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Nike’s Suspicious Intentions


Posted by sarabi on 14 Dec 2017 / 0 Comments
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Editor’s Note: MMW’s Shireen previously wrote a piece on Nike’s Pro Hijab, which can be found here.   In the Spring, Nike announced the upcoming release of its Pro Hijab. Yet, I’m suspicious of the company’s intentions. Earlier this week, MMW Shireen wrote a piece describing how Nike’s narrative around its first sports hijab erases the long […]

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Culture/Society

Do Muslim Sportswomen Really Need Nike to Save Them?


Posted by shireen on 11 Dec 2017 / 0 Comments
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Three years ago, Tasnim, Eren and I wrote reviews of “Do Muslim Women Need Saving?” by Columbia University Anthropologist, Dr. Lila Abu-Lughod. After reading the book, we all felt it was an intelligent and necessary analysis of how Western societies often perceive Muslim women, not only in the Global South but in the West, too. […]

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Culture/Society

Space at the Sports Table


Posted by shireen on 24 Oct 2017 / 0 Comments
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A few years ago, a friend of mine pulled me over at a conference I was attending on sports and politics. “Shireen, how do I get a place at the table? There is never a space for me,” he said. I stopped what I was doing and looked him squarely in the eyes: “Build your […]

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“What Will They Say About Me?”: Nike Middle East’s New Ad


Posted by shireen on 07 Mar 2017 / 10 Comments
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Brown women fiercely running, jumping and giving championship level side-eye. All of this is set to intense music and certainly an effective method of drawing in viewers- particularly from a corporate giant like Nike. The Nike brand has reached all corners of the earth and the Middle East and North African (MENA) region is no […]

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Art/Theater

Friday Links


Posted by nicole on 06 Nov 2015 / 0 Comments
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Emma Watson met with Malala Yousafzai in an interview posted online this week. I will let you draw your own conclusions (more sources here and here). Speaking of Malala, U.S. Presidential candidate Marco Rubio named her as someone he would like to have a beer with. The Republican Party, always with its fingers on the […]

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Sports Hijab Industry Wins – Or Does It?


Posted by shireen on 17 Jun 2015 / 0 Comments
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Women’s athletic wear has become a billion dollar business. Designers and sportswear companies such as Adidas and Under Armour have designers catering to the needs and fashion preferences of women, from working out in style to walking about in comfortable prêt-à-porter items. But recently a new category of sportswear has unveiled itself and is racing […]

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Friday Links


Posted by samya on 08 May 2015 / 0 Comments
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England’s first women-only mosque will open in Bradford, a 19th-century industrial boomtown and one of the most heavily Muslim-populated cities in the U.K., the Muslim Women’s Council announced. House of Fraser is now selling sports hijabs that are designed for women to wear while doing exercise, including swimming. According to the Daily Mail, It follows […]

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Non-Conferenced


Posted by shireen on 09 Dec 2014 / 2 Comments
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Normally, I jump at the chance to speak at women’s conferences and participate in any way that will allow me to speak about my advocacy and organization around Women in sport. As a Muslimah living in the Toronto area, I have been very fortunate to be in a region that is bursting with female scholarship […]

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News

The Bee and the Butterfly


Posted by woodturtle on 09 Apr 2014 / 0 Comments
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This post was originally published at wood turtle. This woman is my hero. I’m not saying this just because a newspaper is showcasing her fabulous strength and intelligence — or because I love amplifying stories of amazingly fierce women. This woman is my hero because we’ve laughed together, shared incredible experiences, seen each other at our most […]

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Putting All Their Eggs in One Basket: Sports Illustrated Profiles Star Basketballer’s Headscarf


Posted by faith on 11 Mar 2009 / 0 Comments
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One of the most common questions that the media, and maybe even non-Muslim in everyday life, have for women who wear hijab is “how do you do [insert whatever said activity here] in hijab?” It is probably also a question that Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir gets often, since she is a star high school basketball player in […]

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