Archive for April, 2011

• Friday Links | April 29, 2011

  April 29th, 2011 A Turkish opinion poll revealed that the overwhelming majority of Turks are in favor of allowing women wearing...

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• X-Factor’s M: Kicking Ass and Taking Names…While Muslim

  April 27th, 2011 In an issue of last month’s X-Factor comic (#217), one of the series’ long-time characters—M, also known as...

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• The Women of Deaffinity

  April 26th, 2011 Deaffinity is a group whose mission is to “help break barriers and improve the quality of life for...

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• NPR’s Dejabbing Sideshow

  April 25th, 2011 Is it just me, or has this spring seen a lot of de-jabbing articles lately?   As a “dejabi”...

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• Friday Links | April 22, 2011

  April 22nd, 2011 Mukhtaran Mai’s appeals against her rapists have been struck down by a Pakistani court. Don’t miss the Online...

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• A Review of The Dressmaker of Khair Khana

  April 20th, 2011 For me, Gayle Tzemach Lemmon’s The Dressmaker of Khair Khana is a journalistic field story masquerading as a...

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• This shouldn’t be a surprise.

  April 19th, 2011 A sexist Carl’s Jr. ad? You don’t say! For their new turkey burger, Carl’s Jr. has rolled out...

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• Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story: Gender, Politics and the Nation

  April 18th, 2011 At first glance, the film “Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story” seems to provide another viewpoint about women. However,...

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• Friday Links | April 15, 2011

  April 15th, 2011 So…the burqa ban has gone into effect in France as of Monday. Arrests have already been made, and...

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• Zehra Fazal’s Shock-n-Schtick

  April 14th, 2011 When I clicked on a link forwarded to me, I was pleasantly surprised to see a woman wearing...

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