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Unpacking #MuslimMaleAllies


Posted by amina on 24 Mar 2014 / 1 Comment
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Earlier this month, Shaykh Abu Eesa Niamatullah wreaked havoc on International Women’s Day (IWD) after posting a series of painfully sexist comments on Twitter and Facebook. Reactions were virtually instant and plentiful. Among the more interesting responses, Hind Makki started using #MuslimMaleAllies on Twitter. That the hashtag became widely popular raises questions about the expectations […]

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Updates from Elsewhere


Posted by Krista Riley on 14 Mar 2012 / 0 Comments
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We’re sharing some excerpts today from a few different stories that relate to things we’ve covered recently on MMW.  Enjoy! The editors of Love, InshAllah, which Merium reviewed in February, wrote an article for International Women’s Day about the importance of listening to Muslim women’s diverse stories: There is no denying that there is subjugation […]

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We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Programming…


Posted by fatemeh on 12 Mar 2010 / 0 Comments
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Salam alaikum, readers! I’m traveling this week, and so I didn’t have any time to put together my usual Friday Links. I thought I would share one link with you, however. I spoke with Voice of America about stereotypes of Muslim women in Western media. I hope you enjoy it! Since this week saw International […]

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The Commercialization and De-Politization of IWD: A giant leap backwards for woman kind


Posted by Guest Contributor on 16 Mar 2009 / 0 Comments
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This was originally published at Hurriyet Daily News. The author is unknown. In a Fethiye beauty salon window, I saw an advertisement suggesting customers celebrate International Women’s Day, or IWD, by getting a manicure and a new hairdo. I received messages from my bank wishing me “Happy Women’s Day.” And then there were the ads […]

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