Archive for June, 2009

• Rockin’ the Vote: the Election of Salmenna Sediqe

  June 16th, 2009 The Toledo Blade recently covered the election of a woman, Salmenna Sediqe, as president of a local mosque:...

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• No Country for Muslim Women

  June 16th, 2009 I am not an Islamic scholar, therefore my opinions on Islam do not count. Worse still,  I’m told...

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• Asra Nomani and the Mosque Crusade: Lofty or Ludicrous?

  June 15th, 2009 Mosque in Morgantown, a documentary about Asra Nomani’s quest to eradicate gender segregation in the mosque, airs tonight...

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• Friday Links — June 12, 2009

  June 12th, 2009 Dr. Zahra Rahnavard threatens to file a complaint against President Ahmadinejad. More coverage on Dr. Rahnavard here, here,...

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• Let the Funky Arabs Turn you On!

  June 11th, 2009 Sexy Girls. Arab Beauty that’ll rock your world. Sea, sex and sun. Let the funky Arabs turn you...

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• Girls Just Wanna Get Married: On Hamas, Matchmaking, and Femininity

  June 10th, 2009 It seems as of late, the media has taken a very keen interest in the personal details of...

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• Pink is For Tween Muslimahs

  June 9th, 2009 It had to happen sooner or later. With Barbie and now Hannah Montana merchandise dominating the tween to...

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• It’s time western media looked beyond the veil

  June 8th, 2009 This was written by Mohammed Ayish and originally published in The National. Most Arabs are resigned to being...

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• Friday Links — June 5, 2009

  June 5th, 2009 A Muslim woman in Surrey, U.K., was attacked by a passenger in a car, who threw an egg...

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• The (South) African Queen: Remembering Shamima Shaikh

  June 4th, 2009 Muslimahs who work hard in shaping the depiction of themselves and their sisters in the media, and who...

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