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February 1st, 2012
I bought this book after reading a review in the New York Times. The review largely described Al-Muhaddithat...
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January 19th, 2012
After having written my undergraduate dissertation on depictions on Mexican First Ladies in political cartoons, I gained some...
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January 4th, 2012
After reading a couple of reviews (on FilmJabber and Afterellen.com) about Circumstance, a recent film by Maryam Keshavarz,...
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December 12th, 2011
On November 15, 2011, a number of Canadian Muslim leaders and organizations issued a press release condemning domestic...
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November 30th, 2011
Online dating has become increasingly popular among Muslims and non-Muslims. Nowadays, there are not only matchmaking sites but...
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November 17th, 2011
Although Muslim women are often portrayed in the media as wearing nothing but black abbayas, black hijabs and,...
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November 3rd, 2011
Last week, as Halloween approached, searching for Halloween costumes online was interesting. Once more, like every year after...
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August 4th, 2011
Fatima Mernissi’s book The Forgotten Queens of Islam is a historical study that analyzes women’s place in the...
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July 19th, 2011
On July 10, El País reported on the case of Chadia (a pseudonym to protect her identity), a...
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June 9th, 2011
The Star recently reported on the existence of “Begumpura” neighborhoods in Ontario. “Begumpura,” translated from Urdu as “the...
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