Muslim Girl magazine has been out for about a year and half and has been profiled previously on MMW. On Monday, CBC radio show, Sounds Like Canada, interviewed Ausma Khan, founder and editor-in-chief of Muslim Girl. Interviewed by host Amanda Putz, Khan talked about the magazine as well as herself and her own experiences. Putz […]

A few days ago, I caught an Intelligence Squared U.S. debate on the radio. The series evaluates a claim through Oxford-style debate. The resolution was “Islam is dominated by radicals.” The wording of the issue is flawed, as participant Reza Aslan (against) pointed out in his opening speech, and the supporting team’s attempts to clarify […]

Hip hop was created in the ’70s as a means for disillusioned Black and Latino youth to express their grievances and anger at the racism and neglect of the system. Today, although not always used for those political purposes, there does remain a strong segment of the hip hop population which uses this form of […]

Last Wednesday, the BBC’s World Service radio program World Have Your Say discussed the topic, “Do Muslims treat women badly?” in light of the recent report from Human Rights Watch on the status of Saudi Arabian women. Peter van Dyk from the show graciously invited me to speak on the program; however, due to scheduling […]

MMW thanks Jehanzeb for the tip! Meet Deeyah, (real name Deepika) a Pakistani-Norwegian R&B/rock/pop diva who’s been on the music scene for a few years now. Trained in classical South Asian singing, known for her voice and her work to better the lives of women, her talent has been overshadowed by dark controversy along the […]

Although still a male-dominated realm, women have been an important part of the hip hop world both as artists and consumers. Anaya McMurray, in her journal article* Hotep and Hip-Hop: Can Black Muslim Women Be Down with Hip-Hop? explores the relation of Black Muslim women to hip hop music and asks the question, “Can Black […]

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.

MMW thanks Salma for the tip! Just like Qur’an recitation, devotional music is often designated the realm of men. Women’s voices are often thought to be too erotic to sing or perform religious content — they sway men to sinful thoughts when they should be focusing on God. But some women have broken from behind […]

Last Friday, BlogTalkRadio’s The American Muslim presented a special program about Muslim women, specifically in the context of life for Muslims in the United States. Saleema Abdul-Ghafur, author of Living Islam Out Loud: American Muslim Women Speak, guest stars. Check it out. It’s a great interview, despite a somewhat comical technical difficulty an hour into […]

When the topic of Islam comes up, Muslim women are rarely the voice for discussion. With women pointed out as victims or relevant to only issues of dress, men’s voices dominate the conversation. The radio program Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippet provides a happy exception to this trend. Tippet’s show features discussions on a […]