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Qatar’s Modest Proposal: Dignity or Diversion?


Posted by syahirah on 24 Jun 2014 / 0 Comments
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Originally published at Aquila Style. Qatar has revived a modesty campaign dating from 2012, when it was known as “One of us” and originally started by a group of Qatari women.[i] Due to be relaunched on 20 June 2014 – just in time for Ramadan – as “Reflect your respect”, the campaign is targeting public spaces with […]

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Book Review: Sophia Al-Maria’s “The Girl Who Fell To Earth”


Posted by tasnim on 29 Jan 2013 / 0 Comments
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The Girl who Fell to Earth is the coming-of-age story of a self-described “Qatarican” (Qatari/American) which takes the reader on a zig-zagging journey from a farm in Washington State to a Bedouin town in Qatar, and on to a houseboat on the Nile and the hustle and bustle of Cairo. The result is something very […]

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Unfair Play: Doha Conference Sheds Light on Biased Images of Muslim Women in Western Media


Posted by faith on 23 Apr 2009 / 0 Comments
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This week in Doha, Qatar, the “East and West — Women in Media’s Eye” conference took place in Education City. The Peninsula and The Gulf Times both had pieces on the event. However, I was hard pressed to find any articles about the conference in any Western based, English language media outlet. Insha’Allah (God willing), […]

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The Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow


Posted by muslimahmediawatch on 22 Jan 2009 / 0 Comments
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Those of you who know me well know I’m not the most modest person in the world. For those of you who don’t know me very well: I’m not the most modest person in the world. So when I tell you I’ve just spent the past couple of days feeling very, very small and tiny, […]

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