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It’s Time to Stop Acting Like Women are the Reason Islamophobia Exists


Posted by Guest Contributor on 01 Dec 2017 / 1 Comment
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Editor’s Note: This piece was  originally posted by AltMuslim and written by Guest Contributors Nahida S. Nisa (@haraammermaids), Shehnaz Haqqani (@qrratugai) and Darakshan Raja (@DarakshanRaja). For past MMW pieces on Asra Nomani, see here, here, and here. After accusations of rape were made against Tariq Ramadan, Asra Nomani wrote an article for the New York Times parading an […]

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On Qandeel Baloch, the Feminist


Posted by sobia on 26 Jul 2016 / 0 Comments
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As many of you know by now, tragically, Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch was recently murdered by her brother. Inna lillahi wa inna illaihi rajaioon (to God we belong and to God we return). I hadn’t followed her but I had known of her. Even without following her I knew she was a big […]

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Fatal sedition: Noor Farida Ariffin kept in line with rape threats


Posted by syahirah on 11 Jan 2016 / 0 Comments
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I recently became aware of rape threats made on social media towards Datuk Noor Farida Ariffin, a well-respected former Malaysian ambassador to the Netherlands. Also a lawyer, she was the co-founder of Sisters in Islam, a local non-governmental organisation for women’s rights, and is the spokesperson of a local group of prominent Malays called G25. […]

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#NoAllMalePanels: Call for Action


Posted by Guest Contributor on 27 Oct 2015 / 0 Comments
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A Call for Action from #MuslimMaleAllies to Pledge to End #AllMalePanels at Muslim Events – A Grassroots Collaborative Initiative This post is co-authored by Shehnaz Haqqani, Sabina Khan-Ibarra and Zahra Khan.  Because of the trend of all-male panels at Muslim events – as recently publicized through Twitter conversations with the hashtags #AddFemaleSpeakers and #NextTimeRememberHer, Muslim women and their […]

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“Their Patriarchy” is Worse


Posted by eren on 23 Jun 2014 / 2 Comments
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A few years ago I wrote a piece on the media coverage of domestic violence issues in Spain and Latin America, and how Islam and the “other’s” culture are depicted as “worse.” The issue continues to be relevant today. A recent article in Reforma, a Mexican newspaper, reports on the incidence of “international romances” between Mexican […]

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The Cracking Façade of Tradition and Patriarchy


Posted by Guest Contributor on 17 Apr 2013 / 0 Comments
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This post was written by guest contributor Yasmin N. Ali. I was seventeen years old when I first encountered, in full force, the hierarchies that are often built into many Muslim communities.  Back then, I was fighting to make my debate team coed so I’d get one more year of experience before I graduated high […]

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Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story: Gender, Politics and the Nation


Posted by eren on 18 Apr 2011 / 0 Comments
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At first glance, the film “Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story” seems to provide another viewpoint about women. However, its underlined notions of politics, patriarchy, gender and the nation are what make this film stand out. Placed in Egypt, the film tells primarily the story of Hebba, a “modern” and “liberated” TV show hostess who has […]

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Control and Sexuality: The Revival of Zina Laws in Muslim Contexts


Posted by merium on 25 Jan 2011 / 0 Comments
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The Violence is Not Our Culture (VNC) Campaign and the Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML) network recently launched a new publication on zina (illicit sex) laws and their tentative (re)introduction in some predominantly Muslim nations.  “Control and Sexuality – The Revival of Zina Laws in Muslim Contexts,” is an attempt by civil society organizations […]

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Visiting the Hijab…Again


Posted by Guest Contributor on 20 Oct 2009 / 0 Comments
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This was written by Farah Banihali and originally published at Nuseiba. Last month a forum was held at the Adelaide Festival of Ideas focusing on Islam and feminism. Called “Beyond the Veil: Islam and Feminism”, it involved Dr. Gary Bouma, a sociology academic at Monash University; Zainah Anwar, founder of Malaysian group Sisters in Islam […]

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