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Bones of the #Mipsterz Debacle


Posted by shireen on 13 Jan 2014 / 2 Comments
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The beginning of December brought a season of joy and cheer. For Muslims in the United States and Canada, it also brought some of the most heated and intense debates on social media about Islam and identity, community, critique, critique of critiques, slut-shaming, and who may (not) speak for, to, about (un)veiled Muslim women regarding […]

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Uneasy Solidarity and the Hijab


Posted by amina on 31 Dec 2013 / 2 Comments
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As the debate on Quebec’s Charter of Secularism (formally the unaptly named Charter of Values) rages on, two Montreal professors wore the hijab to demonstrate their solidarity with Muslim women. In short, the Charter of Values in Quebec is a proposed law that bans the visibility of religious symbols – hijabs, kippa, crosses, turbans – […]

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A Hijabi in Healthcare: The Story of Dr. Lailiyya


Posted by afia on 12 Nov 2013 / 0 Comments
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The recent debates on Quebec’s Charter of Values and on hijabis in Singaporean workplaces remind me of a woman that I know. Her name is Dr. Lailiyya. She was born in a small town in Java, the youngest girl of twelve children. When she was little, she suffered from polio. Her poor parents were unable […]

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“I Wasn’t Always Dressed Like This”: A Documentary Exploring Hijab as a Choice


Posted by samya on 11 Nov 2013 / 5 Comments
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The concept of wearing hijab tends to stir controversy around the world, especially in the media. For some, hijab may be a piece of cloth that women wear as part of social traditions; for some others, it is a form of religious devoutness; yet, for others, it is a symbol of oppression and injustice towards […]

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Tudung or Not Tudung?: Hijabis in Singaporean Workplaces


Posted by syahirah on 05 Nov 2013 / 23 Comments
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In Singapore, the hijab is more commonly referred to with the Malay word ‘tudung’, which simply means a covering. In October this year, a petition was started on Avaaz.org by a “Syafiqah K.” to allow Muslim women in Singapore to wear tudung (hijab) in the workplace. It aimed to reach 20,000 signatures, but was closed […]

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Little Hijabis: To Wear or Not to Wear?


Posted by syahirah on 07 Oct 2013 / 4 Comments
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Recently, a series of online shopping sites were brought to my attention: at first glance, they seemed to be the garden-variety online hijab shops. Some even had blanked-out faces – again, nothing that I hadn’t seen before. However upon a closer inspection, I noticed that the hijabi models on the website were smaller than usual […]

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And the Hijabs and Niqabs Won’t Go Away!


Posted by eren on 02 Oct 2013 / 1 Comment
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During a period of time right after my conversion to Islam, I contemplated the idea of wearing hijab. I rushed off to several stores and bought a giant scarf collection that now sits in my dresser. I experimented with the veil, and I was basically a weekend hijabi (I wore it to go to the […]

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Muslim Women, Religious Neutrality, and Quebec’s Charter of Values


Posted by Krista Riley on 16 Sep 2013 / 5 Comments
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The news here in Quebec – and in many other parts of Canada – has been flooded in the past few weeks with stories about the newly-proposed Charter of Quebec Values.  Formally announced on Tuesday, September 10 (although some details had been leaked a couple weeks prior), the charter, if eventually passed as law, would […]

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The H Word: A Piece of Cloth Loaded with More Than It Can Bear?


Posted by yasmeen on 12 Sep 2013 / 2 Comments
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I have to admit that hijab narratives in media turn me off. Whether because it is exhaustively discussed or because most of these narratives rely heavily on clichés and fallacies, hijab is a subject that seems to me overloaded with notions that are not related in any way to what I see as the core […]

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Burka Avenger: Lady in Black


Posted by merium on 04 Sep 2013 / 3 Comments
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When I wear hijab, I find that the average Pakistani takes me a lot more seriously.  Vendors at farmer’s markets don’t over charge me for being a “valaithi” (foreigner); the guy at the pharmacy limits eye contact and listens politely while I discuss the pros and cons of generic versus brand medications.  I get fewer […]

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