a quick peek at the way in which media was presenting the participation Muslim women, if they were at all. Initially, while watching the opening ceremony, I heard tidbits of references to the women competitors from Muslim countries such […]

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A Real Tragedy


Posted by sobia on 13 Dec 2007 / 0 Comments
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This past week the death of Pakistani-Canadian teen, Aqsa Parvez, has been in the news in Canada. This terrible tragedy has made headlines because of the nature of her death – she was strangled to death by her own father in their Mississauga, Ontario home. Before I say anymore I would like to pray that […]

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