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Using Laila ElBaradei as a Clear Smear


Posted by diana on 14 Sep 2010 / 0 Comments
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Egypt is gearing up for its presidential elections next year. As campaigns are off to a head start, so too is the mudslinging. The latest smear campaign is targeted at opposition leader and potential presidential candidate, Mohamed ElBaradei. However, instead of maligning ElBaradei himself, the smear campaign dishes out its unscrupulous attack on Laila ElBaradei, […]

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Not Such a Small World, After All: Disney’s Latest Discrimination


Posted by sarahaji on 09 Sep 2010 / 0 Comments
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In the latest hijab shake-down, Imane Boudlal was taken off the schedule as a hostess at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel because she insisted upon her right to wear hijab to work. Boudlal, a Moroccan-born Muslim woman, already wore the hijab at home, but said that she learned of her Constitutional right to wear it to […]

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The New Pornographers: Operation Iraqi Freedom?


Posted by eren on 30 Aug 2010 / 0 Comments
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Few people would agree that pornography has hardly been an indicator of freedom or political stability. Some more would also agree that it is not a universal symbol of advancement or female empowerment. Nonetheless, this week Tarek El-Tablawy, an Associated Press writer, affirmed that pornography availability mirrors Iraq’s improvements in security and politics. More surprising, […]

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“Report from a Pashtun Teen” in the New York Times


Posted by azra on 25 Aug 2010 / 0 Comments
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After reading Nicholas Kristof and Sheryll WuDunn’s Half the Sky earlier this year, I began to frequent Kristof’s blog at the New York Times website, “On the Ground.”  While I found parts of his book lacking in portraying some of the women’s own voices (there are places where women from the developing world are portrayed […]

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Will the Real ‘Carrie Bradshaw of the Middle East’ Please Come Forward?


Posted by Guest Contributor on 24 Aug 2010 / 0 Comments
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This post was written by M. Lynx Qualey and originally appeared on her blog Arab Literature (in English). Last Friday, the Independent reported that poet Joumana Haddad has been called the “Carrie Bradshaw of Beirut.” Yesterday, National Public Radio said that Ghada Abdel-Aal, blogger and author of Ayza Atgowaz (now a Ramadan TV series), is […]

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The Wardrobe Wars: Bikinis and Garbage Bags


Posted by sana on 17 Aug 2010 / 0 Comments
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About a week ago, a British woman in a Dubai shopping mall, allegedly wearing a shirt which seemed to reveal too much in relation to boobage and leggage, was scolded by a passing Emirati woman who felt the Brit’s clothing violated the modesty dress code put up by mall authorities in respect of the country’s Islamic identity and ethos (which, fortunately, do not effect the emirate’s use of slave labour for its self-glorification).

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Playing the Victim: Media Coverage of Marwa el-Sherbini


Posted by Guest Contributor on 27 Jul 2010 / 0 Comments
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This was written by Beverly M. Weber for Muslimah Media Watch. “She became a victim of Islamophobia and xenophobia.  She responded with dignity and exemplary civil courage.” – Plaque in memorial to Marwa el-Sherbini, located in the foyer of the Saxony Provincial Court The murder of Marwa el-Sherbini in July 2009 sparked an intense, long-overdue […]

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What Not to Write: More on Bad Veil Headlines


Posted by Krista Riley on 22 Jul 2010 / 0 Comments
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Noorain Khan’s piece on bad burqa puns, which MMW reposted yesterday, came as I have been coincidentally trying to pull together an explanation of exactly what is wrong with headlines that use these puns.  (For those unfamiliar with the structure, here’s an easy formula:  “behind/beneath/under/beyond” +”the” + “veil/hijab/burqa/niqab.) Read her piece first for a great list […]

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Your Complete Guide To Bad Burqa Puns


Posted by Guest Contributor on 21 Jul 2010 / 0 Comments
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This post was written by Noorain Khan, and originally published at Jezebel. Every time news about another hijab/niqab/burqa ban hits the press, editors rejoice: this is their chance to coin THE ultimate veil pun. Problem is, there’s simply no such thing as a good veil pun. Plays on words that seemed clever in 1996 (or […]

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Coverage of “Fashionable” Muslim Women Cramps Our Style


Posted by diana on 19 Jul 2010 / 0 Comments
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While the front pages of newspapers feature Muslim women in flowing black abayas, burqas, and chadors, the often thrown-aside life and style sections are offering a very different picture of Muslim women: stylish! “Hijabistas,” trendy up-and-coming Muslim designers (predominantly from the U.K.), and fashion-forward hijabis are appearing on the covers of fashion and entertainment sections […]

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