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Gendered Islamophobia

It’s Time to Stop Acting Like Women are the Reason Islamophobia Exists


Posted by Guest Contributor on 01 Dec 2017 / 1 Comment
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Editor’s Note: This piece was  originally posted by AltMuslim and written by Guest Contributors Nahida S. Nisa (@haraammermaids), Shehnaz Haqqani (@qrratugai) and Darakshan Raja (@DarakshanRaja). For past MMW pieces on Asra Nomani, see here, here, and here. After accusations of rape were made against Tariq Ramadan, Asra Nomani wrote an article for the New York Times parading an […]

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Politics

Hijab Pulling: It isn’t Just About Hijab


Posted by sarabi on 20 Nov 2017 / 0 Comments
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Trigger warning: mention of sexual harassment/abuse, violence against children, Islamophobia and gendered violence. The video in question has not been linked. On November 9th, a video of girl’s hijab being ripped off in class began circulating around internet. Apparently, the young woman’s teacher posted the video on his Snapchat account, though she later denied posting […]

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Culture/Society

The Gendered Side of Islamophobia in Policy


Posted by eren on 28 Dec 2015 / 2 Comments
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For the past few weeks I have become increasingly concerned about many of the women in my life. Canada, these days, has seen a rise in Islamophobic attacks, the majority of which target Muslim women. The majority of the attacks have happened in the province of Ontario, but women across Canada report feeling unsafe, including […]

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Friday Links


Posted by nicole on 23 Oct 2015 / 0 Comments
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Canada: MMW’s own Shireen Ahmed was on the CBC radio show The Current talking about what this week’s Canadian election results mean. One take away in Colorlines from the obsession with the niqab in the Canadian election is the #doimatternow campaign, which highlights the relative silence of the major candidates on the issues affecting a […]

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Mothering in an Age of Gendered Islamophobia


Posted by woodturtle on 13 Feb 2014 / 0 Comments
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This post was originally published at wood turtle. This is the second post in my series on the media stereotyping of Muslim women. While some media argue that (identifiable) Muslim women are more likely to suffer Islamophobic attacks than men, I also recognize that Muslim men and non-Muslim men are also recipients of racial and anti-Muslim violence. This post looks specifically at […]

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Culture/Society

Would the Real Muslim Woman Please Stand Up?


Posted by Guest Contributor on 25 Feb 2013 / 0 Comments
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Editor’s Note: This post was written by Yasmin Ali.  I apologise for not including her name when this was originally posted. – Krista I recently attended a symposium on Islamophobia at American Islamic College titled “Facing Religious Intolerance: Islamophobia in the 21st Century .” Panel members included Nathan Lean as well as Ahmed Rehab and Dr. […]

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