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Another New MMW Contributor


Posted by malika on 20 Aug 2009 / 0 Comments
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Salam MMW readers! My name is Malika and I’m an American journalist who recently moved to the Gulf (Persian to some, Arabian to others). It’s an incredibly interesting time to be living in a region that’s still trying to determine what kind of place it wants to be. In the meantime, there are lots of […]

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The Hole Story: Sexual Abuse in a “Strict Muslim” Household


Posted by ethar on 02 Apr 2009 / 0 Comments
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“Sexual Abuse in Islamic Society” is the title of a recently published BBC article.* Right away, I knew it wasn’t going to be a good story (and by “good”, I mean objective, balanced, etc.). “Islamic society,” says the title, not an Islamic society, whatever that is. There is so much wrong with this BBC story […]

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