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From Bride to Wife: The Women of Patriarchal Muslim Men


Posted by eren on 02 Sep 2013 / 7 Comments
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Since my conversion to Islam, I have struggled with depictions of Muslim brides and wives in the mainstream Western media. From the images of famous non-Muslim women marrying famous Muslim men  to the images of “pious” Chechen women sacrificing themselves for Syrian rebels, portrayals of Muslim brides and wives in mainstream Western media sources often […]

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The Fight over South Africa’s Muslim Marriage Bill Rages on


Posted by safiyyah on 31 Mar 2011 / 0 Comments
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Recently, the South African Justice Ministry opened the latest draft of the Muslim Marriages Bill (MMB) up for public comment and called for submissions on the bill’s contents. Along with this came the media furor over the Muslim community’s reaction to the idea of the government recognizing Muslim marriages as Muslim marriages and providing legislation […]

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Same-Sex Muslim Marriages Coming to Mosque Near You?


Posted by sarahaji on 02 Mar 2011 / 0 Comments
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In the last few years, the international emphasis on locating social rights within the Qur’an has primarily been driven by and for women. NGOs in Morocco, Malaysia, Jordan, Afghanistan, Tunisia, and countless other Muslim countries have rallied communities, encouraging them to look critically at the patriarchal structures that have dictated Qur’anic interpretation to date. Through […]

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Muslim Dating Sites and the Technology of Marriage, Part IV


Posted by eren on 18 Feb 2011 / 0 Comments
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Monday and Tuesday, we examined some Muslim matrimonial sites. Yesterday, we conducted an experiment looking at how these sites functioned and how our subjects fared. Today, I’ll digest all this information and figure out what it means for Muslim women. Something to keep in mind when joining this websites is the fact that men tend […]

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Muslim Dating Sites and the Technology of Marriage, Part III


Posted by eren on 17 Feb 2011 / 0 Comments
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Yesterday we finished introducing you to a few Muslim dating (or “matrimonial”) sites. Today, we introduce you to our “experiment:” I set up profiles and recorded the experiences of my different “subjects.” These websites and the expectations of the participants tell us something about the conceptions of femininity and masculinity that surround marriage. Some people, […]

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Muslim Dating Sites and the Technology of Marriage, Part II


Posted by eren on 16 Feb 2011 / 0 Comments
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Yesterday we introduced you to online Muslim matchmaking world and a few popular websites. Today we look at one more. Halfourdeen.com Halfourdeen.com is a site created by Baba Ali, founder of Ummah Films and a number of different resources and products for Muslims. Halfourdeen.com is new to the Muslim matchmaking scene, but it prides itself […]

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Muslim Matchmaking Sites and the Technology of Marriage, Part I


Posted by eren on 15 Feb 2011 / 0 Comments
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Muslimah Media Watch thanks Saad Mubarak Almutairi for his contributions to this research. As marriage remains a powerful institution in Islam, it is only normal to see marriage “technologies” advance. As traditional matchmakers become non-existent in some places in the world, the internet represents a new alternative for those Muslims who want to marry the […]

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