Archive for September, 2010

• Music to Our Ears: May Matar’s Metlak Mish Ayzin

  September 16th, 2010 Most Arab women I know have at one point or another cursed an Arab man and his stubborn...

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• Revenge of the Battered Muslim Woman Stereotype

  September 15th, 2010 The back of her novel describes Taslima Nasrin’s Revenge: In contemporary Bangladesh, Jhumur marries for love and imagines...

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• Using Laila ElBaradei as a Clear Smear

  September 14th, 2010 Egypt is gearing up for its presidential elections next year. As campaigns are off to a head start,...

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• Nominations for the 7th Annual Brass Crescents Open!

  September 13th, 2010 Salam alaikum, readers! I hope your eid was wonderful. It’s that time of year again! The Seventh Annual...

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• Eid Mobarak!

  September 10th, 2010 Salam alaikum and eid mobarak, readers! Image by Khaloodies, via...

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• Friday Links — September 10, 2010

  September 10th, 2010 The New York Times profiles a Muslim woman whose husband died in the 9/11 attacks. Foreign Policy interviews...

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• Not Such a Small World, After All: Disney’s Latest Discrimination

  September 9th, 2010 In the latest hijab shake-down, Imane Boudlal was taken off the schedule as a hostess at Disney’s Grand...

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• Striking the Wrong Note: Melody TV’s Sexist Ads

  September 8th, 2010 Egyptian satellite TV station Melody has struck the wrong chord with audiences. The station, based out of Cairo,...

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• Awesome New Website: Hijab and the City

  September 7th, 2010 Founded by two sisters in 2008, the French webzine Hijab and the City has a unique place in...

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• More female Saudi TV stars this Ramadan

  September 6th, 2010 This originally appeared in the Saudi Gazette. Saudi TV dramas are undergoing a revolution with more Saudi actresses...

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