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Pop Meets Sufi Soul in Rajae El Mouhandiz’s New Album

Posted by malika on 22 Dec 2009 / 0 Comments

East meets West and pop meets soul in the latest album from Dutch international music star, Rajae El Mouhandiz, released this past Saturday. But of all the words to describe Hand of Fatima, Sufi-inspired might be the most fitting. The album is a musical meander through the life and times of Rajae, a 30-year-old North […]

Hide No More: Dutch Ad Campaign Targets Discrimination Against Hijabis

Posted by faith on 08 Jul 2009 / 0 Comments

A recent anti-discrimination campaign in the Netherlands is using a poster of a hijabi, whose face is hidden behind the photo of a non-hijabi, as part of an advertising campaign to fight discrimination. The poster appears at bus stops, and says “Do you have to let yourself at home when going out?” At first, I […]