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Ramadan 2016

Ramadan Kareem to My Soulmates


Posted by Guest Contributor on 28 Jun 2016 / 0 Comments
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This post was written by guest contributor Nahida (@haraammermaids). One of my favorite ahadith states the following: the Prophet (SAW) said, “The souls are like an army joined in the world of spirits; whichever souls knew each other [in that world] are attracted towards each other in this world, and whichever remained distant and indifferent […]

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Culture/Society

Separation as Accommodation in a Danish Swim Club


Posted by seema on 11 May 2016 / 0 Comments
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In Copenhagen, a swimming club has recently started offering female-only sessions to allow more girls the opportunity to swim. Since it began, the program has drawn around 246 girls of non-Danish origin (interestingly, it is much more difficult to find information on whether any girls of Danish ethnic origin also take part). The numbers are […]

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Friday Links

Friday Links


Posted by samya on 22 Jan 2016 / 0 Comments
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David Cameron has been accused of stigmatizing Muslim women after he announced plans to help them learn English and warned that migrant spouses who fail language tests may have to leave the UK. Cameron made it to the top headlines, when he decreed that Muslim women need to learn English, and came up with plans […]

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News

Queendom of Saudi Arabia Actually a Result of Kneejerk Journalistic Illiteracy


Posted by sana on 28 Aug 2012 / 0 Comments
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About two weeks ago, my bulging eyes nearly met my falling jaw when I came across a flood of tweets in my feed about the Saudi Industrial Property Authority, “MODON,” building an all-woman city to boost the country’s economy and productivity all while ensuring that no one gets a hickey from the opposite sex in […]

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Pray-in Weigh-in: The D.C. Mosque Protest


Posted by azra on 31 Mar 2010 / 0 Comments
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At the end of February, a Muslimah “pray-in” led by Fatima Thompson at the Islamic Center of Washington, D.C. created a stir in the media.  A small group of women chose to pray in the back of the men’s section of the prayer area, rather than use the separate women’s section.  Mosque leaders proceeded to […]

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All About Eve: a Women’s Only Business Complex in Dubai


Posted by muslimahmediawatch on 25 Dec 2008 / 0 Comments
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Dubai’s leading U.A.E.-based international property developer, Hydra Properties, recently announced plans to build an all-female office tower for businesswomen. I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, I dislike it because it promotes segregation of the sexes and further perpetuates the idea that women need ‘different’ facilities in order to succeed in the workforce. […]

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Looking at Masjid Inequality in Australia


Posted by muslimahmediawatch on 10 Dec 2008 / 0 Comments
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‘Eid Mubarak to everyone! ‘Eid ul’adha is a reflective time for Muslims all over. There’s the story Abraham and Ismail’s sacrifice to God and what that sacrifice means in terms of our own relationships to God. There’s also Hagar’s story of being in the desert and actively asking God to help her find food and […]

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