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Miss Malaysia – Not for Muslims? 27 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
Beauty pageants have gotten a bad rap over the years for objectifying women by putting them on parade and privileging their looks over their personality or brains. Some pageants have actively tried to...
On Portrayals of Indonesian Muslim Women: In Search of the Missing Pictures 26 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
There are a number of reasons why I decided to contribute to this blog. One of them was because sometimes I find myself in a no-(wo)man’s land when it comes to media portrayals of Indonesian Muslim wo...
Friday Links | August 23, 2013 23 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
After a pregnant woman in hijab was assaulted and harassed in Stockholm, Sweden, Swedish women and men took to social media wearing headscarves to show support. Last Tuesday, the Swedish Minister of J...
Women’s Involvement Is Nothing New 22 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
When you google the possible variations of these words: Women, Role & Arab Spring, you will be faced with massive numbers of articles, studies and interviews that examine thoroughly women’s involvemen...
Pink Burqas, Gagas and Madonnas 21 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
It gets me every time… it makes me upset and irrationally angry. The stereotyping, the orientalist exoticism and the appropriation are only some of the things that go on when niqab, hijabs and “Muslim...
An Interview with “Haldol and Hyacinths” author Melody Moezzi 20 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
I recently read Melody Moezzi’s new memoir, Haldol and Hyacinths: A Bipolar Life. In the book, Moezzi bravely portrays her diagnosis with bipolar disorder, focusing briefly before her mental illness i...
Friday Links | August 16, 2013 16 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
Last week was Eid-ul-Fitr, and for that occasion the Saudi Gazette visited a care home for elderly women, where nothing is done for the residents to make this holiday special in any way. Chicago resid...
Eid in Four Countries 15 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
As one final addition to our Ramadan 2013 posts, we wanted to share a series of reflections on how Eid was spent among some of our writers. Writing, respectively, from South Africa, Pakistan, Canada, ...
On Insulting Islam: Maznah Yusof, Dog Trainer 14 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
In Ramadan this year, a video made by Maznah Yusof, a 38 year-old Muslim woman dog trainer, caused controversy in Malaysia. Three years ago, she had created and uploaded a video of her and her dogs in...
Fat, Brown, Muslim LBT Women Say No 13 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
This post was written by guest contributor Fakhra Hassan (@DragittotheTop). “Fatness and obesity in Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans (LBT) women are a result of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – self...
