Salam alaikum, readers! I hope your eid was wonderful. It’s that time of year again! The Seventh Annual Brass Crescent Award nominations are open! Last year, you voted us Best Women’s Blog (for which we felt really special). Feel like nominating us for Best Women’s Blog again? Or Best Group Blog? Head on over and […]

Salam alaikum and eid mobarak, readers! Image by Khaloodies, via DeviantART.

Salam alaikum, readers! Today is Muslimah Media Watch’s third anniversary! On this day, waaaay back in 2007, we first appeared in the blogosphere! On our third anniversary, we’ve got something new for you: you’ll notice there is now a “Like” button for Facebook and a sharing button for Twitter at the bottom of each of […]

Salam alaikum, readers! We’d like to wish all of you a blessed and peaceful Ramadan! Image by El Agizy In Design, via SOME Contrast.

Salam, everyone! My name is Sara, and I’m a recent graduate of The University of Texas at Austin. My family is of Indian descent, but my parents and grandparents all lived and grew up largely in East Africa, and I was born in Toronto, Canada. I lived in the Ivory Coast for a few years […]

Asalaamu Alaykum everyone! My name is Diana and I will be joining the lovely ladies of MMW. I have been following MMW for some time now and I am amazed at what a wonderful job everyone has done so far. It is truly a blessing to join a group of women with such talent and […]

So I guess I’m the newbie to MMW, and I’m really, really excited about it! I guess you can tell by the title that this is my first post. I’m looking forward to sharing my critique and analysis on Muslim women in the media, and I hope you, as readers, will be interested in whatever […]

Salam alaikum, readers! I’m traveling this week, and so I didn’t have any time to put together my usual Friday Links. I thought I would share one link with you, however. I spoke with Voice of America about stereotypes of Muslim women in Western media. I hope you enjoy it! Since this week saw International […]

Hi, all. I am Tasnim, a new contributor. I have been a guest contributor a couple of times, and an avid reader since I first discovered MMW, so I am looking forward to writing as a member of the team. As I live in Sweden, I hope to focus mainly on Islam and the representation […]

Editor’s Note: Salam waleykum, readers! I’m traveling this week, and haven’t had much access to internet (you’ve probably noticed if you’ve tried to submit a comment…), so I haven’t been able to put together a Friday Links this week. But instead, I’ll leave you with a new face at MMW to get to know! Until […]