Author Archive

• Smell of Success: a Review of Skunk Girl

  June 30th, 2009

  Skunk Girl is Sheba Karim’s first novel. It is told from the point of view of 16-year-old Nina...

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• A Principled Pageant?: Saudi Arabia's Miss Beautiful Morals

  May 28th, 2009

  News media reported at the beginning of the month that Saudi Arabia will hold its first beauty pageant,...

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• Surprise! FOX News Reports are Islamophobic and Sexist!

  May 12th, 2009

  If FOX News does anything well, it's make its bias clear. A recent article entitled "Muslim Women in...

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• "The Shadow Speaker" features Muslim protagonist of 2070

  February 10th, 2009

  Who says young adult fiction about Muslim girls can only be contemporary or historical? Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu’s 2007 novel...

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• Apparently women aren't part of the "big picture"

  February 4th, 2009

  The Big Picture usually does an excellent job compiling a diverse set of photos. So it's especially hard...

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• Aliyah's Choice: The LA Times' Profile of a Lesbian Muslim

  January 7th, 2009

  It wasn’t but several years ago when a Google search for “gay Muslims” or “lesbian Muslims” turned up...

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• A Roundtable with Muslim Businesswomen

  June 25th, 2008

  The three-hour public radio show Forum devoted one of its hours two weeks ago to discussing Muslim women...

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• Dangerous Minds: Ameera Joins the Dark Side

  June 11th, 2008

  The writers of As the World Turns are getting tired of calm, obedient Ameera. The plot has taken...

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• Death to Old Stereotypes, Please

  June 4th, 2008

  This may not be timely, but it makes up for it in offensiveness. Watch this skit, MadTV’s idea...

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• It’s All in the Clothes

  May 29th, 2008

  MMW thanks bint battuta for the tip! Why do articles mention women’s clothing when it’s not relevant? Exhibit A:...

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