January 2010 - Muslimah Media Watch

January 29, 2010

Introducing Nicole

Editor's Note: Salam waleykum, readers! I'm traveling this week, and haven't had much access to...

January 28, 2010

Define Yourself: Discussions of Women, Feminism, and the Arab World

A recent Gulf News article entitled "Feminism in the Arab World" aims to give a...

January 27, 2010

Driving Me Crazy: The BBC’s Muslim Driving School

The BBC is airing a six-episode television series, called Muslim Driving School, about Muslim women...

January 26, 2010

The Poor White Women: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown on White Female Converts

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown is Muslim. In her articles she often likes to tell you this in...

January 25, 2010

Newsweek Turns a Widow into a Terrorist Mastermind

Christopher Dickey’s analysis of an interview with Defne Bayrak (pictured below), the wife of the...

January 22, 2010

Friday Links — January 22, 2010

Salam alaikum, readers! I've got quite a lot on my plate this week, so I'm...

January 21, 2010

Tahmena Bokhari: A Study in (How We Talk About) Contradictions

Tahmena Bokhari, a feminist, Muslim, Canadian, social worker, and educator, was recently crowned Mrs. Pakistan...

January 20, 2010

From Bikinis to Burkas: How to Write Another Clichéd Tell-All Exposé

It’s hard not to judge a book by its cover, or in this case, an...

January 19, 2010

Naked Ambition: Airport Body Scanners Only Offensive to Muslim Women?

Earlier this month, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called for a gradual introduction of body...

January 18, 2010

Judging An Emcee By Her Cover

This was written by Mandy van Deven and originally appeared at Bitch magazine. Since her...

January 15, 2010

Friday Links — January 15, 2009

After the Afghan parliament rejected several of his cabinet member appointments, Hamid Karzai submits new...

January 14, 2010

The Boy Who Cried “Witch!”: Saudis Investigate Domestic Workers for Witchcraft

Something decidedly medieval is in the air in Saudi Arabia. Fears of black magic and...

January 13, 2010

Take this Hijab and Love It

This post was written by Jillian C. York, and originally published in the Winter 2009...

January 12, 2010

Revisiting the Islamic Spirit: Women at the 2009 RIS Convention: Part 2

This is part two of Krista's review of the Reviving the Islamic Spirit Convention. You...

January 11, 2010

Revisiting the Islamic Spirit: Women at the 2009 RIS Convention: Part I

This is part one of a two-part series reviewing the Reviving the Islamic Spirit Convention....

January 08, 2010

Friday Links — January 8, 2010

The Yemen Observer profiles Dr. Nadiah Al-Kokabany. A 20-year-old girl was auctioned in a Pakistani...

January 07, 2010

Shortlist for “Arab Booker”: Where are the women?

This is a slightly edited version of an article written by Susannah Tarbush. A complete...

January 06, 2010

Making Arrangements: Are Arranged Marriages Really so Easy?

It seems that Muslims seeking meaningful relationships with members of the opposite sex, and how...

January 05, 2010

Two Girls, One Tired Romantic Comedy: I Can’t Think Straight

I Can’t Think Straight is a film by Shamim Sarif that attempts to deal with...

January 04, 2010

On the Map: Liberation Won’t Be Gained On Behalf of ‘Others’

This was written by Mandy van Deven and originally appeared at Bitch Magazine. Poster 4...

January 01, 2010

Friday Links — January 1, 2010

Happy (Gregorian) New Year, readers! Here's to another year together! A recent Cairo conference suggests...