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• The Sexy Business of Political Uprisings: Sijal Hachem’s “Khalas”

  May 17th, 2011 I lived through a revolution. I saw my 21-year-old brother holding a gun. I slept with a knife under...

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• Is Harassment Hilarious? Nile Comedy TV Thinks so

  October 14th, 2009 There’s a new government-sponsored comedy channel in Egypt, Nile Comedy TV, which has created a humorous series of...

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• Let the Funky Arabs Turn you On!

  June 11th, 2009 Sexy Girls. Arab Beauty that’ll rock your world. Sea, sex and sun. Let the funky Arabs turn you...

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• The Hole Story: Sexual Abuse in a “Strict Muslim” Household

  April 2nd, 2009 “Sexual Abuse in Islamic Society” is the title of a recently published BBC article.* Right away, I knew...

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• The Ideal Egyptian Woman, According to CityStars Mall

  March 19th, 2009 For those who don’t know, CityStars mall in Cairo was the biggest mall in the Middle East until it...

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• The Age of Innocence: the Mistreatment of an Elderly Woman in Saudi Arabia

  March 16th, 2009 The internet is abuzz with talk of Khamisa Sawadi, a 75-year-old Syrian widow living in Saudi Arabia who...

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• What’s Love Got to Do With It? Amours Voilees’ Representations of Love and the Veil

  March 5th, 2009 There’s a new Moroccan movie out that, on the surface, seems to tackle the issue of pre-marital sex...

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• Love in a Headscarf: A Review

  February 26th, 2009 Okay, I’ll admit it. When I first heard the title, my immediate reaction was to roll my eyes....

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• Made in Sweden: Halal-TV

  November 6th, 2008 Muslimah Media Watch thanks Shaista for the tip! A couple of days ago, a new TV show about...

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• Noor-Mania

  August 27th, 2008 “Mohannad is a hottie” is the answer I got when I asked my tween cousins why they watch...

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