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Posted by tasnim on 29 Jan 2016 / 0 Comments
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Engy Abdelkader raises questions about when Muslim women are celebrated, pointing out that “Muslim women are often celebrated as courageous when pushing back against legal, social and cultural norms within their faith communities.” But what about other situations, such as protesting racism, or fighting to be allowed to wear a long skirt in school? ModMarkit, is a pop-up […]

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Friday Links


Posted by samya on 28 Aug 2015 / 0 Comments
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A year after she was elected as the Female Muslim MP in Malawi parliament, Aisha Mambo has vowed to use her new role to advocate for a larger representation of Muslim women in the country. Leading Muslim Organization Campaigns for Women-Friendly Mosques, calling on mosques across the country to be more inclusive of women. Nearly all […]

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Where The Undesirable Go


Posted by eren on 22 Jul 2015 / 1 Comment
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This post was originally published on the writer’s blog.  I left the mosque many years ago. I think the last straw for me was seeing female teachers and preachers telling us that women should not be in positions of leadership; that they should stay home and care for their children; or that a woman’s nature […]

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I got 18 mosque problems and being a woman is one


Posted by syahirah on 20 Oct 2014 / 1 Comment
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This week, I came across the video “Things not to do in the masjid” in my Facebook feed. The two guys behind the video, Americans of Afghani background Shukran and Roshan under the moniker SRBRosEntertainment, acted out 18 different scenarios with another actor. The video is clearly a hit, with over 960,000 views to date. […]

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Ramadan 2014

On Jam-Making and Ramadan


Posted by azra on 10 Jul 2014 / 0 Comments
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How is it that the first week of Ramadan has already gone by? It’s been a bit of a struggle for me to let go of some of my commitments to spend more time on reflecting this month. With the fasts being as long as they are (~17ish hours, if I’ve done my math correctly), […]

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Pray-in Weigh-in: The D.C. Mosque Protest


Posted by azra on 31 Mar 2010 / 0 Comments
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At the end of February, a Muslimah “pray-in” led by Fatima Thompson at the Islamic Center of Washington, D.C. created a stir in the media.  A small group of women chose to pray in the back of the men’s section of the prayer area, rather than use the separate women’s section.  Mosque leaders proceeded to […]

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Authority, the Media, and Muslim Women


Posted by faith on 18 Jun 2009 / 0 Comments
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I have begun to read Khaled Abou El-Fadl’s Speaking in God’s Name: Islamic Law, Authority and Women again. My first attempt was about two years ago while I was still finishing my Bachelor’s. The book is not easy to get through and the first time out proved to be a massive failure. This time is […]

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News We Can Use: the BBC’s Look at Gender and Class in Egyptian Mosques


Posted by Krista Riley on 17 Mar 2009 / 0 Comments
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A recent BBC News article has provided an astonishing suggestion that, far from being the monolithic oppressed group that many readers of mainstream Western media have come to expect, Muslim women can come from a wide range of possible experiences and backgrounds.  Who knew? Journalist Christopher Landau begins his article by telling us, The role […]

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