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MMW Weekly Roundup 9/19/08

Fatemeh — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 03:29:37 +0000

This week on MMW, we get a rousing discussion on why some people just can’t get over headscarves, rip Khalil al-Anani a new one, dissect American Dad’s depiction of Saudi women, watch Shabana Azmi play devil’s advocate, roll our eyes at a movie titled Unveiled that’s about–you guessed it–some sexy and oppressed Muslim woman, and rolled out The Link List.

MMW Weekly Rundown

Fatemeh — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:34:19 +0000

This week on MMW, we reported on a new collection of Egypt’s first feminist writings, the sexism in Nawal el Zoghbi’s newest music video, played the Devil’s advocate in arguing about news coverage of Muslim women, and presented another incomparable link list.

Do Muslim women need liberating?

thabet — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:12:33 +0000

Do Muslim women need liberating?

I’ve been blogsurfing the other side re …

willow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:47:46 +0000

I’ve been blogsurfing the other side recently (and wherever I go, Muse has stepped in to mediate the fray–I suggest adding a Best Diplomat award to the BCs), and came across this post at The Apostate, one of the few genuinely eloquent and persuasive ex-Muslim blogs out there. I’m in a minority of white converts who believe that sometimes the best thing a white convert can do is sit down, shut up and let other people do the talking, which is why I don’t comment on things like honor killing. (Being from a middle class white American family, honor killing hasn’t ever been and won’t ever be a factor in my life experience, so it’s unfair for me to comment on the role it has played in the experiences of others.) However, it’s an interesting and disturbing discussion of the interplay between misogyny and Islam, which has, I think, some real intellectual merit.

Extremist women want options

koonj — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:13:16 +0000

Extremist women want options other than staying at home. My latest post at Religion Dispatches.

@ Eteraz, news about extremist women fig …

willow — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:57:11 +0000

@ Eteraz, news about extremist women fighting for the right to blow themselves up. Yes, now you’ve heard everything.