I will never be surprised by the amount of discrimination and racist language used in state policy. From Canada’s Bill C-51 to America’s Patriot Act, proposed bills and enforced legislation say a lot about current atmospheres of tension. Most recently, a proposal has been made in Belgium to ask newly admitted immigrants to sign an […]

Here we go again. Another terror attack and who gets the brunt of the backlash? Hijab wearing Muslim women; easily identifiable and perceived as easy targets. Very recently, two incidents popped up on Twitter; one in Croydon and one in Washington, DC. Matthew Doyle boasted on Twitter that he “confronted a Muslim woman in Croydon. […]

A year ago I wrote an article here on Muslimah Media Watch about Swiss headscarf bans and mentioned while sharing the link on Facebook that “It is 2015 and I am still writing about this.” It is now 2016, and I am STILL writing about Switzerland and populist fringe politicians trying to crap on Muslims […]

We have all heard of the male gaze, and some of us have heard of the contested female gaze where “the gaze” refers to the way images are created with a male (or female) subject in mind. I have been thinking about what “the gaze” might mean when the subject is Muslim. All this began […]

Two weeks ago, a mother in a headscarf was threatened by a woman with a knife while she was trying to pick up her children outside their school.  According to an article published on the website of the Collectif contre l’islamophobie en France (CCIF, Collective against Islamophobia in France), the woman screamed, “What is wrong […]

“Ask a Muslim” events have become frequent in the West with the rise of Islamophobia. Now, a restaurant in Melbourne has offered a chance for members of the local community to ask Muslim women any questions they have. As the leader, Hana Assafiri has taken it upon herself to lead group question and answer sessions […]

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 […]

Typically, in Nigeria’s predominantly Muslim north, discussing personal and marital issues, like sex and domestic violence, is seen as going against the grain. However, an Instagram page is changing how Muslim women in Nigeria share personal problems. Hadja Lahbib’s insightful documentary, Patience, Patience, You’ll Go to Paradise!, focuses on Belgium’s Muslim community, where the older generation […]

The word ‘bomb’ has so much weight now that it can bring crowded roomfuls of people down to hushed tones. Just as you cannot yell “fire” in a crowded theatre, you cannot say the word ‘bomb’ on an airplane. Well, if there is anyone who really cannot say that word in that specific location, it […]

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 […]