Editor’s Note: A few Fridays ago, we published a link about the uproar over an Islamic studies course, entitled Women in Arabic and Islamic Literature, taught by Dr. Samar Habib at the University of Western Sydney in Australia. We at MMW believe that knowledge is power (yes, clichés and all), and institutions of higher learning have a duty to provide students with as much information as possible, as well as with tools to build critical thinking and decision-making skills. It’s... Read more
Summayyah Meehan’s article for the Khaleej Times starts out like this: “The headscarf, or hijab, is just a small piece of fabric but the controversy that often surrounds it is immeasurable. Muslim women who wear the hijab are often socially stigmatised, in non-Muslim and sometimes even Muslim countries, as being mindless drones who are under the thumbs of their domineering husbands.” Agreed. But then Meehan proceeds to educate us why Muslim women really wear the headscarf: “This could not be... Read more
The Muslimahs Speak Up Carnival is now up at the The Muslimah. Check it out! Read more
Hijab Style profiles Emirati designer Rabia Zargarpur. Who I was pretty sure is of Irani descent, because of her last name. In the clip below, you can hear her and her mother speaking Farsi! YES! I love being right at the “Is s/he Irani?” game! Anyway, the clip below is a profile of the designer as she gears up for a fashion show. Barikallah! AnonyMouse ponders the decisions of women who remove their headscarves for MuslimMatters. Sophister thinks about similar... Read more
It’s been said that for many women chocolate is better than sex. The reality of this is for each woman to judge for herself, but there is no doubt that the idea has been propagated well. Advertisers have appropriated this belief and used it to target their female, as well as male, population. A great example of this chocolate/sex comparison is this chocolate ice cream bar commercial we came across via Ali Eteraz’s blog. The commercial features Pakistani supermodel Neha... Read more
The writers of As the World Turns are getting tired of calm, obedient Ameera. The plot has taken a dramatic turn — Ameera is now plotting and untrustworthy, in addition to being calm and obedient. Since we last left off (here, here), the show has added a tone of creepiness, evident in the ever-present ominous background music. Col. Winston Mayer — known to Noah as the monster of a father who killed his own wife and tried to kill his... Read more
This was written by Liam Stack, and was originally published at the Christian Science Monitor. Cairo – A young woman stands under the spotlight inside a small theater at the elite American University, looking defiantly into the audience. She is “Muslim Woman,” one of four actresses performing a skit of the same name put on by Cairo’s Bussy Project, a three-year-old troupe of playwrights-turned-anthropologists. Project participants say they are tired of women’s issues being ignored or pushed aside in Egypt,... Read more
I went to see You Don’t Mess With the Zohan this weekend. I’ve never been a huge fan of Adam Sandler’s, so it was mostly to see Maysoon Zayid make a cameo in the film (tip: at one point, she slams the phone down and yells, “SHARMUTA!” Which was worth half the cost of my movie ticket!). And because I figured there would be something to write about. Strap on your surprised faces, because I have stuff to complain about!... Read more
Holy crap! It’s June! Muslimah Media Watch would like to congratulate all of our readers who are graduating this month (or graduated next month). Including meeeeeeeeeeee! Congratulations, ladies (and gentlemen)! • Muslim women involved in Al-Qaeda challenge the group’s disassociation with its female members. Via Ali Eteraz. • French court grants a man an annulment from his wife. He got uppity and filed for an annulment because she wasn’t a virgin. Aftermath of the decision here. • Meet a female... Read more
Muslim Girl magazine has been out for about a year and half and has been profiled previously on MMW. On Monday, CBC radio show, Sounds Like Canada, interviewed Ausma Khan, founder and editor-in-chief of Muslim Girl. Interviewed by host Amanda Putz, Khan talked about the magazine as well as herself and her own experiences. Putz tells us that Khan (pictured here), as a Muslim woman in the media, is often referred to and consulted for issues regarding Muslims. For example,... Read more
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