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Switzerland: The Land of White-Only Chocolate?


Posted by muslimahmediawatch on 06 Sep 2007 / 0 Comments
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The BBC reports that “A political row has broken out in Switzerland over a campaign poster from the right-wing Swiss People’s Party….” The poster that everyone is mad about is pictured here, because I couldn’t find a picture of the other one: it’s three white sheep kicking a black sheet off of Switzerland’s flag. While […]

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The Messengers


Posted by muslimahmediawatch on 05 Sep 2007 / 0 Comments
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Have you heard of Baba Ali and Hijabman? They’re not a Muslim comic book duo. If you’re an active Muslim youth, it wouldn’t surprise me if you had heard of them. For my non-Muslim readers, Baba Ali has become a YouTube phenomenon with his series The Reminder, a series of webcasts that deal with topics […]

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Take a Look at These Babies


Posted by muslimahmediawatch on 04 Sep 2007 / 0 Comments
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Some links for 9/04/2007: Maytha from kabobfest.com talks about an Arabic satellite TV show that’s very similar to The View: four Arab women from different countries talking candidly on all sorts of haram subjects. And how the American media is finally realizing that Arab women aren’t just shy, naïve women who don’t own their own […]

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Forbes: A Prestigious Economic Magazine That Doesn’t Own a Map


Posted by muslimahmediawatch on 03 Sep 2007 / 0 Comments
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Forbes.com’s article entitled “Muslim Women in Charge” crows proudly that “Despite the barriers, 10 women executives from the Middle East made our World’s 100 Most Powerful Women ranking this year.” Except not all of them are Muslim or from the Middle East. Vidya Chhabria, #97 on Forbes’ list, is originally from India. She also isn’t […]

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Out of the Mouths of Babes: Inclusion from Muslim Girl Magazine


Posted by muslimahmediawatch on 31 Aug 2007 / 0 Comments
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If you look at the Muslim Girls website, it features the current month’s cover, as well as past covers. The covers all look like this: a happy, smiling young lady in modest dress. The difference among the covers? Some of them feature a girl with a headscarf, and some don’t. Now, looking on the website […]

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Look Who’s Talking Now: The New Orientalism


Posted by fatemeh on 31 Aug 2007 / 0 Comments
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Books give me an overpowering thrill: something about knowledge in a portable, substantial form makes me feel secure. Chunks of time just slip through my fingers whenever I’m in a bookstore. But it’s not because I’m browsing books and reading chapters…it’s because I’m rearranging shelves. I frequent the religion and world history sections, interested in […]

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Little Mosque on the Prairie: Should We Throw the Baby Out with the Bathwater?


Posted by muslimahmediawatch on 29 Aug 2007 / 0 Comments
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With the new season of Little Mosque on the Prairie coming back to the Canadian Broadcasting Network (CBC) soon this fall, I think it’s time I spoke my piece. First, I am thrilled that there is a show that is doing its best to show the humanity and positivity of Muslims. I am glad that […]

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