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Muslimahs in Beauty Pageants


Posted by eren on 27 Mar 2013 / 0 Comments
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When I was a kid, I must confess, I used to love to watch Miss Universe on TV. Despite my mom’s dislike for the show, she would let me watch it (not without swearing at the TV once in a while). Beauty pageants in the 90’s gained popularity in Mexico after Lupita Jones won the […]

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Rima Fakih and the Issue of Muslim Heritage


Posted by Guest Contributor on 16 Jun 2010 / 0 Comments
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This post was written by Margari Aziza Hill and originally published at her website. It’s taken me a while to make a statement on the Rima Fakih’s win. Out of the many reasons why, the one that stands out the most is that American Muslims tend to condemn non-practicing Muslims. Although the numbers of practicing […]

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Beauty and the Beastly Pundits: More on Miss USA


Posted by sarayasin on 25 May 2010 / 0 Comments
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Rima Fakih has become an unlikely member of the Islamophobic grab-bag of images. Joining the images of oppressed burqa-wearers and angry men with beards, Miss USA’s victory has become a part of another far-fetched conspiracy. The best part is that we are actually seeing a ridiculous debate about the legitimacy of her victory, and whether […]

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Haters Gonna Hate: the Backlash Against Miss USA


Posted by yusra on 19 May 2010 / 0 Comments
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Rima Fakih, an Arab Muslim immigrant, won the Miss USA Pageant Sunday night: She beat out four blondes and set off a whirlwind of media coverage stemming from her “stripper” past to her Shi’a background. On the positive side, one idealist commenter compared her to Barack Obama. Another went so far as to say her […]

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