Since 1971, the year of Pakistan’s partition, not a single film about Hindus has been made in Pakistan. But now it has and it’s getting a great deal of international attention, including being shown at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. The director, Mehreen Jabber, (pictured on the right) daughter of a Pakistani filmmaker, is someone […]

As salaamu ‘alaikum and hello to all! I’m Faith and I’m one of the newest members of the MMW team. I’m thrilled to be here. Like Krista, I tend to overanalyse just about everything. So this is the perfect place for me. In addition to MMW, I also write on two other blogs: The Tales […]

Hello and assalaamu alaikum MMW readers! My name is Krista and I’m just getting started as a MMW blogger. I’m excited to join the team of writers, especially since I tend to overanalyse all of these topics anyway. I live in Vancouver (on unceded Coast Salish territory) and finished my undergrad degree in Women’s and […]

The sophisticated and flirtatious Begum Nawazish Ali has been on Pakistani airwaves for a few years now. With people tuning in to watch her grill, joke around, and shamelessly flirt with her guests who include celebrities and politicians, her talk shows have been huge hits. (This shameless flirting demonstrated as she asks Bollywood star John […]

Yesterday, we included a link to a news story describing bombing attacks in crowded Baghdad markets, carried out by two women. The death toll from these attacks has risen to 100. Several news outlets have revealed that these two women were mentally disabled and their explosives were detonated by remote control. May Allah guide us.

By now it seems there is no one who has not heard of Facebook. This ‘social utility’ as they call it has become so popular that people of all backgrounds are taking part, creating their profiles, adding lots and lots of friends, and joining various groups with others of similar interests. To me joining groups […]

Muslimah Media Watch wishes all of its readers a happy Eid al-Adha!

Salaam waleykum, dear readers! It’s looking like a good week for us, alhamdulillah! Muslimah Media Watch earned an Honorable Mention at the fourth annual Brass Crescent Awards! We’d like to thank all of our readers, who provide us with new viewpoints and great comments, and we’d like to thank all those who voted for us! […]

This past week the death of Pakistani-Canadian teen, Aqsa Parvez, has been in the news in Canada. This terrible tragedy has made headlines because of the nature of her death – she was strangled to death by her own father in their Mississauga, Ontario home. Before I say anymore I would like to pray that […]

We made it, alhamdulillah! We’re finalists for the fourth annual Brass Crescent Awards! (jumping up and down excitedly) Muslimah Media Watch would like to thank our readers for helping us get this far, and for all of the support and feedback you’ve offered us! We’d also like to encourage you to vote here! The polls […]