This was originally published at my personal site. Phyllis Chesler and Naomi Wolf have gotten themselves into a battle royale over…the veil. And everyone seems to be concerned what two privileged non-Muslim white ladies think about this subject. Funny, considering Chesler picks fights all the time, and no one seemed to be interested in an […]

Nesrine Malik weighs in on the Saudi guardianship campaign. More thoughts on the German media fallout after Marwa el Sherbini’s death. NPR looks at the outcome of a U.S. military strategy employing women in Afghanistan. South African women join together to support hijab. A Muslim woman loses her life over tensions in Gujarat, India. May […]

CNN shows us Nujood’s life after her divorce. The Feminist School keeps us updated on imprisonments, releases, and an interview with Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani. Al Jazeera highlights a Lebanese citizenship case that could affect whether Lebanese women pass their citizenship to their children. Two police officers in Karachi have been sentenced to death for the […]

Can Faisal al Yafai asks why haven’t Arab women broken the glass ceiling? On the popularity of plastic surgery in Saudi Arabia. Na’ima B. Robert offers her portrait of a Muslim marriage. Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno’s caning has been postponed for Ramadan. AltMuslim examines the situation further. School girls in Gaza are being told to […]

Ramadan mobarak, dear readers! Muslimah Media Watch wishes all of its Muslim readers and their families a blessed and happy Ramadan! The first week of Ramadan is always a little difficult, and things around here are going to be that way, too! We’re upgrading and moving to a better server this weekend. We’re also getting […]

Emel profiles Afghan architect and clothing designer Zoleykha Sherzad. Via HijabStyle. Esha Momeni  discusses her work and incarceration in Iran during an interview. The New York Times offers a chilling portrait of one female suicide bomber-to-be named Baida in Iraq. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he will propose at least three female ministers in his […]

Muslims in England weighs in on the Burqa Ban. More from The Washington Post. Saudi Amber comments on the significance of the four female Kuwaiti parliament members elected a few months ago. the long slumber comments on sexual harassment in the Arab world. He also pointed us to a very interesting refutation of myths about […]

More on Lubna al-Hussein and the Trouser Fiasco: here, here, and resulting social issue unrest here. In Nigeria, Hauwa Ibrahim fights Shariah with Shariah. The wife of Daniel P. Boyd, who is currently charged by the U.S. in a terror plot, defends her family and denounces her treatment by U.S. marshals. More on France’s negligible […]

Salam waleykum, readers! Are you a Muslim woman who sees stuff about Muslim women in the media, on billboards, on commercials, or in movies, and thinks to herself, “WTH?!” You might be just what we’re looking for! MMW is looking for more writers, and we’re searching far and wide! We want great bloggers/writers, who love […]

The BBC looks at the women who clear Sudanesse minefields. The New York Times tells the story of Assiya Rafiq, may Allah give her justice. Mukhtar Mai is helping her in her fight. South Africa’s Muslim Marriage bill is under threat. Iran’s silly ban on Golshifteh Farahani’s movies has been lifted. Muslim women in Ghana […]