Archive for the ‘Television’ Category

• Maya Khan’s Marriage Police

  February 8th, 2012 When your everyday news consists of the purported collapse of your government and a small but unfortunate obsession...

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• All-American Muslim Roundup

  January 3rd, 2012 Since its debut in November, TLC’s All-American Muslim has received a lot of coverage (to say the least)....

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• All-American Muslim, All-About Asra Edition

  December 20th, 2011 When an act of bigotry or prejudice occurs, it is often accompanied by an insidious denial that an...

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• Muslim Women and Freedom of Choice: Syrian Television vs. Cinema

  December 19th, 2011 “Can a Syrian woman run for the post of the President of Syria? Yes she can.” This interrogative...

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• Nadia Jebril and the Eurabia Cassandras

  December 8th, 2011 Nadia Jebril was once known as “that Muslim girl with the Skåne accent.”   With her new show...

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• Women, War & Peace Reviewed

  December 6th, 2011 In October and November of this year, PBS aired a five part series, “Women, War & Peace,” in...

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• Hijab: As Seen on TV

  December 5th, 2011 This post was written by wood turtle and originally published at her blog. Introducing the Hijab 5000! Your...

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• All-American Muslim Reviewed

  November 14th, 2011 TLC’s All-American Muslim, which I previewed last week, aired last night in the United States. The show features...

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• All-American Muslim: A Preview

  November 8th, 2011 On Sunday, November 13th, TLC is set to premier a new 8-episode series: All-American Muslim in the United...

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• Kuwait’s Ban on “High School Girls” a Mistake

  September 5th, 2011 Ramadan is over, and this is normally the time for loads of critical commentaries on soap operas featured...

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