Archive for January, 2009

• Slumdog Millionaire: Muslimah As Princess

  January 7th, 2009 Spoiler alert: this post discusses important plot points. This past weekend I finally went to see Slumdog Millionaire....

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• Aliyah’s Choice: The LA Times’ Profile of a Lesbian Muslim

  January 7th, 2009 It wasn’t but several years ago when a Google search for “gay Muslims” or “lesbian Muslims” turned up...

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• Three Oppressions in One: Mona Awad’s Lawsuit

  January 6th, 2009 Dr. Sherene Razack has a theory called Interlocking Systems of Domination, which says that people can be oppressed...

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• Book review: The Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie – Intimacy and Design by Malu Halasa and Rana Salam

  January 6th, 2009 This was written by Cycads and originally published at her blog. Syria’s unlikely notoriety for racy underwear collides...

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• 2008 Weblog Awards

  January 5th, 2009 Salam waleykum, readers! Hot on the heels of our honorable mention for Best Group Blog at the Brass...

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• Asifa Quraishi on Women and Shari’a

  January 5th, 2009 Dr. Asifa Quraishi, a specialist in Islamic law at the University of Wisconsin, was recently profiled as part...

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• Sexual harassment of Libyan women is holding us back

  January 5th, 2009 A recent Reuters article vaguely described sexual harassment in Libya by blaming it on “antiquated male attitudes that...

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• Friday Links — January 2, 2009

  January 2nd, 2009 Well, readers, it’s 2009 (and 1430). May Allah give us all peace and prosperity in this new year!...

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• “In Gaza, It’s 9/11 every hour, every minute, everywhere.”

  January 1st, 2009 Like a lot of people, I’ve spent the past couple of days glued to my TV set and...

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• Discussing Muslim Women in Australia: An Interview With Joumanah El Matrah

  January 1st, 2009 Recently, Australia’s ABC National Radio show, The Religion Report, covered the issue of racism experienced by Muslim women....

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