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Malala and the Media: Not Black and White


Posted by Guest Contributor on 27 Feb 2013 / 0 Comments
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This post was written by guest contributor Ossob. Looking back at recent media attention on Muslim women, the story of Malala Yousafzai stands out because it simultaneously inspired and frustrated me. A young Muslim woman had captured the attention of the global media for, it would appear, all the right reasons. Malala Yousafzai, the bright […]

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The Pakistani Women You Have Probably Heard About


Posted by sana on 08 Oct 2012 / 0 Comments
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There’s something interesting, in that facepalm sort of way, about the manner in which the South Asian female form is constructed and seen through the North American media gaze. The characterizations of the South Asian female differ from country to country in the subcontinent, from Bangladesh to Pakistan to India to Afghanistan. Despite these differences, […]

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