Archive for January, 2008

• They’re Right. Terrorism Really Does Not Have Any Religion

  January 31st, 2008 MMW thanks Jessamy for the tip! Recently we were directed to a series of television commercials airing on...

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• Qari’a: Not Just a Sura

  January 30th, 2008 Recitation of the Qur’an can be a spiritual experience for even those who don’t understand Arabic. The sounds...

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• Portrait of a Lady: Paintings by Makan Emadi

  January 29th, 2008 On my post yesterday, I touched on veil fetish art. While researching, I came upon artist Makan “Max”...

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• Oooh, Baby, Put it On: Ripping up Veil Fetish Art

  January 28th, 2008 The original view of Middle Eastern/Muslim women was that of a lazily sensual harem woman reclining on a...

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• Friday Links — January 25, 2008

  January 25th, 2008 A Saudi woman’s parents annul her marriage without her permission because they claim she “married beneath her.” Bad...

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• The View is Dark from Europe

  January 24th, 2008 NPR, or National Public Radio, currently has a series playing in regards to Muslim women, mainly those living...

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• A Web Picture of Muslim Women

  January 22nd, 2008 One day, out of idle curiosity, I entered the phrase “Muslim women” into Google. Links to Wikipedia articles...

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• No Respect, I Tell Ya

  January 22nd, 2008 According to this news story, “sexy bombers” in the Philippines seriously threaten the nation’s safety. What makes these...

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• Give Women a Break!

  January 21st, 2008 This piece, written by Abeer Mishkhas, originally appeared at Arab News.   For the past two weeks, both...

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• Friday Links — January 18, 2008

  January 18th, 2008 Iranian woman designs clothes to make women feel fashionable and modest. Yoginder Sikand looks at reviving the tradition...

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