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The New Music Makers: European Muslim Women


Posted by yusra on 17 Jun 2010 / 0 Comments
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Europe’s controversial stance and inflammatory language surrounding the burqa puts Muslim women, veiled or not, in a tight spot. Instead of donning a low profile, some Muslim women are turning to music to speak their minds. European Muslimahs are defying stereotypes by promoting their art and pushing themselves front and center. Take Diam’s, a French […]

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Rima Fakih and the Issue of Muslim Heritage


Posted by Guest Contributor on 16 Jun 2010 / 0 Comments
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This post was written by Margari Aziza Hill and originally published at her website. It’s taken me a while to make a statement on the Rima Fakih’s win. Out of the many reasons why, the one that stands out the most is that American Muslims tend to condemn non-practicing Muslims. Although the numbers of practicing […]

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Book Review: Isobel Coleman’s Paradise Beneath Her Feet


Posted by azra on 15 Jun 2010 / 0 Comments
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Isobel Coleman’s recently-released Paradise Beneath Her Feet: How Women are Transforming the Middle East presents a case-study of sorts, highlighting the work of Muslim women who are engaged in combating patriarchal culture as a means to change societal norms and achieve empowerment. A large part of Coleman’s argument emphasizes the role of Islamic Feminism, where […]

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“Really Dutch:” On Consumerism and National Identity


Posted by diana on 14 Jun 2010 / 0 Comments
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Al Nisa (Arabic for “the women”), a Muslim woman’s organization based out of the Netherlands, has found a new and eye-catching way to combat misconceptions about Muslim women in the Netherlands. In early May they launched their campaign titled, “Really Dutch.” This poster campaign features Muslim women, pictured wearing a headscarf, doing things which are […]

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G. Willow Wilson: On Women, the Media, and Islam


Posted by azra on 11 Jun 2010 / 0 Comments
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Editor’s Note: Readers, since this has been a busy week of travel for me, I haven’t been able to put together a regular Friday links. But we’ve got a treat for you! Enjoy Raaz’s interview with G. Willow Wilson! In The Butterfly Mosque, G. Willow Wilson presents her own personal experience of her conversion to […]

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The Women of Indonesia’s Film Religi: Part II


Posted by alicia on 10 Jun 2010 / 0 Comments
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Yesterday, we examined “the convert” and “the reformer,” two types of female characters in film religi. Today, we’ll examine three more: The ideal Who: Aisha, the niqabi with beautiful eyes in Ayat-ayat cinta (2008) and Anna Althafunnisa, the studious Al-Azhar graduate in Ketika cinta bertasbih (When love is an act of devotion, 2009). In most […]

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The Women of Indonesia’s Film Religi: Part I


Posted by alicia on 09 Jun 2010 / 0 Comments
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Film religi is an Indonesian cultural phenomenon quite unlike any other in Southeast Asia. It is a film genre that is focused on religion (mainly Islam) and its attendant hot issues like polygamy, deviant prophets, interfaith relations, and global ‘terrorism’. Riding on the popularity of the hugely successful Ayat-ayat Cinta (Verses of Love, 2008), a […]

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Ufone Commercials: the Positives and Negatives


Posted by sobia on 08 Jun 2010 / 0 Comments
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While wasting time on YouTube, I recently came across a series of Pakistani commercials for the phone service Ufone. I tend to roll my eyes at the attempts of companies to get people’s money, but with Pakistani commercials it’s different.  Watching Pakistani commercials remind me of the winter evenings I’ve spent in Pakistan, cuddled under […]

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Rowdy Saudis: MTV’s “Resist the Power: Saudi Arabia”


Posted by diana on 07 Jun 2010 / 0 Comments
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As part of the True Life series, MTV recently aired an episode titled, “Resist the Power! Saudi Arabia,” in which the lives of several young Saudis were filmed. The show documents a handful of struggles experienced by Saudi Arabia’s large youth population. Among them, the show follows a young man named Ahmad in his fight […]

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Friday Links — June 4, 2010


Posted by fatemeh on 04 Jun 2010 / 0 Comments
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A Belgian court rules a company can fire woman for wearing headscarf. Bahrain hosts the region’s first sex shop. The Star profiles Huwaida Osman as she works to bridge gaps between Somali and Canadian societies. Arab News reports that Saudi society is to the blame for the country’s high female unemployment. Five female news presenters […]

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