Women’s eNews looks at female Muslim comedians and a New York photography exhibit that showcases photographs taken by Muslim women. Al Arabiya reports on the movie Towelhead, in which Saudi-born Summer Bishil stars. Sepia Mutiny reveals honor killing to be “bride killing.” altmuslim’s Wajahat Ali speaks with Shirin Ebadi about her new book and the […]

Recently, Anam Majeed wrote a two-part piece for the The Western Muslim on the concept of modesty in the West, with the first of the two entitled Islam, Modesty and Sex in the West. The piece made some valid points, as well as some questionable ones. Overall, Majeed states that modesty is loathed in the […]

I don’t frequent forums as much I use to because I find it so much harder to deal with stupid comments. Another reason why I don’t frequent forums, however, is because I often encounter people who I really think have the best intentions but who also have a hard time acknowledging the various privileges they […]

This sunday, Time published a story about the rising rates of hymenoplasty in France. the operation seeks to reconstruct hymens that have been broken by vaginal penetration, and are pursued generally to avoid the potential shame attached to not being a virgin at the time of marriage. I could go on and on about why […]

before last week’s post about the most recent incident of domestic violence in atlanta, i completely forgot to introduce myself as a new contributor to mmw. when i found out that mmw was looking for new contributors, i jumped at the opportunity. i frequented the site often before i started writing, and some of the […]

This was written by matttbastard and originally published at bastard.logic: I’m having trouble reconciling the following with “Liberté, égalité, fraternité”: France has denied citizenship to a Moroccan woman who wears a burqa on the grounds that her “radical” practice of Islam is incompatible with basic French values such as equality of the sexes. […] The […]

I recently came across this report called Muslims Under Siege. It was written as an accompaniment to a BBC Channel 4 Dispatches show called It Shouldn’t Happen to a Muslim, which was aired last week. (Folks in the UK and Ireland can watch the show here; unfortunately, I’m in Canada and couldn’t access it myself.) […]

A look at some of the organizations that are working to improve Muslim women’s lives. The Times of India profiles Daud Shabina Khanum, who came up with the idea for an all-women jamaat (court). A woman detonated her explosive vest in the Iraqi city of Baquba. May Allah give peace to the victims. Arab News […]

Since 1971, the year of Pakistan’s partition, not a single film about Hindus has been made in Pakistan. But now it has and it’s getting a great deal of international attention, including being shown at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. The director, Mehreen Jabber, (pictured on the right) daughter of a Pakistani filmmaker, is someone […]

About a month ago NPR did a story on polygyny among African American Muslims in Philadelphia. Coming from Philly, this story hit close to home. In fact, one of the women interviewed is a family friend that I have known since I was a child. Polygyny among Black Muslims is rather complex. Some women, like […]