Archive for July, 2010

• Friday Links — July 16, 2010

  July 16th, 2010 You’ve probably heard that France banned the niqab. Some people like it and some don’t. More here and...

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• Urban Islamic Fiction: A New Genre in Muslim Lit

  July 15th, 2010 Urban fiction novels have been filling up bookshelves across America for generations. Characterized by city settings and an...

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• A Family Affair: Afshan Azad’s Assault

  July 14th, 2010 When I watched Afshan Azad entering the Yule Ball as Padma Patil with Ron Weasley in Harry Potter...

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• An Open Letter to Maureen Dowd

  July 13th, 2010 Dear Maureen, I hear you’re back from your jaunt over in Saudi Arabia. Kudos to you for making...

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• Yasmeen Maxamuud’s Nomad Diaries

  July 12th, 2010 In Yasmeen Maxamuud’s novel, Nomad Diaries, Maxamuud tells the story of an upper-class Somali woman, Nadifo, who comes...

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• Friday Links — July 9, 2010

  July 9th, 2010 The Arab Times interviews Dr. Naif Mohammed Al-Ajmy about the “phenomenon” of divorce in Kuwait. Hillary Clinton’s longtime...

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• Unveil FAIL: The Backlash Against Fariba Davoodi, Part II

  July 8th, 2010 This post was written by Sara Khorshid Doost. You can read Part I here. The reactions to Davoodi’s...

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• Unveil FAIL: The Backlash Against Fariba Davoodi, Part I

  July 7th, 2010 This post was written by Sara Khorshid Doost. Fariba Davoodi Mohajer is an Iranian women’s rights activist. She...

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• Missionary Rhetoric: A Cry of Need from Lands of Darkness

  July 6th, 2010 When Margaret Atwood wrote The Handmaid’s Tale, a feminist dystopia set in a world run by a totalitarian...

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• On the Radio: Nisaa FM

  July 5th, 2010 This June, one of the first all-women radio stations in the Arab world was launched from the most...

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