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Fatemeh Fakhraie writes about the Chesler vs. Wolf ridiculousness:
What’s most interesting about this “debate” is that neither women have qualifications that make their opinions hold weight. Phyllis “Feminist Hawk” Chelser is a notorious Islamophobe, and Naomi’s experience with the veil came from putting on Pakistani clothing (“shalwar kameez”) in Morocco. Uh-huh.
The state of Georgia vs. hijab, round two.
Saudi Jeans profiles some Gulf “single serving sites”.
A bomb made by jail inmates to blow up Muslim prisoners came within moments of exploding outside a prayer meeting.
This week on MMW, we laud Shahina Siddiqui’s idea of “true Muslim society”, look at South Africa’s Muslim Personal Law bill and its media characterization, harp on the Guardian’s coverage of Dr. Zahra Rahnavard, and like up all the news that’s fit to print…about Muslim women.
A wealth of information about Iran’s elections at Tehran Bureau.
Pictures of a Khatami rally–some inspiring, some hilarious–from Iran’s current presidential campaign.
With upcoming elections in Norway, anti-Islam and anti-immigration rhetoric increases. Sound familiar?
This week on MMW, we asked whether Canada actually cares about Afghan women, discussed the story of a Muslim woman and her guide dog pony, get hissy at Randy Cohen’s misguided NYT essay about cultural relativism, examine the shameful (and shaming) treatment given to divorced celebrities in Malaysia. We also have a link rundown and information on how you can help stop Delara Darabi’s impending execution.
Salam, everybuddy! Sorry I’ve been absent these last few weeks; no good reason, just laziness.
This week, we take a look at how a South African Muslim magazine has been revitalized by its new female editor, how a Canadian immigrant uses women’s bodies to prove the “I’m not like them!” spiel, how the Financial Times gets sidetracked in its story about Dubai horse-racing, how a Canadian documentary looks at Indian Muslims, and at the misplaced concern generated by the video of the girl being whipped in Pakistan. Plus: LINKS!
Hirsi Ali’s chickens come home to roost when she gets confronted by Muslim students at Bucknell University.
Scottish Muslims offer to guard a synagogue that’s been attacked.
Better late than never!
Last week on MMW, we review Randa Abdel-Fattah’s book Ten Things I Hate About Me, look at Daisy Khan & Irshad Manji’s debate on CNN about Geert Wilders’ move Fitna, give the side-eye to Sally Armstrong’s mission for Afghan women, reprimand Sports Illustrated for their coverage of talented basketballer Bilquis Abdul-Qaadir, give the short-n-sweet review of American East, and link and link and link.
Stephen Colbert’s face is used to advertise New Year sales in Iran.
Norooz even gets a shout out on the Colbert Report.
This week on MMW, we announced AQSAZINE’s launch, highlighted an Arab arts festival in D.C., informed journalists about how they should REALLY write about Muslims, took issue with the Washington Times’ framing of the recent data on Muslim Americans, and examined Amours Voilees’ representations of love and the veil. I also sort of phoned it in on the Friday Links.
Snoop Dogg reveals that he’s joined the Nation of Islam.
This week, we hold a special roundtable about the murder of Aasiya Hassan, ask if there’s anything “desi” about Desi Dolls, discuss sexual fetishization of Malaysian women, examine the reactions to two new female judges in the West Bank, review Love in a Headscarf, blast Sally Quinn’s racism and sexism against Gulf women, and link like there’s no tomorrow.
Israel’s youngest divorcee is only 14.
This week we heard about the experiences of Muslim women visiting the U.S. Capitol, satirized the fight for Aqsa Parvez’s gravestone, rolled our eyes at the assertions that hijab make make us sick, critiqued the Muslim in America Experiment, and linked our hearts out. We also provided daily updates regarding the Aasiya Hassan murder, and tomorrow, we’ll be having a roundtable discussion on the issue.
A culinary school in Vienna, Austria is requiring Muslim students to taste pork and alcohol as part of their curriculum.
It’s a little late, but here’s last week’s MMW roundup: we look at the new Lebanese glossy Jasad, examine coverage of the CIA agent and the women he raped, review Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu’s The Shadow Speaker, critique the coverage of women in Iraqi elections, take a look at Iranian women thirty years after the Revolution, review a new Middle Eastern lifestyle magazine, and LINK IT UP!
This week on MMW, we discussed the Saatchi Gallery’s newest exhibition, debated details on an Israel-Palestine poster, took Boston.com’s photoblog to task for their lack of female representation in a recent series, critiqued NPR’s coverage of Sandeela Kanwal’s murder, and questioned whether Rachida Dati was set up to fail. And we linked, and linked, and linked.
Ali A. Rizvi ponders the Muslim response to Darfur versus the Muslim response to Gaza.
This week on MMW, we look at a French Muslim women’s magazine, discuss the book/movie Brick Lane, examine whiteness and ideal Islamic womanhood in Malaysia, critic BBC reporting on South Asian drug users in the U.K., welcome a new Muslim women’s site to the internets, and link it up like it’s 1999.
Michael Hastings-Black writes a piece for The Huffy about Muslim purchase power.
This week on MMW, we roll our eyes at the Islamophobia directed at Dr. Ingrid Mattson, discuss the Arab Women Leadership Forum, examine Nia Dinata’s contribution to Indonesian film, take a Huffy article to task for its just-plain-fuckery, cover the Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow conference, and link like there’s no tomorrow.
This week on MMW, we discussed Rachida Dati’s early return to work after giving birth, rolled our eyes at the way “American” and “Muslim” are used as exclusive terms, debated over single Moroccan mothers, reviewed Chay magazine’s second issue, and linked up a storm.
Eh, I’m a little late this week. But last week’s MMW was chock full of fun: we looked at Syrian lingerie from another angle, pondered the interlocking oppression of Mona Awad, critique the LA Time’s profile of Aliyah Bacchus, review Slumdog Millionaire, discussed the construction of gold diggers in Muslim circles, and give mixed reviews to the coverage of Egyptian women in mosques. And, as always, a gaggle of links.
ABC has a new reality show about the Department of Homeland Security. Um-hmmmmm.
An air passenger forced to cover his T-shirt because it displayed Arabic script has been awarded a settlement of $240,000.