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The Guardian’s First Lady Faux Pas


Posted by faith on 07 May 2009 / 0 Comments
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During an election campaign, we often get articles focusing on the wives of male candidates. It is never surprising when there are an abundance of articles on how they dress and how much they support their husbands. The Guardian’s recently published piece focusing on Zahra Rahnavard does not differ much from this norm. However, the […]

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A Marriage made in Parliament: South Africa’s Muslim Personal Law Bill, Part 2


Posted by safiyyah on 06 May 2009 / 0 Comments
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This is part two of our series on Muslim Personal Law in South Africa. Today, we will analyze media coverage of the bill. Check out part one here. Several mainstream newspapers across South Africa have been reporting on the MPL matter. How have Muslim women been portrayed in these articles? The Cape Argus article, for […]

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A Marriage made in Parliament: South Africa’s Muslim Personal Law Bill, Part 1


Posted by safiyyah on 05 May 2009 / 0 Comments
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This is the first of a two-series post on South Africa’s Muslim Personal Law bill. Today’s post will cover the history of the bill. The issue of Muslim Personal Law (MPL) in South Africa, which has been under scrutiny in the media recently, is a contentious one, with a volatile history that spans over two […]

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One Muslim Woman’s Perspective on Violence


Posted by Krista Riley on 04 May 2009 / 0 Comments
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Shahina Siddiqui’s article “True Muslim society protects women,” published this past weekend in the Winnipeg Free Press, presents one woman’s response to some of the sexism and misogyny within Muslim communities that has been in the media recently. Siddiqui condemns the murder of an Afghan women’s rights activist, the flogging of a young women in […]

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Delara Darabi has been executed–UPDATED


Posted by fatemeh on 01 May 2009 / 0 Comments
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Salam waleykum, readers. It’s with a heavy heart that I spread the word about Delara Darabi’s execution. She was executed today, on May 1st, according to news reports. There isn’t a lot out there, but here’s a linkup of all the news stories at this time: Amnesty International Stop Child Executions Save Delara Blog There […]

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Score One for the BBC!


Posted by faith on 29 Apr 2009 / 0 Comments
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A couple of weeks of ago, the BBC featured a story on Kurdish women football teams. Two weeks later, the story is still on the front page of the Middle East section of the BBC News’s website. I kept flirting with the whether or not to cover the story, but since it covers two issues […]

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Sexy Things: Women or Lingerie?


Posted by Krista Riley on 28 Apr 2009 / 0 Comments
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You know things are sad in the world of news about Muslimahs when “Muslim women value sexy” seems like not a bad headline.  After all, it’s a nice change from “Muslim women are oppressed,” “Muslim women are passive objects and could not possibly have any personality” and “Muslim women need the West to rescue them.” […]

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Unfair Play: Doha Conference Sheds Light on Biased Images of Muslim Women in Western Media


Posted by faith on 23 Apr 2009 / 0 Comments
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This week in Doha, Qatar, the “East and West — Women in Media’s Eye” conference took place in Education City. The Peninsula and The Gulf Times both had pieces on the event. However, I was hard pressed to find any articles about the conference in any Western based, English language media outlet. Insha’Allah (God willing), […]

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Canada’s Military and Afghan Women: A Follow-Up


Posted by Krista Riley on 21 Apr 2009 / 0 Comments
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This piece is also posted at Muslim Lookout. I know I just talked about this last week, but all these questions about Canada’s involvement with the rights of Afghan women have remained a major news story, so I thought it was worth doing a follow-up.  There are still quite a few articles out there about […]

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Mugshot VS Murder: the Media’s Angle on Bhia Hadid’s Murder


Posted by safiyyah on 20 Apr 2009 / 0 Comments
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A two year old girl, Bhia Hadid, has been killed. The police have arrested and charged her aunt for the murder. Which of these things is more noteworthy? The Southtown Star and various other newspapers across Chicago and the U.S carried articles about the case which posits that the latter is more important: the accused, Nour […]

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