Here’s a really good review of The Kingdom. I’m not surprised by anything in the review, but I am curious about how Muslim women are portrayed in the film; I remember seeing a sloppily-placed cut of a Saudi niqabi somewhere in the commercial trailer. Has anyone wasted any money on this film? If you did, […]

Here are some links for 10/05/07: Sisters are doin’ it for themselves: some Muslim moms open a law firm. What’s new in Gulf abaya fashion. Didn’t we tell you? Colleges look at Muslim women’s memoirs that reinforce Western stereotypes. Two plays about Muslim women come to the U.S. The Veiled Monologues and Is.Man: two different […]

So the new season of Little Mosque on the Prairie began in Canada tonight on CBC and as a Canadian Muslim I felt I should watch. Also, as someone who watched every episode last season I felt the need to catch the first episode of the second season. It began quite funny. I was very […]

Everybody’s jumping on the “Ban Hejab” bandwagon these days. For Germany and Canada, it’s done in the name of secular society and “equality.” For Turkey and Tajikistan, it’s done in the name of secularism, too, but also as a distinct agenda to curtail religious influence in popular opinion and government. The idea of banning hejab […]

So I just barely got around to watching CNN’S God’s Warriors. I know it’s old news. In fact, I found some interesting analysis here. But I still said to myself, “This would be great for my blog!” This might give you an idea of how short on material I’ve been lately. Anyway, I pulled out […]

The Executive Officer, on his/her blog Executive Outcomes, has drawn a link between Muslim women and suicide bombings! Hey, I’ll bet no one’s ever though of that before! Oh, wait. Forbes did. Muslim women don’t have enough negative stereotypes associated with us…thank you for adding one more! “Hey, everyone. Guess what? Not only are Muslim […]

Here are some links for this week: I’m sure you’ve all heard about the dentist who is practicing douchebaggery instead of dentistry. Iran holds an exhibit on hejab in sports. Muslim women in India are seeking secular justice. Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned wins the Chatham House Prize for Improving International Relations. The Association for […]

MMW thanks Melinda for the tip! Australia’s TV show Kick presents Australia’s first Middle Eastern lesbian: Layla. This article touches on Kick, its history, and its newest character, Layla, and examines issues of how her sexuality is discussed on the television show. I’ve been watching this on YouTube (there are links to the different episodes […]

We’re all very excited here at MMW! Racialicious.com will be featuring posts from our contributors every other week! Racialicious is a great website that looks at race and pop culture, and we know we’ll feel right at home there. Don’t worry; this won’t affect our own posting. We’ll still be posting every day, Monday through […]

Talking about access in my post awhile ago, I touched on sexuality. Since this is one of my favorite topics, it got me thinking about sexuality in the Muslim world, and the binaries that Orientalism creates for Muslim women’s sexuality. When you think of a Muslim woman in the context of sexuality, which images come […]