Archive for March, 2008

• Singin' the Burqa Blues

  March 31st, 2008

  MMW thanks Carmen for the tip! The Shameless blog recently covered The Burka Band, a group of Afghan women...

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• Friday Links — March 28, 2008

  March 28th, 2008

  The New York Times and Women’s eNews look at an often-profiled woman and her women’s shelter, the City...

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• From Drag to Riches

  March 27th, 2008

  The sophisticated and flirtatious Begum Nawazish Ali has been on Pakistani airwaves for a few years now. With...

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• The Indonesian Islamic Love Story

  March 26th, 2008

  The Associated Press recently released a news piece titled by my local paper “Love story bolsters Islam’s image.”...

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• A Class Apart

  March 25th, 2008

  I know it’s small, but you should be able to enlarge it by clicking on it. If not,...

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• What's Wrong With This Picture?

  March 24th, 2008

  This was originally published at the news in arabic. “I’m trying to tell if this cartoon from al-Sharq al-Awsat...

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• Friday Links — March 21, 2008

  March 21st, 2008

  Women in Iraq face mean streets when they drive. Abu Dhabi holds its first international fashion week, which include...

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• Mind Your Couscous

  March 20th, 2008

  I was walking through the aisles in the grocery store the other day when a particular product made...

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• Soap Opera “Ameera” Sings Off-Key about Iraqi Women

  March 19th, 2008

  MMW thanks Anne for the tip! The soap opera As the World Turns has recently introduced a Muslim character:...

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• Because female genital mutilation is funny

  March 18th, 2008

  This was written by Tami, and originally published at What Tami Said.I have always been on the fence...

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