From January 3 – 26, the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center (IFCC) of Portland, Oregon, will be hosting two exhibits designed to give a face to women in oil-producing countries, many of which are predominantly Muslim. “Janet Essley’s exhibit- Oil/Resist- is a play on words between the media Ms. Essley is using and the message in her work. Motor oil, carpet felt, tar paper and other petroleum based materials are employed to give a face to the people who live in... Read more
Since I was first introduced to it, I’ve been a fan of the radio program This American Life. Each episode of the weekly show looks at a “theme” and fills the hour with stories — real and fictional — of different experiences that reflect the theme. Some stories inspire, some bring tears to my eyes, and some make me laugh out loud (some do all three). I look forward to the weekly podcast. So when I heard the teasers for... Read more
This blog originally appeared at Tariq Nelson. I feel that these types of articles are good because it shows that Muslims are being pro-active in not accepting abuse (we’re talking broken jaws and limbs here in some cases) and helping the abused find help. There is a fine line between “exposing the dirty laundry” and doing what it takes to solve problems (of all types) as the sister says below. “The Muslim community is under a lot of scrutiny, so... Read more
Here’s Rudy Giuliani’s Islamophobic new campaign commercial, which began airing on TV in Florida recently. It’s full of angry brown guys with beards and guns! How novel!: And here’s a hilarious reaction to Rudy Giuliani’s new Islamophobic campaign commercial. What really busts my brain about this is the images of women he uses. He uses a group of women, clad in white (this color usually associated with purity, goodness, etc.) who are singing. What is threatening about singing?! And, as... Read more
Is anyone else freaking out that it’s 2008 already?! Malaysian Muslim actress Sharifah Amani bucks the idea that Muslim women should have long hair. News Hounds calls a Fox commenter out on her false statement that “there is no sympathy in the Muslim world for Benazir Bhutto.” Sounds like this commenter either can’t read or has her head in the sand. Communicative Clarity discusses how the treatment of women in mosques in the U.S. brings these places away from Allah.... Read more
This originally appeared as part of a larger post at the blog Pedestrian. It has been edited for length, but you can read the entire version at the original website. I don’t know whether this is considered a virtue or a vice: Laleh Sedigh’s showing up for a sports race with a face full of makeup – not to mention plastic surgery. It is certainly not overdone, but would Erin Crocker or Giovanna Amati end up at NASCAR or Formula... Read more
Last year, the Internet advocacy group Avaaz created the video “Stop the Clash of Civilizations” to complement a petition by the same name. Avaaz, “Talk is rising of a ‘clash of civilizations’. But the problem isn’t culture, it’s politics – from 9/11 to Guantanamo, Iraq to Iran. This clash is not inevitable, and we don’t want it.” An important part of the video is the music, a mashup put together by trip-hop artist DJ Spooky. He combined “Western” electronica and... Read more
Speaking of words we call ourselves, I must mention the derogatory terms. “Hojabi” and “muhajababe” have worked their way into our vocabulary (hojabi even has its own entry in UrbanDictionary.com). And, they are pervasive enough that non-Muslims have begun to use them in reference to us. They exist because we ourselves have invented them and used them, and they are born out of words that describe what one wears on one’s head (I haven’t come across any derogatory terms for... Read more
The names we call ourselves has been on my mind a lot lately. It started when I read a fellow blogger’s post that about an alleged hejabi- and niqabi-only cafe. In it, she implied that right-wing conservatives used the term “hijabi” and “niqabi”. Since I don’t consider myself a Muslim version of Michelle Malkin, I gave my perspective on the issue: I use the terms “hejabi,” “bihejabi,” and “niqabi” because of their easy accessibility to both Muslim and non-Muslim readers,... Read more
More Moroccan women are taking classes to become religious female guides (mourchidates). Mashallah! Women in Bangladesh undergo a three-day course to learn about their rights under Islam. A Muslim woman in Vancouver, Canada, is allegedly fired from her job because of her religion. Just Another Angry Black Woman? talks about why lots of Black American Muslim women are reading a book by a Mormon woman. States in India adopt a plan to help educate minority women, specifically tackling double discrimination... Read more
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