Archive for July, 2010

• Friday Links — July 30, 2010

  July 30th, 2010 In Pakistan, a court has freed a mentally ill woman who has been held without trial for 14...

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• An Interview with Yasmeen Maxamuud

  July 29th, 2010 Raaz for MMW: I found Nomad Diaries a wonderful introduction to the lives of Somali women living in...

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• Muslim Girls: the New Tokens of The Real World

  July 28th, 2010 “This is the true story of seven strangers, picked to live in a house, work together and have...

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• Playing the Victim: Media Coverage of Marwa el-Sherbini

  July 27th, 2010 This was written by Beverly M. Weber for Muslimah Media Watch. “She became a victim of Islamophobia and...

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• Smells Like Teen Muslims: The War Within Our Hearts

  July 26th, 2010 My parents sent me to an Islamic school from the age of five to thirteen; it was their...

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• Friday Links — July 23, 2010

  July 23rd, 2010 Muslim girls at the London School of Fashion examine faith and fashion. More on “Islamic fashion” here. Spain’s...

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• What Not to Write: More on Bad Veil Headlines

  July 22nd, 2010 Noorain Khan’s piece on bad burqa puns, which MMW reposted yesterday, came as I have been coincidentally trying to...

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• Your Complete Guide To Bad Burqa Puns

  July 21st, 2010 This post was written by Noorain Khan, and originally published at Jezebel. Every time news about another hijab/niqab/burqa...

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• A Review of Suzy Ismail’s When Muslim Marriage Fails

  July 20th, 2010 It is said that in Islam, marriage is half the faith.  Yet marriages are increasingly breaking down in...

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• Coverage of “Fashionable” Muslim Women Cramps Our Style

  July 19th, 2010 While the front pages of newspapers feature Muslim women in flowing black abayas, burqas, and chadors, the often...

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