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Posted by samya on 29 Jul 2016 / 1 Comment
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Amid all the violence happening in Iraq, a workshop at a Californian University aims at building a working group consisting of women within the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education to increase the number of women in leadership roles in Iraqi universities. Egypt’s National Council for Women launched last month a media campaign under the slogan […]

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Satisfying a Man’s “Needs”: Enhancements and Halal Sex


Posted by eren on 28 Jul 2016 / 0 Comments
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Over the past few years MMW has often covered issues of sexuality and women’s pleasure, particularly because the ways in which Muslim female sexuality and pleasure are framed not only in the media, but also among Muslims themselves, tend to be quite problematic. Muslim women’s sexuality has made it to the headlines on a number […]

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No Swimming Lessons: No Passport!


Posted by nicole on 27 Jul 2016 / 0 Comments
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Four years ago, I wrote about some school girls who refused to take communal swimming lessons in the Swiss city of Basel.  As a recap, from my previous article: In Basel, the families of five Muslim girls in elementary school were fined upon appeal to the Swiss Supreme Court for refusing that their daughters take […]

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Culture/Society

On Qandeel Baloch, the Feminist


Posted by sobia on 26 Jul 2016 / 0 Comments
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As many of you know by now, tragically, Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch was recently murdered by her brother. Inna lillahi wa inna illaihi rajaioon (to God we belong and to God we return). I hadn’t followed her but I had known of her. Even without following her I knew she was a big […]

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Burkini Bans: Revealing or Covering Should Be a Woman’s Choice


Posted by Shereen Malherbe on 25 Jul 2016 / 1 Comment
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Swimwear is often a contentious is­sue with women around the world and with summer upon us in the northern hemisphere, this year is no exception. From body consciousness to practicality, what swimwear you buy for the summer season can often be a difficult decision. But at least what to buy and wear remains your choice. […]

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Friday Links

Friday Links


Posted by samya on 22 Jul 2016 / 0 Comments
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Saudi Arabia announced it will be sending four female athletes to Rio Olympics. It follows separate release about male squad amid ongoing sensitivity about the issue in the Gulf kingdom. Indian Muslim women defy tradition and men to be judges. The year-long program aims to produce a steady stream of female “Qadis” across India. She […]

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I don’t feel like going all out for Eid, and that’s OK.


Posted by syahirah on 20 Jul 2016 / 0 Comments
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When I was young, Eid was all about the new clothes, small gifts of money and eating cookies. ‘Suffering’ through the days of fasting, staying up late the night before Eid, eating breakfast together as a family and getting ready to visit relatives early in the morning. As a young adult, I discovered the beauty […]

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Friday Links

Friday Links


Posted by samya on 15 Jul 2016 / 0 Comments
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Photography Project Lets Young Afghan Girls Share Their View of the World. Most of these students have never held a camera. When Islamic State stormed her town, Layla Mohammed fled, but she is now back and determined to rebuild against the odds. Mohammed is breaking boundaries in Syrian town freed from Islamic State. In a […]

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Recognition Matters: Schools Named in Honour of Muslim Women


Posted by seema on 12 Jul 2016 / 0 Comments
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I remember once when I was in third grade, I was assigned a worksheet to familiarize myself with the structure of an atlas. I found pages of maps of the world. Much like anyone else does when they stumble upon a map, I automatically looked for the city of Atlanta, where I lived and called […]

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Ramadan 2016

A House Divided on Eid


Posted by Fatin Marini on 11 Jul 2016 / 1 Comment
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Muslims are no strangers to division. There are disagreements over culture, sects, schools of thought, dress. It’s no secret that we can’t agree on much of anything. And Ramadan and Eid are no exception. Because Ramadan follows the lunar calendar, it changes every year. Muslims are supposed to look to the sky for the new […]

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