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The Intersections of Latinx Identities, Islam and Gendered Narratives


Posted by eren on 15 Apr 2019 / 0 Comments
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I have written extensively about media coverage of Latinx Muslims (here, here and here). My interest on the topic lays on my frustration regarding the amount of misunderstanding and erasure that goes on when people discuss Latinx Muslims. Most folks who address the issue do not understand Latinidad or the ways in which racial, class, […]

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Culture/Society

The Niqab as the Universal Symbol of Oppression


Posted by eren on 19 Apr 2016 / 0 Comments
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Growing up in Mexico, neither hijabs nor niqabs were a thing. On paper, we are still a very Catholic country with 83% of the population being identified as such in the national census. Muslims in Mexico are concentrated among Lebanese-Mexican communities and southern Indigenous communities in Chiapas, Mexico. Broadly speaking, twenty years ago we were […]

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Culture/Society

Cartoons, Political Discourse & Canada’s Example


Posted by eren on 09 Mar 2016 / 1 Comment
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Four years ago I wrote “How are Muslim Women doing in Political Cartoons,” a piece that analyzed the use of gendered and islamophobic language in Anglophone political cartoons. At the time, I was writing my undergraduate thesis, which focused on media coverage of First Ladies in Mexico, particularly in political cartoons. Later that year, I […]

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Culture/Society

“I Am You” – Or Not


Posted by Fatin Marini on 02 Mar 2016 / 1 Comment
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CNN recently ran a story on its website, “‘I am you:’ American Muslims on faith — and fear,” featuring five American Muslims. The piece introduced a range of Muslims to the wider American public in a report replete with text, videos and statistical charts. The people featured came from different backgrounds, ages, and careers. But […]

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Friday Links

Friday Links


Posted by samya on 22 Jan 2016 / 0 Comments
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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 […]

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Friday Links – Muslimahs on Social Media, #NotYourRespectableHijabi, and “Racist” Puppets


Posted by samya on 04 Dec 2015 / 0 Comments
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The growing use of social media in recent years provides opportunities for Muslim women to speak truth to preconceptions. Wired lists 5 women quashing preconceptions about Islam on social media (including MMW’s own Sana Saeed). A group of Saskatoon Muslim women in Canada is trying to break through stereotypes by inviting other women to meet them, and […]

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Friday Links

Friday Links


Posted by eren on 13 Nov 2015 / 1 Comment
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Afghanistan In Afghanistan, half of all deaths among women aged 15 to 49 are because of pregnancy and childbirth. A video by The Guardian titled, “The imams, the Taliban and the condoms” follows two imams’ project to raise awareness about birth control methods and women’s health. Australia Susan Carland, an Australian academic, who regularly receives […]

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Friday Links


Posted by eren on 30 Oct 2015 / 0 Comments
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Afghanistan Afghan rights activist Aziza Rahimzada has been nominated for the International Children’s Peace Prize – an award previously won by Malala Yousafzai – and, like her Pakistani counterpart, hopes to spread her message of universal education and fundamental rights for Afghanistan’s youth. Australia A man attacked a 21-year-old Muslim woman outside the State Library […]

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Women and Children First: How French Policies Impact Muslim Communities


Posted by Guest Contributor on 28 Oct 2015 / 0 Comments
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This post is written by Guest Contributor, Sarabi N. Eventide (@SarabiNEventide).  By the grace of God, I have been afforded the opportunity to study in Paris next semester. I’ve been longing to go to France since I was a little girl; I spent many a day pretending I was born in the campagne (countryside) or […]

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Posted by nicole on 23 Oct 2015 / 0 Comments
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Canada: MMW’s own Shireen Ahmed was on the CBC radio show The Current talking about what this week’s Canadian election results mean. One take away in Colorlines from the obsession with the niqab in the Canadian election is the #doimatternow campaign, which highlights the relative silence of the major candidates on the issues affecting a […]

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