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Rise of the Niqabi Criminal: Balaclavas, Burkas and Bank Robberies


Posted by anike on 04 Mar 2013 / 0 Comments
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On December 30 of last year, someone wearing a niqab threw acid in the face of 20 year old Victoria’s Secret shop assistant, Naomi Oni as she returned home after a late shift work one night. As Naomi Oni approached the flat she shared with her mother in Dagenham, East London, she caught a glimpse […]

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Black Polyester: Nuance and Niqab?


Posted by tasnim on 27 Oct 2010 / 0 Comments
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“I wanted to own the article of clothing that was being talked about,” Jonas Otterbeck says, explaining his reasons for buying a niqab. Otterbeck, who teaches Islamic Studies at Lund University in Sweden, spoke of his view on the niqab on the documentary Black Polyester, the sixth in a sixteen part series broadcast on SVT1 […]

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Missionary Rhetoric: A Cry of Need from Lands of Darkness


Posted by tasnim on 06 Jul 2010 / 0 Comments
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When Margaret Atwood wrote The Handmaid’s Tale, a feminist dystopia set in a world run by a totalitarian theocracy, she said that she hadn’t “invented anything,” but taken her inspiration from fundamentalist Christianity in the United States, and the Islamic Revolution in Iran, among other things. In the context of the war on Afghanistan, Mary […]

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Fair and Balanced: the BBC Burqa Debates


Posted by safiyyah on 15 Jul 2009 / 0 Comments
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In the wake of the Sarkozy-Burqa fiasco, last week the BBC radio aired a show on the Women’s Hour program discussing the topic. It is definitely worth a listen, as two strong viewpoints are voiced. The presenter, Jane is joined by Um Abdullah, who wears the burqa and Maryam Namazie, who wants it banned. Emma […]

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How Do You Soak Yours: Burqa Apparently Soaked in Blood


Posted by safiyaoutlines on 13 Jul 2009 / 0 Comments
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This originally appeared on Safiya’s blog Outlines. A lot of the discourse of Muslim women both here and elsewhere concerns the battle to speak for ourselves. To define our religion, our beliefs on our terms, without the headpatting and correcting of outsiders. Fatemeh’s post at Altmuslimah gives a thorough outline of the usual mistakes made […]

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