Jon Hemming for Reuters reports that a city in Afghanistan has its own answer to America’s Next Top Model. The news agency boasts that the television show “is breaking boundaries and revealing the beauty under the burqa.” (Thanks to NayLah for the tip!) But before going on to totally ignore which kind of boundaries are […]

So the new season of Little Mosque on the Prairie began in Canada tonight on CBC and as a Canadian Muslim I felt I should watch. Also, as someone who watched every episode last season I felt the need to catch the first episode of the second season. It began quite funny. I was very […]

So I just barely got around to watching CNN’S God’s Warriors. I know it’s old news. In fact, I found some interesting analysis here. But I still said to myself, “This would be great for my blog!” This might give you an idea of how short on material I’ve been lately. Anyway, I pulled out […]

MMW thanks Melinda for the tip! Australia’s TV show Kick presents Australia’s first Middle Eastern lesbian: Layla. This article touches on Kick, its history, and its newest character, Layla, and examines issues of how her sexuality is discussed on the television show. I’ve been watching this on YouTube (there are links to the different episodes […]

With the new season of Little Mosque on the Prairie coming back to the Canadian Broadcasting Network (CBC) soon this fall, I think it’s time I spoke my piece. First, I am thrilled that there is a show that is doing its best to show the humanity and positivity of Muslims. I am glad that […]