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#Traditionally Submissive: Cameron’s Initiative, Language Barriers and Discrimination


Posted by Shereen Malherbe on 27 Jan 2016 / 1 Comment
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I am assuming David Cameron’s ‘plans to “help” more Muslim women to speak fluent English’ were supposed to come across as a positive move? How can this education programme be seen as anything but positive when learning the country’s language is such an important tool for empowerment and social inclusion? Several commentators have made this […]

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Friday Links – Muslimahs on Social Media, #NotYourRespectableHijabi, and “Racist” Puppets


Posted by samya on 04 Dec 2015 / 0 Comments
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The growing use of social media in recent years provides opportunities for Muslim women to speak truth to preconceptions. Wired lists 5 women quashing preconceptions about Islam on social media (including MMW’s own Sana Saeed). A group of Saskatoon Muslim women in Canada is trying to break through stereotypes by inviting other women to meet them, and […]

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Friday Links: Self-Defence Initiatives and Instagram Fashionistas


Posted by eren on 27 Nov 2015 / 0 Comments
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This week’s Friday Links were compiled by Eren and Samya.  Australia Racism and sexism is creating a toxic mix for the hundreds of thousands of Muslim women living in Australia, says Dr. Mehreen Faruqi as they have become the most likely targets of those retaliating and venting their anger in the aftermath of terrorist incidents. Dr. […]

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Friday Links


Posted by eren on 13 Nov 2015 / 1 Comment
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Afghanistan In Afghanistan, half of all deaths among women aged 15 to 49 are because of pregnancy and childbirth. A video by The Guardian titled, “The imams, the Taliban and the condoms” follows two imams’ project to raise awareness about birth control methods and women’s health. Australia Susan Carland, an Australian academic, who regularly receives […]

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Why British MP’s statements defending Muslim women do more harm than good


Posted by Guest Contributor on 02 Nov 2015 / 0 Comments
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This post was written by guest contributor Shereen Malherbe (@malherbegirl). Headline grabbing assertions made by British MP Baroness Cox regarding Muslim men having up to 20 children each have been condemned by the Muslim community. In search of the representation of women in the UK media, it didn’t take me long to come across the Telegraph article […]

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Posted by eren on 16 Oct 2015 / 0 Comments
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Australia Monique Toohey, a Muslim psychologist, met with Australian Labor MPs on Wednesday to discuss the need to change Australia’s tone on the discussion about violent extremism and Muslims. Toohey, who has experienced online bullying for her activism, is calling for the government to consult with Muslim communities in order to develop well-rounded de-radicalization programs. […]

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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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There’s Not Much Desi About Desi Dolls


Posted by sobia on 24 Feb 2009 / 0 Comments
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A few weeks ago, we featured a story in our Friday links about the introduction of Muslim dolls in the U.K., created to teach Muslim children about Islam. Sounds like a great idea at first, until I saw what this picture of the dolls and realized the disturbing  racial implications. The main problem comes in […]

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From the Outside Looking In: What Does Not Need Reporting


Posted by muslimahmediawatch on 27 Jan 2009 / 0 Comments
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* Asian and South Asian will be used interchangeably to refer to those of Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, etc., origin. Earlier this month, BBC News ran two stories online on young Asian (read South Asian in North America) women, and both stories exposed our dirty laundry. Or at least that was the way they seemed. The […]

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