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Art/Theater

Colours and Voices: The International Museum of Women Muslima


Posted by eren on 23 Apr 2013 / 0 Comments
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After converting to Islam, I struggled with my community’s views on art, women and the combination of both. Having grown up in a society that prides itself on a variety of artistic movements, and being part of a very artistic family, I felt uncomfortable accepting my Muslim community’s idea that art is prohibited in Islam. […]

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Culture/Society

China’s Women’s Mosques: Claiming Women’s Space in the Mosque


Posted by eren on 06 Dec 2012 / 0 Comments
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Over the past few years, I have been quite interested in Chinese Islamic practices. Part of it comes from my own Chinese ancestry, which is often clouded by strong Mexican traditions and marital institutions. Although today my mother’s family acknowledges that my great-great-grandfather was Chinese, a few decades back, no one was thrilled to admit […]

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The Media’s Love Affair with Rebiya Kadeer and the Uighurs


Posted by yusra on 14 Jul 2009 / 0 Comments
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Uighur Women in the Spotlight The media loves Uighur women. They give them lots of margins, and inches on front pages. They plaster their photos and quote them favorably. In prominent photo spreads, they marvel at their exotic traditional attire. They sympathize with their struggle against the brutal, ruthless Communist China. Looking at the photos […]

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