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Halal TV: Before and After


Posted by Guest Contributor on 17 Nov 2008 / 0 Comments
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These articles were written by Tasnim and was originally published at epiphanies. For another perspective on Halal TV, check out Ethar’s analysis here. Critical Storm before the program begins–Halal TV: “Critical storm before the program begins” the headline reads, and that, it seems to me, is exactly what happens whenever a head-scarf wearing Muslim woman […]

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The price women leaders pay


Posted by Guest Contributor on 14 Nov 2008 / 0 Comments
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Salam waleykum, readers! Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to put together Friday Links for this week because I’ve been traveling and have some serious jet lag. But here’s a great article instead! Try not to be too disappointed, mkay? Friday Links should return next Friday, enshallah. This was written by Bina D’Costa and originally appeared […]

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Saudi women bridge the gender gap


Posted by muslimahmediawatch on 11 Nov 2008 / 0 Comments
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A U.A.E.-based newspaper, The National, published a story yesterday about increasing numbers of Saudi women entering the workplace (read here). While this isn’t the first story written about Saudi women in the workforce, it is one of the best written ones I’ve seen. There is no presumption of Western superiority in regards to women in […]

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The Struggle to Wear Hijab on Egyptian TV


Posted by muslimahmediawatch on 05 Nov 2008 / 0 Comments
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Ghada El-Tawil (pictured below) is an Egyptian anchorwoman who just recently returned to television. Six years ago, she was pulled from television after she began wearing a headscarf. The BBC has published a new story about El-Tawil in which she discusses her legal battle, why she wears hijab, and the struggles for Egyptian hijabis in […]

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Islamic Feminism Around the World


Posted by muslimahmediawatch on 04 Nov 2008 / 0 Comments
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As an academic, I must admit I enjoy conferences. Alright, not all conferences nor everything about them, but I do enjoy the prospect of learning new things, expanding my mind, and meeting new people. Last week saw two conferences on and for Muslim women. One was held in Barcelona, Spain, and the other in New […]

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Equal-opportunity domestic violence?


Posted by muslimahmediawatch on 03 Nov 2008 / 0 Comments
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Like last week’s article on Britain’s apparent condemnation of the entire system of Islamic law, it was the ridiculous headline of this article that got me first. “Al-Azhar backs women’s right to beat husbands“? Hardly. Scholars from al-Azhar University in Cairo have affirmed that a woman who is being abused has a right to fight […]

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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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Mixing up the message on Islamic law


Posted by Krista Riley on 27 Oct 2008 / 0 Comments
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You know that game called “broken telephone” (it goes by other names too, I think), where one person whispers a message in someone’s ear, who whispers it to someone else, and so on, and by the time it reaches the last person, it gets a bit warped? That’s probably a pretty good analogy for what […]

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Harassment = Jail Time!


Posted by muslimahmediawatch on 23 Oct 2008 / 0 Comments
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Egyptian women have something to celebrate: yesterday the first man in Egyptian history was sentenced to jail for sexual harassment. And not just any sentence: three years in jail with hard labor in addition to an LE 5,001 fine (approximately $1,000). An unexpected, but very welcome sentence. 27-year-old filmmaker Noha Rushdie Saleh was groped last […]

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NPR gives us an Orientalist romance


Posted by muslimahmediawatch on 22 Oct 2008 / 0 Comments
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When I started to read a recent NPR story about an Iraqi woman married to an American sergeant, I had to double check to make sure that I was actually reading a news story and not a piece of Orientalist fiction. “From The Iraq War, A Troubled Romance In America” is filled with so many […]

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