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#PrayforParis, Muslim Women and Third World Violence


Posted by eren on 26 Nov 2015 / 0 Comments
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Upon learning about the Paris attacks and the #PrayforParis hashtag that emerged, I felt many things – but I was not shocked. Violence does not shock me. As a woman of colour and as an immigrant, it is part of my surroundings. I have become desensitized to violence. If you are like me and grew […]

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Has Quantico got positive female Muslim roles covered?


Posted by Guest Contributor on 04 Nov 2015 / 7 Comments
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This post is written by Guest Contributor Fatin Marini (@FatinMarini1) As of this writing, the author has watched up until episode 5. We will have a follow up post soon!    When I first heard about ABC’s Quantico, I rolled my eyes. A show about FBI recruits, one of which was a Muslim hijabi woman, with […]

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Friday Links


Posted by samya on 14 Aug 2015 / 0 Comments
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Linda Sarsour is a woman in a hurry. Only 35, she has already helped to partly dismantle the New York Police Department’s program of spying on the city’s Muslims and has worked with officials in City Hall to close public schools for the observance of two of Islam’s most important holy days. The New York […]

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Why, My Brother? On Terror in Ramadan


Posted by tasnim on 01 Jul 2015 / 2 Comments
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I was breaking my twenty hour fast when I saw the footage from Sousse for the first time, a video taken by one of the hotel workers who is heard saying, repeatedly: “aleish, aleish tugtel fil naas?” (Why, why are you killing people?). The familiar accent, and the bewildered tone of the man speaking, brought […]

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Cinema

“Torn”: A Tale of Tolerance and Doubt


Posted by samya on 14 Oct 2013 / 0 Comments
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After reading the synopsis of Torn , a film written by Michael Richter and directed by Jeremiah Birnbaum, I thought: Oooh, this might be yet another film on the post 9/11 era, blaming the Muslim community for all evil things that happened, and echoing  all sorts of stereotypes that have defined America’s perceptions of Muslims […]

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News

White Widows, Black Widows and Jihad Janes: What Does A Terrorist Look Like?


Posted by tasnim on 01 Oct 2013 / 0 Comments
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The recent arrest warrant issued by Interpol for Samantha Lewthwaite has fuelled media fuel speculation that she was involved in the attack that killed more than 60 people in Nairobi’s Westgate mall. Since speculation always makes a good story, there has been an overwhelming amount of coverage on the woman dubbed “The White Widow.” The […]

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Al-Shamikha: Not Your Average Ladymag?


Posted by eren on 11 May 2011 / 0 Comments
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A new magazine is “making waves” in Europe and North America—or so it would seem from the media coverage. Al-Shamikha, a publication directed to women and published by Al-Fajr Media Centre (Al-Qaeda’s online propaganda distributor), has been defined as “Al-Qaeda’s Cosmopolitan” or “Jihad Cosmo.” The magazine, which is roughly 30 pages long, covers a variety […]

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Portrait of The Grey Lady: Aafia Siddiqui’s Construction in the Media


Posted by ayaan on 23 Feb 2010 / 0 Comments
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Following a long trial, this month Aafia Siddiqui was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon and attempted murder of U.S. soldiers and FBI agents while being held in custody in Afghanistan in 2008. Known as “Lady al Qaeda,” she was identified in 2004 as the only woman among seven most wanted al Qaeda operatives. […]

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Naked Ambition: Airport Body Scanners Only Offensive to Muslim Women?


Posted by ayaan on 19 Jan 2010 / 0 Comments
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Earlier this month, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called for a gradual introduction of body scanners into U.K. airports following the failed attack on an American airliner on Christmas Day European nations are split over the necessity of introducing the body scanners. Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom are planning to install the scanners […]

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OMG, it’s a Muslim! Call the terrorist police!


Posted by Krista Riley on 19 Jan 2009 / 0 Comments
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Okay, good news first: Dr. Ingrid Mattson, president of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and professor at Hartford Seminary, among other things, will be among those offering prayers at the National Prayer Service this Wednesday of (soon-to-be) President Barack Obama’s inauguration.  Dr. Mattson will be part of a multi-faith group of prayer leaders […]

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