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Book Review: Wafa Darwish’s Memoir, Not Done With Life Yet


Posted by Shereen Malherbe on 02 Nov 2016 / 0 Comments
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I recently discovered Not Done With Life Yet on my bookshelf and I was surprised it had hidden itself away from me for the last year. I received it as a gift from my cousin on my last trip to Palestine. She handed it to me at the end of my trip when I had […]

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Interview with Shereen Malherbe, Author of Jasmine Falling


Posted by tasnim on 19 May 2016 / 0 Comments
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Jasmine Falling is the debut novel of British Palestinian writer (and MMW Contributor!) Shereen Malherbe. It is a tale of self-discovery and finding belonging, set mostly during ten action-charged days in Jerusalem, where Jasmine travels to find her missing father after her mother’s death.  I spoke with Shereen about the inspiration for the novel, the […]

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Book Review: Jasmine Falling


Posted by sarabi on 18 May 2016 / 0 Comments
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Jasmine Falling by Muslimah Media Watch’s very own Shereen Malherbe recounts the story of Jasmine, a young English girl who, in order to receive her inheritance after her mother dies, searches for her father in his native Palestine and winds up discovering not only the family she left behind, but also the culture to which […]

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Review: Nevien Shaabneh’s Secrets Under the Olive Tree.


Posted by Shereen Malherbe on 20 Jan 2016 / 1 Comment
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This week, I am excited to write about Secrets Under the Olive Tree, a book about a Palestinian-American girl written by a female Palestinian-American author. As a passionate champion of diverse narratives, I think it is incredibly important to have narratives by writers who belong to the communities they are depicting. I believe this adds […]

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Culture/Society

Iqbal Al Assaad: Doctor or Refugee?


Posted by Shereen Malherbe on 12 Jan 2016 / 1 Comment
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I am incredibly proud of Iqbal Al Assaad. The news of her being possibly one of the youngest doctors in the world has been in and out of the media over the last few years. Her story is not a new one and it remains inspiring and yet tainted at the same time. Assad excelled […]

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Friday Links


Posted by eren on 16 Oct 2015 / 0 Comments
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Australia Monique Toohey, a Muslim psychologist, met with Australian Labor MPs on Wednesday to discuss the need to change Australia’s tone on the discussion about violent extremism and Muslims. Toohey, who has experienced online bullying for her activism, is calling for the government to consult with Muslim communities in order to develop well-rounded de-radicalization programs. […]

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Who Can Talk About Palestinian Misogyny?


Posted by tasnim on 22 Apr 2015 / 0 Comments
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Palestinian rap group Dam’s latest song “Who You Are,” featuring newest member Maysa Daw tackles misogyny and “make believe feminism.” As one of the groups members, Tamer Nafer, puts it: we need to “criticize the hypocritical part of our society, which likes to play ‘make believe feminism’ from time to time.” This is not the […]

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Culture/Society

A Thousand Shames


Posted by Guest Contributor on 06 Apr 2015 / 0 Comments
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This article was originally published at Sixteen Minutes to Palestine  by Sami Kishawi. Saying that this photograph recently resurfaced would imply that it had somehow gotten buried. But that is simply not true. Published for the New York Times just days after Israel pulled back on its most deadly assault on the Gaza Strip yet, the […]

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The Sad Stories of Muslim Women in Pictures


Posted by eren on 09 Jun 2014 / 0 Comments
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My dad has been an avid photographer since I can remember. As a kid I was constantly photographed with a traditional analog camera and black and white film. As a teenager, it was my dad’s passion that led me to learn professional photography through vocational education. Photographs, my dad used to tell me, are a […]

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Women in Gaza Underrepresented in Talent Shows


Posted by samya on 21 May 2014 / 0 Comments
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In recent years, there has been a flood of talent shows in the Arab world, with tens of thousands of young (and sometimes old) people showing their talents in different fields. These shows are Arabic editions of international shows that have witnessed continuous success among a universal audience. There are shows for singers, such as […]

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