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Documenting Egypt’s Revolution: Al-Midan (The Square) Reviewed


Posted by azra on 26 Feb 2014 / 0 Comments
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Jehane Noujaim’s recent film, Al-Midan (translation: The Square), follows a group of Egyptian activists—many who are filmmakers and photographers themselves— involved in their nation’s ever-changing revolution(s) over the past couple of years. The film is beautifully shot, as Noujaim both follows the activists’ lives and has them describe their hopes for freedom and change as […]

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Stop Using Us: Women’s Votes in the Egyptian Presidential Elections


Posted by emanhashim on 04 Jun 2012 / 0 Comments
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During the Egyptian elections campaigning, women were, of course, targeted by those looking for votes. Akher Kalam – “Final Words” – is one of the most viewed TV talk shows in Egypt.  As with most Egyptian media outlets lately, it has been paying much attention to the elections, and its coverage of women’s issues in […]

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In the Name of the Caliphate: What the “Islamic State” Seems to Mean for Muslim Women


Posted by eren on 21 May 2012 / 0 Comments
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If you ever wondered about “Islamization” and the so-called return to the Caliphate, recent debates arising from a number of Muslim countries regarding the “Islamization” and the status of Muslim women bring important questions to the table. First of all, it raises the question of what really is the “Islamic state” and what describes it. […]

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Marching with Dignity – “Sisters” or Not


Posted by emanhashim on 26 Jan 2012 / 0 Comments
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Just a month ago, here on MMW, I tried to highlight the fact that mainstream media was focusing on Islamists’ statements regarding what women wear, while, in fact, what was even more dangerous was their vision regarding women and child law. I referred in that article to quotations from Dr. Manal Abul-Hassan about allowing female […]

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What Women Wear: Women’s Clothing, Media, and Egypt’s Revolutionary Elections


Posted by emanhashim on 14 Dec 2011 / 0 Comments
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Women in the Egyptian revolution have been a great source of international attention and appreciation. It is when women participate that you truly can call it a “people’s” revolution. When the news started to come out about the elections for the Revolutionary Parliament, everyone looked closely for women’s participation; women candidates, women voters, women section […]

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