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Famous, female, and divorced? That’s hot!


Posted by alicia on 16 Apr 2009 / 0 Comments
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If you think that divorce brings shame and stigma squarely upon women only in conservative societies, think again. Because according to a ”news” report published in the Malaysian tabloid, Metro Ahad, celebrity divorcees are apparently the hottest thing on the market at the moment. I usually read the stuff on local tabloids with a pinch […]

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The “Limit of Tolerance” of a white, privileged, non-Muslim man


Posted by faith on 14 Apr 2009 / 0 Comments
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I wrote a post last week on the flogging that took place in Pakistan’s Swat Valley and my thoughts on the video. This week, Randy Cohen, a columnist for The New York Times, wrote a piece on the ethics of what took place in Pakistan, as well as the recent law proposed in Afghanistan. While […]

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My Little Pony (is Islam-Approved)


Posted by yusra on 14 Apr 2009 / 0 Comments
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I’m not a dog person, or a cat person, or a pet person. But I love horses, so naturally I perked up when I saw a headline about a blind Muslim woman who uses one as a guide.  Then I realized the headline specified, “Muslim woman”, and my wandering mind came back from my daydream […]

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“Just look at our women!” Or, how to use female bodies to prove your point


Posted by Krista Riley on 07 Apr 2009 / 0 Comments
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Check out Muslim Lookout for an expanded version of this post. Be prepared for some major eye-rolling in this article from the Calgary Herald.  In it, Mahfooz Kanwar praises Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (see here for why this is a bad idea), and berates Canadians that he perceives as not having “assimilated” enough. I […]

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The Hole Story: Sexual Abuse in a “Strict Muslim” Household


Posted by ethar on 02 Apr 2009 / 0 Comments
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“Sexual Abuse in Islamic Society” is the title of a recently published BBC article.* Right away, I knew it wasn’t going to be a good story (and by “good”, I mean objective, balanced, etc.). “Islamic society,” says the title, not an Islamic society, whatever that is. There is so much wrong with this BBC story […]

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Hard Times in Gaza: the BBC looks at Domestic Violence in Gaza Strip


Posted by faith on 01 Apr 2009 / 0 Comments
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Krista recently did an analysis of a BBC profile of Egyptian women’s participation in mosques and saw the BBC profile as an example of how to cover Muslim women. The BBC has done another profile, this time of Gazan women dealing with domestic violence. I think the BBC has once again demonstrated how to cover […]

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Oppressed and Downtrodden: The New York Times Profiles Abused Afghan Women


Posted by faith on 25 Mar 2009 / 0 Comments
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Covering Afghan women must be an especially hard task for many Western journalists. I say this because every piece I have read about Afghan women makes them seem like they are some of the most oppressed women in the world, with little to no hope for happiness, sans intervention by a Western savior or “Western” […]

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From Bikinis to Hijabs: Using Psychology to Your Advantage


Posted by sobia on 24 Mar 2009 / 0 Comments
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My eyebrows raised when I read this article on IslamOnline. The article, entitled Study: Men Objectify Scantily Clad Women, used a current study conducted by well-known Princeton psychologist, Dr. Susan Fiske, to promote modest clothing. I am familiar with Dr. Fiske’s work, and I couldn’t help but question whether IslamOnline was misrepresenting the study in […]

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Pimp My Daughter: Iraqi Women and Prostitution


Posted by yusra on 23 Mar 2009 / 0 Comments
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I saw the movie Taken with my friend and her husband the other day and walked out of the theater feeling scared. It’s not a horror movie; the plot focuses on the sex trafficking of young women. The buyers are rich Arab men, of course. I wanted to be angry with the filmmakers for portraying […]

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The Ideal Egyptian Woman, According to CityStars Mall


Posted by ethar on 19 Mar 2009 / 0 Comments
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For those who don’t know, CityStars mall in Cairo was the biggest mall in the Middle East until it was surpassed by Dubai Mall in November 2008. Nevertheless, it’s still a huge mall, with (according to their website) over 550 stores, 6,000 parking spaces, three hotels, two indoor theme parks, and a 21-screen cinema complex. Over […]

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