Author Archive
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A Review of Suzy Ismail’s When Muslim Marriage Fails
July 20th, 2010It is said that in Islam, marriage is half the faith. Yet marriages are increasingly breaking down in...
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How to Cheat on Your Exams: Hi-Tech Hijab!
July 1st, 2010June is exam time in North Africa. With some amusement, I read a link forwarded to me from...
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Boys are Experts, Girls are Brainwashed: the Case of Ferah
May 20th, 2010At the end of April, on the Swiss German-language television show Arena, one of the “rising stars” of...
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J’adore Chador: Majida Khattari’s Art
May 5th, 2010Le Monde, France 24 and Le Nouvel Observateur covered Franco-Moroccan artist Majida Khattari’s Parisian runway show/art exhibit in April. Her...
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Nazia Doesn’t Live Here Anymore: On Nazia Quazi and the Media
April 19th, 2010Despite her story being told in a series of media alerts posted a few weeks ago on Racialicious,...
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Bérengère Lefranc’s “Un voile, Un certain moi de juin”
March 15th, 2010Un voile, Un certain moi de juin is the story of French artist Bérengère Lefranc’s decision to wear...
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Muslim Daughters: Small Catastrophes?
March 10th, 2010In early February, a story broke about a briefing being given to Belgian soldiers departing for Afghanistan. In...
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Politics as Usual: France Gets Riled Up About a Candidate’s Headscarf
February 25th, 2010Headscarves are the hot talking point in French politics again. But on this occasion, we aren’t talking about...
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Muslims are Speaking Out Against Domestic Violence…But is Anybody Listening?
February 15th, 2010In February 2009, Aasiya Hassan, co-founder of Bridges TV, was murdered by her husband. Thanks to a groundswell...
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More Than Just a Game: The Right to Wear a Scarf and Play Sports
February 2nd, 2010Yet another Muslim woman has been denied the right to play sports while wearing a headscarf. Last summer, a...
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