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	<description>Looking at Muslim women in the media and pop culture</description>
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		<title>Book Review: Isobel Coleman’s Paradise Beneath Her Feet</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Isobel Coleman’s recently-released Paradise Beneath Her Feet: How Women are Transforming the Middle East presents a case-study of sorts, highlighting the work of Muslim women who are engaged in combating patriarchal culture as a means to change societal norms and achieve empowerment. A large part of Coleman’s argument emphasizes the role of Islamic Feminism, where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Babes in Toyland: Stratton&#8217;s Fantastick Muhajababes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I first saw the book Muhajababes by Allegra Stratton in a bookshop in Beirut, I was intrigued enough to buy it. The cover boldly claims to have found, &#8220;the new Middle East&#8211;cool, sexy and devout&#8221;. I happily forked out the $14. On closer inspection however, the cover of the book is quite problematic (featured [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alo Again: News Lifestyle Magazine is More of the Same</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Muslimah Media Watch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last summer saw the launch of ALO Hayati, “America’s Top Middle Eastern Lifestyle Magazine.” Thanks to a gracious donor, I finally got my hands on a copy of the July 2008 issue. All lifestyle magazines have an aspirational feel to them, and this one was no different. Chock full of advertisements for Dubai hotels and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tin Women: Saatchi Gallery&#8217;s Newest Installation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 08:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Muslimah Media Watch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Saatchi Gallery’s latest exhibition Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East has received considerable media attention. Despite the overused term, the art is refreshingly original, featuring 19 artists, most of them in their twenties and thirties, from Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon, Syria and Algeria. Their art is raw, tender, vicious and vile. Think [...]]]></description>
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