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Nike’s Suspicious Intentions


Posted by sarabi on 14 Dec 2017 / 0 Comments
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Editor’s Note: MMW’s Shireen previously wrote a piece on Nike’s Pro Hijab, which can be found here.   In the Spring, Nike announced the upcoming release of its Pro Hijab. Yet, I’m suspicious of the company’s intentions. Earlier this week, MMW Shireen wrote a piece describing how Nike’s narrative around its first sports hijab erases the long […]

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Friday Links

Friday Features


Posted by eren on 17 Nov 2017 / 0 Comments
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Things to Know About! Barbie’s latest doll is modeled after Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad. The doll was revealed at the Glamour Women of the Year awards in New York. Muhammad expressed that having a doll modeled on a strong Muslim woman is “revolutionary.” Yoga has become an “approved” sports activity in Saudi Arabia. Nouf Marwaai, […]

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Culture/Society

Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad Slices through Bigotry


Posted by shireen on 21 Mar 2016 / 0 Comments
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Austin, Texas prides itself on the mega-popular South by Southwest (SXSW) festival that is a celebration of arts and tech cultures through interactive sessions and meetings. According to the SXSW website, participation in this festival helps with ‘fostering creative and professional growth alike’. Having very recently been in Austin and despite my hesitations about the […]

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Sports

Muslim Sportswomen Deserve Better than Lazy Journalism


Posted by shireen on 25 Jan 2016 / 1 Comment
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As a piece of advice to women writers, I might say “don’t read the comments”. It prevents triggering and exposure to abuse.  Another piece of important advice to, well, anyone, would be CHECK YOUR FACTS. Particularly when writing about Muslim women in sport. As a Muslim woman and a Sports Activist who writes, I dedicate […]

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Watching Muslimah Olympic Athletes, Past and Present


Posted by azra on 28 Feb 2012 / 0 Comments
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Recently, BBC’s Sporting Witness and NPR’s Tell Me More featured interviews with prominent Muslimah athletes.  Sporting Witness profiled Hassiba Boulmerka— otherwise known as the “Constantine Gazelle”—an Algerian Olympic gold medal winner in the 1500m competition in 1992. In the United States, Tell Me More profiled American fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, who’s currently training for the 2012 […]

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