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Ramadan 2017

Performing Ramadan


Posted by eren on 29 May 2017 / 0 Comments
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Sugar stares at me from the window as I light my last cigarette before Ramadan starts. I can tell she is judging me just looking at her angry furry face. All over social media people are wishing each other Ramadan Mubarak and Ramadan Karim. Some have made a pledge to fast from social media. Some […]

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Ramadan 2013

6 Tips for Discussing Muslim Women during Ramadan


Posted by eren on 09 Jul 2013 / 3 Comments
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Ramadan Mubarak everyone! For many years now, Muslimah Media Watch has worked hard to problematize, counter, question and critique depictions of Muslim women in a variety of media outlets, as a way to provide new perspectives to looking at the “Muslim woman problem” (starting by questioning this statement). Since Ramadan 2013 has arrived, I would […]

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Racism and Responsibility: Seeking Solidarity with Black Muslimahs


Posted by amina on 25 Jun 2013 / 0 Comments
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MuslimasTRI (Tackling Real Issues) is a new channel on YouTube started by two American women, Dena and Erin. In one of their videos, Erin shares an extremely personal incident when a Pakistani man she was romantically interested in said he couldn’t speak to her because she was black. On her blog, Jamerican Muslimah offers an […]

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Responsibility as Representatives: A Need for Honest Reflection


Posted by sharrae on 01 May 2012 / 1 Comment
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In our roundtable on the Foreign Policy “sex issue” I spoke about the responsibility one has when representing, speaking or acting on behalf of one’s own community.   Among other reactions to that issue, Mona Eltahawy’s article garnered various responses from Arab women, expressing their disapproval of Eltahawy’s claim to speak on behalf of Arab women. […]

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